• Cigna reduces workforce

    Former employees with the Cigna Group and its subsidiaries have taken to social media in October regarding layoffs they say are occurring across the company.
  • Elevance Health cuts jobs as company confirms 'changes'

    Former employees with Elevance Health, previously known as Anthem, and its subsidiaries have taken to social media regarding an unknown number of job cuts they say are occurring across the company. Elevance confirmed "recent changes" with Becker's.
  • CareFirst BCBS sheds office space

    CareFirst Blue Cross Blue Shield cut 140,000 square feet of office space in Washington, D.C., Bisnow reported Sept. 27. 
  • Centene to cut 2,000 jobs

    Centene is laying off about 2,000 employees starting Oct. 2, or about 3 percent of its workforce, as the company faces financial difficulties over Medicaid redeterminations and Medicare Advantage star ratings, the St. Louis Business Journal reported Sept. 26.
  • Blue Shield of California opens Long Beach office

    More than 1,000 Blue Shield of California employees will work at the company's new office space in Long Beach.. 
  • 1,000 BCBS Michigan employees strike

    Over 1,000 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan employees are striking, after United Auto Workers and the company failed to reach a new contract agreement. 
  • 8 payers among Fortune's best places to work in healthcare 

    Fortune has named Elevance Health the best large employer to work for in U.S. healthcare, according to its list of 40 top workplaces published in September.
  • New York managed Medicaid plan shutting down, prompting layoffs

    Amherst, N.Y.-based Fallon Health Weinberg is closing a long-term Medicaid managed care plan and laying off 31 employees between Dec. 15 and Jan. 12, 2024, according to a WARN notice filed with the state.
  • 40 payers among Forbes' best-in-state employers

    Forty health insurers and health systems with health plans were named to Forbes' 2023 list of Best Employers by State. 
  • 8 positions being cut at Aetna

    CVS Health has started delivering layoff notices across the company, including Aetna.
  • BCBS Kansas City lists headquarters for sale

    Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City has listed its current headquarters for sale ahead of a planned move to a new location, the Kansas City Business Journal reported Aug. 15. 
  • How an AI platform is helping Cigna recruit and hire employees

    An AI recruiting system helped Cigna fill 65 percent of its open roles with internal candidates, HR Brew reported July 11. 
  • 16 payers among America's greatest workplaces in 2023: Newsweek

    Sixteen health insurers have been named among the nation's top 1,000 employers in 2023 by Newsweek.
  • 6 payers exiting office spaces

    As more employees work in remote or hybrid formats, payers are cutting back on office space nationwide. 
  • 15 payers cutting jobs

    Payers are trimming their workforces and cutting jobs due to financial or operational challenges, along with restructuring strategies. 
  • Friday Health Plans laying off all 300+ employees

    Friday Health Plans is laying off all 323 of its employees as the company ends all of its business. 
  • Where Blue Cross Blue Shield companies increased compensation in 2022

    Compensation at Blue Cross Blue Shield plans increased by an average of 5.9 percent in 2022, according to an analysis from Sherlock and Company. 
  • How UnitedHealth Group saved 1B pieces of paper in 2022

    Prior authorization changes and paperless policies led UnitedHealth Group to cut its paper usage by 1 billion pieces, according to the company's sustainability report. 
  • BCBS Tennessee accepts $10M bid for campus

    BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee is selling an 11-acre Chattanooga campus to Hamilton County. 
  • Hawaii's BCBS affiliate responds to executive pay criticisms

    Executives at Hawaii Medical Service Association, the state's BCBS affiliate, are responding to internal criticism from employees following compensation boosts for the company's leaders and board of directors.

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