Florida Blue, Centene pledge millions to hurricane relief efforts

Centene and Florida Blue are among the largest donors to Florida's disaster fund support recovery from Hurricane Ian, according to a news release from the state's first lady, Casey DeSantis. 

Centene Charitable Foundation and Florida Blue have each pledged $1 million to the fund. Medicaid managed care organization Simply Healthcare pledged $350,000, and CVS pledged $100,000.

Other large backers of the fund include Walmart, at $1.5 million, and Amazon, which pledged $1 million. 

Early estimates of the cost of the damage the hurricane caused range between $30 to $50 billion, Politico reported.

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