In recent strategy meetings, Canadian employees are seen as liability and as such they are all marked as at high chance for layoffs, and the strategy includes quickly transferring their skills to cheaper offshore resources in places like Manila. And... — read more 

https://www.beckerspayer.com/payer/judge-certifies-class-action-in-aetna-optum-dummy-code-lawsuit.html Unethical practices are catching up! Let's hurry up and make more $$ until caught!

Thread for information on layoffs this week. Rumor is ECS GCM and BH case management will be impacted.

Getting rumors that MedExpress was bought out (possibly by MD Now with HCA?). Florida clinics keep being surveyed by random people, and companies have been coming to measure windows, signs, rooms, etc. Does anyone have any insight on what is going... — read more 

I originally thought if I worked hard, contributed measurable and recognized value, was proactive for the needs of my colleagues, than more likely than not I could build a career at UHG. It appears that was an overly optimistic assessment. Recently... — read more 

This place doesn't deserve more from you.

https://www.statnews.com/pharmalot/2022/04/28/california-pharmacy-optumrx-pharmacist/ The California Board of Pharmacy fined OptumRx, one of the largest pharmacy benefit managers in the U.S., $100,000 for a series of prescribing failures at one of... — read more 

For those that work for Equian and CHC side Equiclaim how quickly do you believe these solutions will merge? From what I understand we have the allot of the same clients and have the same processes so are half of us on the chopping block when we... — read more 

How doesn't the leadership at Optum Rx expect employees to be ethical and professional when they aren't. These leaders have no ethics or morals. This is the worst management team I have ever seen, especially MO, CC, and SS. Not one is qualified to... — read more 

Facts- American workers are still hard workers Good luck with shifting workforce offshore! Beckers Health - The poll found that global employee engagement reached a record high in 2022 — but that does not mean the majority of employees are engaged... — read more 

https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikakelton/2016/03/24/with-andrew-wittys-departure-will-glaxosmithkline-say-goodbye-to-fraud/amp/ Unethical practices dated back to the years he was the top chief at GSK. Hello Bosrd? Handshake and no background check... — read more 

Press from 2023 - What is the Optum controversy? They allege Optum takes confidential information about patients from the pharmacies and provides it to its own mail-order medication division in an effort to push the mom and pop stores out of... — read more 

Get ready folks! I was in an upper level mangers meeting this afternoon that indicated front line positions will be impacted by layoffs from several areas but especially case management for GCM and BH. Leadership feel the system is broken, so they... — read more 

Has anyone done ULE and know whether they’ve had layoffs? It’s a leadership program within Optum but no guaranteed role at the end of it. Not that anyone is guaranteed a job regardless.

Now NdC is out RC brought in. RC joined 9 months back check out his post 6 months back. You know where to look him up with his comments - Yes, daddy AW brought him in with offshoring in mind now AW has two “sons” as talk show hosts will do exactly... — read more 

I was let go from Optum after 2 years. But I began to see the company was so toxic about 1 month in. I kept working and gave it a chance and thought I could voice my concerns as to what I was seeing. I was quickly met with racism, bullying... — read more 

I’m curious on the actual numbers. There’s a total of ~400k employees but I haven’t really seen many impacted that work close to me. I think last round we had like 10 impacted out of 400 in our department. It seems like my team will be merging with... — read more 

The quality of work is getting worse, when you lay off and not hire. People who used to do a person's job, now have to handle 3 - 4 people's workload. When will they realize? Everyone wants out, no one wants to come in. Such a horrible company. The... — read more 

Has anyone heard about September layoffs? It’s been pretty quiet but I feel like it’s coming soon.

Cybersecurity attack is becoming prevalent within healthcare. The latest victim includes the Las Vegas entertainments. Caesars Entertainment -- which runs more than 50 resorts including, Caesars Palace and Harrah's in Las Vegas -- acknowledged the... — read more 

So my boss moved my 1:1 up by a week and encouraged me to look internally and externally for another position. I am a high performing RN located in the Southeast. We have a good working relationship and I feel like leadership is telegraphing more... — read more 

Neil’s out what’s next!!

Optum Insight CEO Neil has stepped down from his Role. what is going on? Leadership keep changing in this company. what is coming up next?

Fines paid by UHG over $1B since 2000 https://violationtracker.goodjobsfirst.org/parent/unitedhealth-group https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/payers/unitedhealth-sued-us-labor-department-over-claims-denials Unethical business practices can only last... — read more 

Anyone interested joining in on a lawsuit with me? I have everything documented on my side. I meet with the EEOC on Friday Sept. 15, 2023.

I was laid off in early August and still have not received my severance payout. I sent my signed agreement back on Aug 28 and I received the email confirming it was received. Nevermind it took me 3 times before it was deemed acceptable because one... — read more 

Optum, a national company home based back east, is driving The Everett Clinic to the ground and no one is taking action to stop them (“Former Everett Clinic employees speak out about mass layoffs,” The Herald, Sept. 8)... — read more 

Larger layoffs should be expected in 2024. Before I left a few months ago, I was in meetings discussing 2 year cost cutting roadmap following acquisition of ChangeHealth. Things could change but wanted to share what I was involved in.

To anyone considering a job at optum, two words: run away!!! Run as far as you can from this place. You will find a better job somewhere. I guarantee you that. Work at Optum if you want to just be a number, or if you want to “improve” health care... — read more 

Three more recent updates: A former senior manager with Optum told The Daily Herald Sept. 8 the company laid off about 67 employees from The Everett Clinic and The Polyclinic in Seattle, which Optum purchased in 2017. Specific positions and... — read more 

Recently, interns who were offered full time positions were only given 4 locations to work from. Telecommute and Remote is NOT an option, even for those who interned out of the smaller offices. The 4 locations are: Basking Ridge NJ, Boston MA, Eden... — read more 

Has anyone heard of any layoffs in September? In optum customer service.

Hello, I was terminated (in a RIF) on 05.04.2023.  I was one of 101 people terminated.  I know that we had other layoffs, and that they were spread out over weeks. Does anyone have any information/numbers on other layoffs at Optum for other... — read more 

The more I come to work each day, the more I hate this f***ing company. Everything is bad about, management is the worst.

So based on survey results for May they will now an ICM engagement and Retention committee. Why don’t they just stop laying everyone off. That you need a committee to tell you that. They are gonna develop an action plan that involves leadership. Top... — read more 

There was an invite sent out last week for the Optum Insight Operations Town Hall Meeting, scheduled for tomorrow. The meeting was just moved to 9am - an unusual time of day for a typical town hall. On Monday my team's director mandated that anyone... — read more 

Laid off last week. Unable to access my paycheck history in the GSS. Had been employed for 5 years. Why can’t I see my paystubs to download them for my records? Isn’t this illegal?

Recently, the US Supreme Court found that affirmative in higher education violates the US Constitution. Many people believe this start the end of corporate affirmative and DEI programs. If you lost your job, don’t be surprised if you were selected... — read more 

Remember UHC is a very large org. with est. 400,000 employees. It’s as big as a some city’s population. Heck it’s a higher population than my own hometown. So this company will very often make financial decisions. It’s really unfortunate for layoffs... — read more