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CVS Health has started delivering layoff notices across the company, including Aetna.

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. 

An AI recruiting system helped Cigna fill 65 percent of its open roles with internal candidates, HR Brew reported July 11. 

Sixteen health insurers have been named among the nation's top 1,000 employers in 2023 by Newsweek.

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

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

Friday Health Plans is laying off all 323 of its employees as the company ends all of its business. 

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. 

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. 

BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee is selling an 11-acre Chattanooga campus to Hamilton County.