#healthcare

I’m an outpatient mental health therapist at a very small location and have been here since January. We have had barely any new clients and have a huge office. Even though we have no new clients they are hiring 2-3 new therapists as well as a psych doctor…currently there are only two of us as all other therapists quit…neither has full case loads or are hitting RVU’s. I don’t understand how they can afford to keep the office open and have hired all these new people to start full time around the holidays when there are no clients to see. Marketing was supposed to host events since February but haven’t done one yet. They were supposed to do community reach out but still have not. And when I see on this website they are still laying people off it confuses me? As someone who has moved for this position can anyone give me an opinion if I should move back home and resign? Or risk renewing my lease only to be laid off or told we are closing? Just looking for ideas? Thanks

Of course benefits are increasing and I'm really disappointed they are getting rid of coverage for GLP1's. That medication is saving people who have been trying to lose weight for years. Oddly enough viagra will still be covered.

The health insurance company announced in July that it planned to shutter its subsidiary Shared Health, which specifically served patients with Medicare, Medicaid and special needs.

https://www.tennessean.com/story/money/industries/health-care/2025/09/08/bluecross-blueshield-layoffs-chattanooga-tn-150-cut/85996684007/

I work face to face with providers and members and decided to actually encourage them to come to this site and others to be informed about the atrocities of this company and how greedy and shallow the shareholders are. It is important members know the authorizations and care they need are getting created and handled by people oversees. I’ve had providers vent for hours on how rude the Indian representatives are and how they input the incorrect information in the system. I attend very single town meeting and take notes and inform those who are outside the company because this had got to stop. We need to take care of our members and only have American citizens handling their cases. I have even helped a few members find better and more affordable insurances and start the process for canceling whatever they have under UHG. I don’t care anymore.

UC San Diego Health faces backlash over layoffs of 230 workers

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/ucsd-healths-230-layoffs-spark-safety-staffing-concerns-amid-union-opposition/ar-AA1Hlv5l?apiversion=v2\&noservercache=1\&domshim=1\&renderwebcomponents=1\&wcseo=1\&batchservertelemetry=1\&noservertelemetry=1

The layoffs, announced on Monday, represent about 1.5% of the health system's workforce and include a range of frontline healthcare providers.

Company: UC San Diego Health
Number of People Laid Off: 230
Locations: San Diego, CA
Industry: Healthcare

UC San Diego Health has laid off about 230 employees across its hospitals and clinics, representing roughly 1.5 percent of its workforce. The cuts included a range of frontline healthcare workers such as pharmacists, clinical social workers, and laboratory scientists. The health system said the decision was driven by financial pressures, citing federal policy changes, regulatory uncertainty, and rising costs of care.

The move has sparked backlash from labor representatives, who argue that layoffs will worsen existing staffing shortages and jeopardize patient safety. Union leaders warned that reducing staff could increase the risk of diagnostic errors and leave nurses and other providers overwhelmed.

Some employees were reportedly dismissed mid-shift with little notice. One former IT staff member described being handed paperwork, given a few minutes to collect his belongings, and then escorted out. Workers and unions alike expressed concern that patients seeking care at one of the region’s top hospitals may not realize the strain staff are under behind the scenes.

Dr Brailer is leaving and no public announcement that I kind find. When he joined it was all over the news. Is it a secret? HUM…????

• Effective October 28, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) will lay off 5.8% of its staff, affecting 439 positions.
• The cuts are part of a strategic plan to address financial strain and support long-term sustainability.
• CHLA leadership says the decision was driven by external pressures, including reduced Medi-Cal reimbursement rates.

https://nurse.org/news/childrens-hospital-los-angeles-layoffs-2025/

Opps... the FDA is not happy when splatter and disinfection of touch screens cause setting changes.

Even when the rate of occurrence is acceptable in the original design specs

Go Figure

Promises Behavioral Health

• Rehab center operations staff
  Promises Behavioral Health is closing its rehab center in Wimberley, Texas, resulting in 58 layoffs as part of broader national closures.
• Wimberley, TX

  https://www.mysanantonio.com/business/article/mass-layoffs-texas-20877865.php

CDC

• (U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

• Various CDC divisions (violence prevention, FOIA, etc.)

At least 600 CDC employees are being terminated as part of a broader federal downsizing, with reductions impacting programs such as violence prevention, child abuse monitoring, and FOIA operations. A federal judge has intervened to protect specific CDC departments.

