Exhibit 23.1
    
     
    Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
     
    The Board of Directors
      Centene Corporation:
     
    We consent to the use of our reports dated February 22, 2021, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Centene Corporation and subsidiaries as of
      December 31, 2020 and 2019, the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive earnings, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2020, and the related notes, and the
      effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2020, incorporated herein by reference.
     
    /s/ KPMG LLP
     
    St. Louis, Missouri
      January 3, 2022