#health

Woke up sick today. Would like to get some stuff done but definitely shouldn't go in and spread it around.

Will the Cobra coverage only apply for medical? Will vision and dental be covered?

i got let go May 19. still can't find a job. not surprise. According to NetApp, they will continue to pay 3-4 months of Health Insurance before July 18, but need to enroll or sign up before July 18. They never mentioned how to enroll or any link, Anyone got let go might be in the same boat. can you share? thanks

The Fort Smith Board of Directors will discuss a letter. This letter asks the Arkansas General Assembly for a new requirement. Hospitals would need to provide written notice before ending major services. This discussion follows Baptist Health-Fort Smith's recent department closures. These closures included labor and delivery, oncology, and other services.

Fort Smith, Arkansas

https://www.rivervalleydemocratgazette.com/news/2026/jun/22/legislators-expected-at-fort-smith-board-of/

Any idea on how Medicaid Indiana is doing?

With the VSP deadlines approaching, it’s obvious headcount is getting slashed. I'm also thinking about how this margin recovery squeeze is going to butcher our 2027 benefits. Any visibility on the 2027 plan designs? Specifically, is the mandatory ICHRA rollout expanding to more states for 2027? They already forced Indiana staff off traditional group plans and onto individual marketplace stipends. Shifting more states to ICHRA seems like the ultimate corporate cost cutting move to completely offload insurance risk onto us. What state is next? More importantly, when will employees be told?
Our employee premiums jump every year while coverage gets gutted. It's the classic Centene irony—working for a healthcare giant with health benefits that are noticeably worse than our peers.
In the past, they took away bonuses and gave us tiny raises that were immediately eaten up by healthcare premium increases. Anyone have eyes on what the out-of-pocket maximums or wellness program changes look like for next year? If they change the plan designs any further, staying through this restructuring might not even be financially worth it.

Hillcrest HealthCare System announced a reduction in its local workforce. This decision affects less than one percent of its employees. The health system faces financial and operational challenges nationwide. Rising operating costs and changing reimbursement rates contributed to the decision. Hillcrest aims to strengthen the organization for the future.

Tulsa, Oklahoma

https://www.newson6.com/business/hillcrest-reduces-local-workforce

Do health care benefits continue during your severance package, or do they stop after the 60 day non-working period?

I heard last week the company is throwing money at expanding IF&M under a new brand name (Healthsprings) so they can compete against other blues in the Obamacare space. Is that actually happening??? Isnt IF&M already a failing market??? Why would this leadership team throw money away like this????

Are you remaining employees seeing the pattern yet that is happening across the health insurance industry?

Some saw this pattern 2 years ago and tried to speak out on it “team” calls but fell on deaf ears.

But I imagine, based on what I have been reading on Humana’s, Elevance, United Health, Optum, Cigna, Centene that you probably by now see what the overall strategy in personnel reduction and/or replacement.

It is most definitely a strategy and not in employee’s longterm best interest.

I'm considering taking a job working with Rx health plan clients. Is this a good department to work in? Any information is greatly appreciated because I don't want to leave my job for a worse opportunity.

Community Healthlink layoffs have increased to 127. The health provider is an affiliate of UMass Memorial Health. It will permanently close due to workforce shortages and shrinking demand. These layoffs are scheduled for July 31. UMass Memorial Health is working to find new operators for its services.

Worcester, Massachusetts

https://www.masslive.com/centralmass/2026/06/layoffs-at-closing-worcester-county-health-provider-jump-to-127.html

PacificSource Health Plans announced it will lay off 97 Oregon employees by July 31 as the nonprofit insurer scales back operations following its decision to exit Affordable Care Act marketplace plans in Oregon, Idaho, and Montana after 2026. Company officials said the cuts are necessary to align staffing with a smaller business footprint amid mounting financial and industry pressures. The changes will affect roughly 60,000 members who will need new coverage next year and come as Oregon's health insurance market undergoes significant consolidation and enrollment declines.

Make peace with the fact you could lose your job at any moment. It's less draining than the constant roller coaster. And at the end of the day, no job is worth sacrificing your health, peace, or well-being.

I've been thinking a lot about the people I've watched burn out here, the ones who stayed late every night, who answered emails on weekends, who pushed through stress headaches and sleepless nights because they thought it was what they had to do. Every single one of them would tell you now that it wasn't worth it. Their health declined, their relationships suffered, and the company didn't reward them for any of it. Your health matters more than their bottom line, and I wish I'd learned that lesson earlier.

