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 BLUE GRASS CHEMICAL AGENT-DESTRUCTION PILOT PLANT

Richmond, Kentucky-based Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant, an Army facility that destroyed the chemical weapons stockpile at the Blue Grass Army Depot in Kentucky, has announced that it will be eliminating all employees as the facility winds down, the last weapons being destroyed in July 2023.

The closure will impact 245 employees who were dedicated to the wind-down activities, commencing on April 24, 2025.

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 BLUE CROSS OF IDAHO

Meridian, Idaho-based Blue Cross of Idaho, a not-for-profit mutual health insurance holding company, has announced a reduction in force following the loss of an Idaho Department of Health and Welfare dual-eligible Medicare/Medicaid program contract to UnitedHealthcare and Molina Healthcare.

The contractual catastrophe will impact 135 employees, with separation scheduled for the contract to end in June 2025.

According to a company spokesperson, “Unfortunately, the loss of this program will require us to reduce our workforce, specifically the 135 employees directly related to the care of the dual population. This is a decision no one at the company takes lightly and is in no way a reflection of the quality of work and care accomplished by these employees. They have and will continue to support the duals members with dedication and compassion in the wake of the state's decision."

“This workforce action comes down to the need to ensure that Blue Cross of Idaho continues to be a financially sustainable company, given the loss of this line of business and the resulting changes in membership and revenue.”

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?