5 payers conducting layoffs

These are five insurance layoffs reported by Becker’s since Jan. 1:

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BCBS Minnesota laid off around 80 employees Feb. 9, mostly in the operations division.

Sana, a startup payer focused on small businesses, said Feb. 7 it is laying off 19 percent of its workforce. The company employs about 280 people.

Bright Health is laying off 68 employees at its Bloomington, Minn., headquarters April 1. The company laid off 99 employees Jan. 7 and 150 employees in March 2022. 

Humana has or will lay off at least 1,162 employees in two states by March 6 following the decision to close all its SeniorBridge home care facilities nationwide.

Blue Shield of California laid off 373 employees across the state, effective Jan. 25.

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  • Payers are trimming their workforces and cutting jobs due to financial or operational challenges, along with contract losses.

  • UCare will lay off 80 employees, around 5% of its workforce, the nonprofit insurer confirmed in a statement to Becker’s. …

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