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Humana plans to lay off 157 employees at its SeniorBridge facility in Jupiter, Fla., as it prepares to close most of its SeniorBridge locations nationwide, the South Florida Business Journal reported Nov. 28.

Aetna and Anthem Blue Cross have their eyes on a new actuarial science degree program at the University of California Riverside.

With healthcare organizations increasingly being forced to compete globally for IT professionals, insurers are turning inward to begin fostering tech talent in-house.

With massive layoffs taking place across big tech, UnitedHealth Group's Optum is looking to grab top talent.

Bright Health Group will lay off 99 employees at its Bloomington, Minn. headquarters, the Star Tribune reported Nov. 9. 

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts is planning to be carbon neutral and waste-free by 2030. 

BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee might be the best health insurance company to work for.  The Chattanooga, Tenn.-based payer has received a laundry list of accolades for employee satisfaction and diversity, equity and inclusion, including being named among the top workplace…

Some payers are abandoning office spaces, while others are opening them, as remote and hybrid work modes remain a popular option for employees. Here are six payer workforce updates Becker's has reported since Sept. 4. 

Humana's executives are less tied to the payer's Louisville, Ky., headquarters as the company shifts toward remote and hybrid work, WDRB reported. 

CVS Health, Humana and Elevance Health were named among the "Best of the Best" for corporate inclusion among Fortune 500 companies by the National Business Inclusion Consortium.