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forbes.com - Bruce Japsen - Health Insurer Centene Offers Companywide Worker Buyouts To Cut Costs
Health Insurer Centene Offers Companywide Worker Buyouts To Cut Costs
Forbes

Centene Monday confirmed plans to offer a 'Voluntary Separation Program to support employees who may be considering a transition,” the company said in a statement June 15, 2026 Health insurer Centene, looking to cut costs after losing more…

cnbc.com - Annika Kim Constantino - Centene to offer buyouts to some employees as health insurer cuts costs
Centene to offer buyouts to some employees as health insurer cuts costs
CNBC

Centene said it offered buyouts to some employees as the health insurer grapples with higher medical costs, funding cuts and membership declines. The company did not indicate how many employees it offered buyouts to, or how much it is aiming to…

afr.com - Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood, Emma Rapaport - Quadrant snags health insurance giant for medical centre network exit
Quadrant snags health insurance giant for medical centre network exit
Australian Financial Review

Sarah Thompson has co-edited Street Talk since 2009, specialising in private equity, investment banking, M&A and equity capital markets stories. Prior to that, she spent 10 years in London as a markets and M&A reporter at Bloomberg and Dow Jones.

newsweek.com - Amanda Castro - Luigi Mangione heads to court: Timeline of CEO murder case
Luigi Mangione heads to court: Timeline of CEO murder case
Newsweek

Luigi Mangione is returning to a sealed New York courtroom today for a proceeding tied to the killing of Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare. The unexpected closure limits public visibility into one of the most scrutinized criminal cases in…

benzinga.com - Tanya Rawat - Health Insurance Costs Keep Soaring As Workers Pay More Out Of Pocket: 'Healthcare Costs Have Never Been
Health Insurance Costs Keep Soaring As Workers Pay More Out Of Pocket: 'Healthcare Costs Have Never Been
Benzinga

Market commentator The Kobeissi Letter warned that the surge in U.S. health insurance costs shows no signs of slowing, signaling growing financial pressure on both employers and workers. In a post on X on Sunday, The Kobeissi Letter cited a recent…

forbes.com - Megan Poinski - How Aetna's Steve Nelson Pulled Off A Turnaround
How Aetna's Steve Nelson Pulled Off A Turnaround
Forbes

When Steve Nelson was hired to lead Aetna in November 2024, he had his work cut out for him. The nation's third largest commercial health insurance provider had brought down the total earnings of parent company CVS Health as care costs skyrocketed.

bloomberg.com - John Tozzi - Centene Offers Most Staff Buyouts After Membership Losses
Centene Offers Most Staff Buyouts After Membership Losses
Bloomberg

Centene Corp. will offer buyouts to most employees to cut expenses after membership in its health insurance plans dropped steeply over the last year, according to a company spokesperson. The St. Louis-based health insurer had 61,000 employees in…

newsweek.com - Suzanne Blake - Could Medicaid and Medicare holders be impacted by Centene layoffs?
Could Medicaid and Medicare holders be impacted by Centene layoffs?
Newsweek

Centene Corporation is offering buyouts to a large portion of its workforce as the health insurance giant looks to cut costs after losing members across key plans. This has raised questions about potential layoffs and what the restructuring could…

townhall.com - Joseph Chalfant - TX Dem Bobby Pulido's Out-Of-Touch Comments Resurface Days After Latest Scandal
TX Dem Bobby Pulido's Out-Of-Touch Comments Resurface Days After Latest Scandal
Townhall

Democrat candidate Bobby Pulido, the man who recently made headlines for having bragged about getting a sex-offender released from jail, is already back in the news. Bobby Pulido told a Mexican newspaper in 2010 that he didn't go grocery shopping…

forbes.com - Rebecca Ann Hughes - This European Country Is The Most Welcoming For Expats, Per William Russell Report
This European Country Is The Most Welcoming For Expats, Per William Russell Report
Forbes

The number one and two spots went to European nations. With the U.K.'s cost of living crisis continuing to bite, an estimated 165,000 professionals relocated abroad to work remotely over the last year, according to LiveCareer UK. Americans are also…

cbsnews.com - They're uninsured after Obamacare became too costly. And they're far from alone.
They're uninsured after Obamacare became too costly. And they're far from alone.
CBS News

Sugar Grove, North Carolina — Year after year, Ross and Rebecca Tobiassen saw their healthcare costs rise, having relied on the Affordable Care Act for federally subsidized health insurance since its start in 2014. Year after year, the…

mylondon.news - Neil James Shaw, Veronique Hawksworth, Neil Shaw - Travellers urged to check 'vital document' is up to date before going on holiday
Travellers urged to check 'vital document' is up to date before going on holiday
My London

Martin Lewis's MoneySavingExpert has issued an urgent warning for summer travellers heading to Europe, as over two million people risk having a crucial document expire before their departure. MoneySavingExpert.com has released a holiday alert for…

techcrunch.com - Connie Loizos - The AI layoff wave is becoming a powder keg
The AI layoff wave is becoming a powder keg
TechCrunch

Something strange is happening in tech right now. Companies are posting record profits and revenue while laying off tens of thousands of people, citing AI as the official explanation. So far this year, there have been an estimated 363 layoffs at…

cbsnews.com - Dennis  Valera - Maryland woman stuck in Panama after suffering stroke
Maryland woman stuck in Panama after suffering stroke
CBS News

A Carroll County woman's family is working to bring her back to Maryland from Panama after a medical emergency landed her in the hospital. Kalin Rytina was on her way back home when she suffered a stroke, according to her family. Rytina has been in…

businessinsider.com - Sarah E. Needleman - She built a layoff support tool after losing her job, getting divorced, and having to move
She built a layoff support tool after losing her job, getting divorced, and having to move
Business Insider

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Amanda Snyder Cathey, a senior product designer in Santa Fe, New Mexico, who built a free layoff support tool. Her identity and background have been verified. This story has been edited for…

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