Minneapolis-based UCare said it will hire 90 full-time employees in anticipation of a 150,000 member addition to its state public health insurance business in May, the Star Tribune reports.
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Hackensack Meridian Health (Neptune, N.J.). Hackensack Meridian Health is a leading not-for-profit health care organization that is the most comprehensive and truly integrated health care network in New Jersey, offering a complete range of medical services, innovative research and life-enhancing care. Hackensack…
Prime Healthcare Services' decision to backpedal on plans to terminate its contract with Anthem struck a chord with Becker's Hospital Review payer issues readers this week.
The following payers made headlines this past week, beginning with the most recent.
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Louisville, Ky.-based Humana will lay off an undisclosed number of employees in Kentucky and Wisconsin as part of the insurer's growth strategy following its unsuccessful bid to merge with Aetna, according to a Humana spokesperson.
Indianapolis-based insurer MDwise will exit Indiana's Medicaid program at the end of this month, laying off 79 workers in the process, according to an IndyStar report.
RWJ Barnabas Health (West Orange, N.J.). In March 2016, West Orange-based Barnabas Health merged with New Brunswick, N.J.-based Robert Wood Johnson Health System to create RWJ Barnabas Health. The health system became New Jersey’s second largest private employer after the…
Connally Memorial Medical Center (Floresville, Texas). Connally Memorial Medical Center is a 44-bed acute care facility with a Level IV designated trauma center and a 10-bed emergency department. Employee benefits include company-funded wellness programs, which allow individuals to earn money…
TouchPoint Support Services (Atlanta). A member of Compass Group, TouchPoint Support Services combines food and support services for healthcare providers. The company offers educational assistance programs with tuition reimbursement or job-related courses for employee advancement and offers customized training programs…