A former Dean Health Plan employee was arrested for making threats after being laid off from his job, according to a Madison, Wis. police incident report.
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Two large insurers based in Oakland, Calif., are implementing tougher security measures in response to rising crime in the city's downtown, the San Francisco Chronicle reported Jan. 26.
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield will lease a 20,000-square-foot space in Baltimore, which will host workforce development efforts and employee workspace.
Several insurers and health systems with health plans were named among Newsweek's best large workplaces for diversity in 2024.
Payers are trimming their workforces and cutting jobs due to financial or operational challenges, along with restructuring strategies.
Bright Health Group is rebranding as NeueHealth and relocating its corporate headquarters from Minneapolis to Doral, Fla.
Humana plans to lay off a small portion of its workforce, the Louisville Courier-Journal reported Jan. 16.
CVS Health was one of the companies offering the most remote positions in 2023.
Blue Shield of California will lay off 140 employees at the end of January, according to a notice the company filed with California's economic development department Dec. 29.
UnitedHealth Group is selling a 164,931-square foot office building, the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal reported Dec. 8.