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Humana is planning to renovate portions of its new headquarters, the Louisville Business Journal reported March 10. 

UnitedHealthcare is offering some employees buyouts if they leave their job by March 3, CNBC reported Feb. 19. 

Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield is the highest-ranked health insurer on Forbes' annual ranking of America's best midsize employers. 

Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina is the highest-ranked health insurer on Forbes' annual ranking of America's best large employers. 

Humana is planning to list its downtown Louisville, Ky. tower for sale, the Louisville Courier Journal reported Feb. 5.

A federal court in Tennessee has upheld a jury's decision in favor of a former BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee employee who filed a religious discrimination lawsuit after she was terminated for refusing to comply with the company's COVID-19 vaccination mandate.

UnitedHealthcare is cutting more than 150,000 square feet of office space in Maryland Heights, Mo. as many of its employees continue to work remote or hybrid, the St. Louis Business Journal reported Jan. 23.

GuideWell, the parent company of Florida Blue, is laying off 3% of its workforce across 29 states, First Coast News reported Jan. 22.

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

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan is offering buyouts to employees as it targets hundreds of millions of dollars in administrative cuts, the Detroit Free Press reported Jan. 21.