Are we looking at any layoffs at Anthem as part of the latest acquisition of Aspire Health?
There is always some consolidation, but I'm thinking it'll be more felt on Aspire's part then on ours.
Although we are talking about layoff happy Anthem, so anything is possible...
There will definitely be layoffs as a result of integration. They have already started. You can expect a bloodbath once integration is complete.
Apparently they told their employees that they would be receiving 1 1/2 weeks of pay per year worked as severance plus, I think, another four weeks. Then they told them that was a mistake and they weren't getting any severance package; that they would have to file for unemployment.
What a POS thing to do!
Not to mention Anthem also created their own outsource company in India. I wouldn’t be surprised if even clients that require their claims to be processed on shore will be processed in India in the near future. If Anthem owns their own off shore company, wouldn’t that mean that the claims would still be processed by their own employees. Sounds like they found a loophole.
I work at the Newbury Park office in CA with Medicaid. We are waiting for the other shoe to drop. We were told they are opening a new office in Vegas that will be taking our line of business. They stopped hiring for our LOB for our location. Everyone here feels it’s just a matter of time.