Atlanta, GA (CDC HQ)

https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/least-600-us-cdc-employees-are-getting-final-termination-notices-ap-reports-2025-08-20/

Verily (Alphabet’s life sciences subsidiary)

• Medical device program, related teams
• Verily is shutting down its entire medical device program, resulting in layoffs and a broader strategic structure change. The CEO acknowledged the difficulty and praised the Devices team’s long-standing contributions.
• (Headquartered in South San Francisco, CA; layoffs possibly across facilities)

• https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/googles-life-sciences-sister-company-verily-announces-layoffs-cuts-devices-program-read-memo/articleshow/123539907.cms

• Verily (second report round)

• Various departments reorganizing
• A second wave of layoffs at Verily is underway as the company further realigns priorities and supports affected employees. The CEO expressed appreciation for departing staff and reaffirmed the strategic realignment.
• (South San Francisco, CA region)
• https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/googles-moonshot-division-verily-to-cut-jobs-what-ceo-stephen-gillett-told-laid-off-employees-in-memo/articleshow/123580591.cms

I just got terminated for a supposedly hippa related violation and was totally blindsided by this with a ruse calling the one to one meeting my mid year review and then when logging into the meeting was greeted by my manager (so called)…

and a rep from HR!!…

just in time for me not to be able to log onto the early retirement account and accept the package from my email account that was sent to my work email only during last week when I was unable to access my work related to a personal disaster of a fire that displaced me from my home for the past 2 weeks as well as having my house destroyed at over 80% damage and will be months before the ball gets rolling with my insurance/demolition/construction to rebuild my house !!!!…

Humana doesn’t give a cr-p about their employees like they say they do…it’s all a ruse to use you until they don’t need you anymore!!!…

I was a faithful nurse and employee for almost 6 years as of my upcoming 08/12/2025 anniversary date with them!!!…Shame on them and shame on you the supervisor/so called manager of my team who has had it out for me since February of this year when I was voluntold to move to their team not by choice!!!…Run while you still can and accept the retirement package before they sn---h it out from under you like they have done me !!!!

Is the Care Manager (nurse) position a relatively safe one? Stable (if you meet the metrics/quality)?

Selling off all their nursing homes left and right. I wonder if Gemini made them do it!!

“We consistently analyze our business functions to ensure we are aligned and operate according to industry best practices. After a thorough review of our accounts payable function, we identified an opportunity to improve and modernize our current approach. This decision fundamentally changes the roles of the current team, leading to a tough but necessary decision to restructure the department,” Kettering Health said in a statement to News Center 7.

https://www.whio.com/news/local/kettering-health-announces-layoffs-department-restructure/MRMLYNQ2RVDMZMXH4HPSOMRJVY/

Has anyone heard how ELV plans to handle the new CMS regulation on TAT from 14 days to 5 days for acute UM?

Layoffs Hit Bloomsbury US Children’s Division

Bloomsbury US has eliminated five positions in its children's division as part of what the company called “a strategic shift toward publishing a more...

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/98490-layoffs-hit-bloomsbury-us-children-s-division.html

Publishers Weekly
Aug/26/2025 08:24 PM
Location: New York, New York (Bloomsbury US HQ)

Any info on RIF for UM nurses?

Just sayin is all…

Any thoughtful comments?

Kaiser Permanente nurses in the Bay Area are rallying against impending layoffs, saying the job cuts to an already stretched-thin workforce could leave patients vulnerable.

https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/kaiser-nurses-protest-bay-area-layoffs-fearing-20881137.php

Hi. Does anyone have insights on yesterday’s business reorganization? Will this lead to layoffs in sept and Oct?

This job is a joke! Again we have the most expensive healthcare in the world but we deny the basics for our seniors! HUMANA you stink! Why are your “ cherished old” nurse NOT eligible for ERP??? We deserve better than this!

At least 600 employees of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are receiving permanent termination notices in the wake of a recent court decision that protected some CDC employees from layoffs but not others.

The notices went out this week and many people have not yet received them, according to the American Federation of Government Employees, which represents more than 2,000 dues-paying members at CDC.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/least-600-cdc-employees-are-getting-final-termination-notices-union-sa-rcna226252

Get out while you can no one is safe atp

Wow what a bunch of useless fluff. They do not sound positive about the future at all. Pete is giving me bad vibes. He’s basically blaming everyone else for Carelon problems.

Any whisperings about RIFs in Specialty?

they are offering OT for snp CM. Does this mean we may be safe from layoffs? Thoughts? I

Could anyone share what is happening around layoffs?

I have been on leave since February and recently returned. I have been out of the loop, to say the least. Usually, I feel more 'in the know', but I feel vulnerable and on the outside. Understanding that...

I am currently in a role that supports the Texas Duals program. I was wondering, if based on leadership meetings (that I missed), and possibly other things, like internal conversations with other areas, mgmt. etc., if any one thinks there will be layoff around the program terminating at the end of the year? My role directly supports the program, so I am wondering if I should start looking elsewhere.

I suppose it varies by region. I've looked at the Obamacare policies and even the platinum plans are lousy.

How do you all feel? With the move to epic it seems like you all are in a state of limbo and waiting for some direction.

The cuts span 44 sites in central and southwest Minnesota.

https://www.startribune.com/st-cloud-based-centracare-laying-off-535-employees-amid-rising-health-care-costs/601454029

According to CentraCare, it’s unclear how many people will be affected by the cuts as they work to find positions for them within the healthcare providers’ network. The adjustments primarily affect administrative and support staff, who fill several non-medical roles such as billing specialists, IT workers, and maintenance crews, though some patient care positions will also be eliminated.

https://knsiradio.com/2025/08/12/centracare-restructuring-brings-layoffs/