CNC

American  

abbreviation

Digital Technology.

1. computer numerical control: automated operation of a machine by a computer program.

   a CNC drill press; a CNC machinist.

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Etymology

Origin of CNC

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

In healthcare, managed-care giants such as UnitedHealth Group UNH 1.03%increase; green up pointing triangle , Centene CNC -1.48%decrease; red down pointing triangle and Humana HUM -1.54%decrease; red down pointing triangle are caught between relentless government pressure to curb healthcare spending and a surge in medical costs.

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Centene CNC -2.54%decrease; red down pointing triangle swung to a fourth-quarter loss despite logging higher revenue, as the company continues working to restore profitability and stabilize its Medicaid business.

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Shares of the nation’s largest health insurers such as UnitedHealth Group UNH -1.01%decrease; red down pointing triangle and Centene CNC -0.47%decrease; red down pointing triangle , meanwhile, have languished.

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Centene CNC 0.12%increase; green up pointing triangle swung to a third-quarter loss after it booked a multibillion dollar writedown and as enrollees in Affordable Care Act plans sought out more costly medical care, the latest evidence of health insurers’ struggles to regain their former profitability.

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This explains why Centene CNC -1.04%decrease; red down pointing triangle and Molina Healthcare MOH 2.18%increase; green up pointing triangle shares were sharply lower this year, before partly rebounding in recent weeks.

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