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Blue Shield of California is conducting a second round of layoffs this year, with 138 more employees being laid off in September. The majority of the layoffs affect employees in Oakland and El Dorado, with the remaining cuts taking place…

Geisinger Health Plan is eliminating nearly 100 positions as part of a restructuring program aimed at stabilizing operations. “This decision, which only impacts GHP roles, was not made lightly,” a spokesperson for the organization told Becker’s on July 15. “We…

Independence Blue Cross has offered buyouts to some employees, the company said in a statement shared with Becker’s.  The company did not say how many employees were given voluntary separation offers.  “This program empowers eligible associates to make informed decisions…

BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee is “winding down operations” at its subsidiary Shared Health, a move that will affect 150 employees.  Shared Health provides plans to individuals dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid in Texas and Mississippi. BCBS Tennessee will wind…

Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance Corporation is laying off 51 employees in Madison and Monona due to competitive pressures. The layoffs will begin to take place on Sept. 30, according to regulatory documents filed with the state June 27. Madison-based WPS…

UnitedHealth Group will require some hybrid employees in Minnesota and Washington, D.C. to be in office four days per week starting July 7, the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal reported. It is unclear how many of the company’s total employees are…

Humana is taking proactive steps to address burnout and improve engagement for its thousands of employed or affiliated clinicians by focusing on well-being, reducing turnover, and tackling frustrations related to technology and administrative processes, according to the company’s Chief Medical…

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan will lay off 220 employees, the company said in a statement shared with Becker’s.   The Detroit-based insurer has eliminated more than 600 positions, it said in a June 12 statement. Of those, 400 were…

Long Beach, Calif.-based Molina Healthcare will lay off 268 employees in Virginia, according to a WARN notice filed May 13.  The company is closing its Richmond, Va., office effective June 30.  The layoffs come after Virginia decided not to renew…

When medically complex patients require hospital care, they tend to experience longer recovery times than other patients do and are more likely to readmit to the ICU.1,2 Kindred Hospitals, a network of long-term acute care hospitals (LTACHs), is focused on…