AM I NEXT? NO LOVE AT NUWAY ALLIANCE

Minneapolis, Minnesota-based NuWay Alliance, a provider of residential, outpatient, and intensive outpatient programs for substance abuse and co-occurring mental health disorders, has announced a reduction in force.

The personnel realignment will impact 174 Minnesota employees, commencing on April 30, 2025.

The decision was driven by budgetary issues. In February 2025, Minnesota's Department of Human Services announced it would suspend NuWay's Medicaid funding due to fraud allegations.

According to the company's legal representative, "NUWAY is currently engaged in significant legal action that has resulted in the disruption of its ongoing funding. Accordingly, NUWAY anticipates permanently terminating most of its Intensive Outpatient Division, which consists of approximately 185 employees."

Change is coming. There will always be a tomorrow, no matter how much you may try to ignore it. There are no guarantees in life or promises for a bright future. We see good people being laid off through no fault of their own. Just because something terrible hasn't happened yet doesn't mean it won't. It can happen to anyone, anytime, anywhere. No one is guaranteed to wake up tomorrow and still have a job by evening. While many employees can read the writing on the wall, why do most assume it’s targeted at someone else? Are you now wondering, Am I Next?

AM I NEXT? NO LOVE AT COREWELL HEALTH

Grand Rapids, Michigan-based Corewell Health, an integrated healthcare provider, has abruptly terminated billing and coding employees.

The abrupt layoffs impacted approximately 191 employees.

Little is known about the layoffs, as the employees would receive severance pay in return for signing a severance agreement. This is often symptomatic of the outsourcing of non-core services/

According to a company spokesperson, “Like health systems across the country, we have made some staffing changes in some non-patient facing, administrative roles. These changes will help us continue to provide high-quality care for the long term in a challenging economic environment for health care. We are grateful for the contributions and service provided by our team members.”

Published reports indicate that "Corewell has contracted with AGS Health, a Washington D.C.-based revenue cycle management company, to help with billing since some time after the 2022 merger of Spectrum and Beaumont. Many of those AGS employees are based in India, according to a Corewell employee."

Change is coming. There will always be a tomorrow, no matter how much you may try to ignore it. There are no guarantees in life or promises for a bright future. We see good people being laid off through no fault of their own. Just because something terrible hasn't happened yet doesn't mean it won't. It can happen to anyone, anytime, anywhere. No one is guaranteed to wake up tomorrow and still have a job by evening. While many employees can read the writing on the wall, why do most assume it’s targeted at someone else? Are you now wondering, Am I Next?

AM I NEXT? NO LOVE AT MAIN LINE HEALTH

Radnor, Pennsylvania-based Main Line Health, an integrated not-for-profit health system with four acute care hospitals, various clinics, and a home health delivery system, has announced a cost savings initiative that will result in a reduction in force.

The personnel adjustment will impact about 200 non-clinical employees, including those in management, information technology, finance, human resources, revenue cycle, and accounting.

The decision was driven by Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement rates that have not kept pace with rising costs.

According to a company statement, "While we are proud of our progress, we still face significant financial hurdles. We have made the very difficult decision to make structural changes that are primarily focused on updating our management structure. These changes will not impact our ability to provide safe, high quality and equitable care to our patients and the communities we serve."

Change is coming. There will always be a tomorrow, no matter how much you may try to ignore it. There are no guarantees in life or promises for a bright future. We see good people being laid off through no fault of their own. Just because something terrible hasn't happened yet doesn't mean it won't. It can happen to anyone, anytime, anywhere. No one is guaranteed to wake up tomorrow and still have a job by evening. While many employees can read the writing on the wall, why do most assume it’s targeted at someone else? Are you now wondering, Am I Next?