Company efficiency move, not for employees benefit - ?!
Discuss all the ways this negatively impacts employees - Go!

Anyone who says otherwise hasn't learned that lesson the hard way yet.

Do NOT go to the onsite Wellness centers for Annuals or any checkups.. if you do your health profile is exposed to the employer and will impact impact your employment if it is gets to be a high risk by age.

Go to your own doctor outside..

Seems like there are big layoffs for tech, rx, all of the non-Optum health areas. Does anyone know if health or care will be impacted this week?

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Is it possible some layoffs happen tomorrow instead of 05/28?
Just got a last minute invite for tomorrow morning.

https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/article/unitedhealth-group-stock-slides-after-berkshire-hathaway-exits-position-in-the-health-insurer-130721003.html

A vegan diet may be in order.

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/chuck-robbins-2270936687.jpg?resize=1200,865

Providence is implementing changes to its behavioral health model. These changes involve the elimination of 40 positions. The layoffs affect staff at Sacred Heart. The company is restructuring its health services. Further details about the new model were not specified.

Spokane, WA

https://www.kxly.com/video/providence-announces-changes-to-behavioral-health-model-layoffs/video_249f9d38-19db-5cef-94fe-2af617887158.html

Three people are dead from a hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship. Two infected patients are now in biocontainment at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta. Georgia residents who were already in the community after exposure are being monitored.

Officials say "no risk to the public."

We heard that before. In 2020. About something that ki-led millions.

Now look at where AT&T is forcing its employees to sit. Five days a week. No assigned seats. No dividers. No open air. Two feet between people in a sealed office with recirculated air. Badge tracked. Hour monitored. No flexibility. No exceptions.

This is what "market-based culture" looks like when a pathogen arrives in your city.

The Andes strain of hantavirus.... the one behind this outbreak.... is the only strain known to spread human to human. Scientists are still investigating exactly how it spread among cruise ship passengers in close quarters.

Close quarters. Recirculated air. No dividers. Sound familiar?

We've seen this movie before. We know how it ends. Take care of yourself.

For those that have left and received their termination packages, how long is the company offering health, dental, and life insurance benefits?

On the PCS call Q&A, someone asked,

"Asking again when leadership will be investing in updating the hubs. We go into hubs that are filthy, filled with stains, mold, broken fixtures, mice, bed bugs, and fraying carpets. Employees are always sick. It's a health hazard. Do we need to report to OSHA? The NFL? Media? What will it take??????"

Courtney's response was essentially that they can't improve the sites because there are "over 300" of them. The real estate panic was enough to justify keeping those 300+ sites, but not enough to keep them in a decent or clean condition? Nobody is asking for the royal treatment, just to not work in dirty and broken offices every day.

Credit to her for answering it at least. Maybe the realization that it could be made public was a motivation.

Abby will be begging people to work from home. If you think this isn’t a possibility for another pandemic get yourself educated

There is no specific cure, vaccine, or antiviral treatment for hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS). The only effective treatment is early detection and supportive care, typically in an intensive care unit (ICU).

were you forced to get it to keep your job?

if so did management/HR push this upon you?

i keep hearing people were forced to get vaccinated.

We are a much worse place with significantly more terrible, weak, shallow, and insecure leadership than when the COVID pandemic hit in early 2020. Im nervous that if the hantavirus becomes a pandemic that these human skinsuits will not react well or empatheticly. Anyone else feel the same?

Hold on to your pennies bc this new virus looks serious 🦠

Just trying to get ducks in a row. If anyone knows what the monthly premiums are, it would be appreciated.

They will keep all your FHA monies!!! The money you put in and the money they put in will be consumed by MDT after the 60 days. USE IT NOW! I lost 1200 dollars when I got laid off.

Forced to RTO :(

Does anyone know the impact on Optum health and Optum care this month?

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and what is 100 in the app name? like 100th redesigned app?

Hamilton County Health Department is reducing its workforce. Thirteen employees face layoffs, and two vacant roles will remain unfilled. The Health and Social Services Division will end its Dental Clinic and Community Assistance Program. Both programs are scheduled to conclude on July First. Surplus dental supplies will be redistributed to support existing programs.

Chattanooga, Tennessee

https://www.wdef.com/hamilton-county-health-department-announces-layoffs/