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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.  

Ten providers — including University of Chicago Medicine, Penn Medicine and Hartford Healthcare — recently posted job listings seeking leaders in payer contracting and relations. 

Bloomington, Minn.-based Bright Health Group is laying off 150 employees, totaling to 5 percent of its workforce, according to the Star Tribune. 

A former Centene employee is suing the company claiming it failed to administer overtime pay following a cyberattack, according to the March 2 complaint.