Blue Cross of Idaho will lay off 135 employees after the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare awarded dual-eligible Medicare/Medicaid contracts to UnitedHealthcare and Molina Healthcare.
A Blue Cross spokesperson told Becker’s April 4 that the company partnered with the department to design the dual-eligible program in 2014. In December, the department chose not to award Blue Cross the contract for 2026.
“Unfortunately, the loss of this program will require us to reduce our workforce, specifically the 135 employees directly related to the care of the dual population,” the spokesperson told Becker’s. “This is a decision no one at the company takes lightly and is in no way a reflection of the quality of work and care accomplished by these employees.”
