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Online insurance marketplace GoHealth CEO Vijay Kotte said the company is "significantly reducing" the size of its agent workforce and support teams in an Aug. 9 letter to employees. 

Montgomery County, Md., officials have invited companies based in states with restrictive abortion laws to relocate their headquarters to the Washington, D.C., area, WTTG reported Aug. 4.

Centene is no longer moving forward with the remainder of a $775 million expansion of its corporate campus in Clayton, Mo., according to the St. Louis Business Journal.

BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee has launched its BlueSky Tennessee Institute, a college degree and training program aimed at fostering new IT talent for the company, according to the Chattanooga Times Free Press.

Employees at Cigna subsidiary Evernorth moved into a new campus July 19 in Morris Plains, N.J. that aims to support hybrid work styles, according to ROI-NJ.

As employers plan for 2023, attracting and retaining talent is top of mind amid a competitive U.S. labor market. That's led to over two-thirds of companies planning to enhance employee health and benefit offerings next year, according to survey results…

Recent office moves or investments by payers highlight the growing transition to hybrid workstyles. From new C-suite hires meant to support that transition to new headquarters locations, these are six recent office moves made by payers over the last month:

UnitedHealth Group posted June 24 that it is looking for a chief talent officer to join the company at its Minnetonka, Minn. headquarters, either in-person or potentially remote.

About half of the 1,600 employees at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas now work remote or hybrid, and the payer is expanding its presence in the Wichita market, the Wichita Business Journal reported June 29.

Humana is developing new workplace models to support a more hybrid workforce, ArchDaily reported June 23.