Workforce

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota laid off around 80 employees Feb. 9, the Star Tribune reported Feb. 13. 

Payers are investing in educational programs to bolster their own workforces and train new healthcare professionals. 

Sana, a startup payer focused on small-businesses, is laying off 19 percent of its workforce.

Some payers are instituting layoffs, while others are hiring more staff. 

Alphabet, the parent company of Google, saw its medical stop-loss insurance business grow "nearly sixfold" last year, tech news site The Verge reported Feb. 2.

Burnout in the healthcare workforce isn't going away, but some payers are finding ways to help. 

Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina is sponsoring an insurance pre-licensing academy as part of the payer's efforts to create a more diverse workforce in the insurance industry. 

Bright Health is implementing another round of layoffs, the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal reported Feb. 1. 

Cigna and Humana are leading among healthcare companies for offering fair wages to employees, according to Just Capital's ranking of the "most just" companies. 

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota is bringing on 300 employees to manage back-office work for its Medicaid programs, ending its contract with Amerigroup to manage these services, the Star Tribune reported Jan. 19.