Workforce

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.

The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association is planning to lease a new space for its headquarters in downtown Chicago, The Chicago Tribune reported June 16.

The Chicago-based Blue Cross Blue Shield Association has leased nearly 64,000 square feet of office space in Washington, D.C., according to the Commercial Observer.

From new headquarters in Manhattan to a further embrace of remote work, these are six recent office moves made by payers:

CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield has leased 80,000 square feet of office space in Columbia, Md., as part of the nonprofit payer's regional expansion strategy.

Humana is donating an eight-story office building in downtown Louisville, Ky., to the University of Louisville.

Centene is terminating its leases for nearly 200,000 square feet of office space in St. Louis or surrounding suburbs, according to the St. Louis Business Journal. 

Ten providers — including the University of Maryland Medical Center, Penn Medicine and North Kansas City Hospital — recently posted job listings seeking leaders in payer contracting and relations.