Thread regarding Elevance Health (Anthem) layoffs

What about Aetna's provider networks? Are they comparable? I always got the sense Aetna was much smaller.. I live in Georgia, would I find enough in network providers to be able to switch?

I was an Elevance employee until the summer, but we have FEHB through my husband’s job (he’s a federal employee).

This post is correct. The plan we have been on (basic option) is going away altogether and the replacement FEHB plans aren’t comparable while costing more.

We would have left anyway because we had a terrible experience getting a life saving specialty dr-g approved for my daughter this year (completely standard usage within FDA guidelines but the health plan made it more restrictive- in violation with their contract by the way).

Thanks for the sentiment post. I have a feeling we're going to miss an AIP check too. Maybe we should ask Spark how it (or Gail) plans to spend our bonus and the higher premiums we are all paying.

Absolutely true! I recently got to have a chat with a few folks at our local post office and none of them wanted to come anywhere close with the postal benefits offered by Elegance. They all were gravitating towards Aetna's plan.

I'm glad the few folks I know who were RIFFES have been able to find jobs at Aetna and UHG - and if you look closely at the numbers, it just paints a grim pic of ELV.

There needs to be a no confidence vote on Gail by the board of directors soon before she brings the whole company down.

Aetna has a much better platform/s then Hellevance. I helped build them. Aetna offers better products and better service. I'm not surprised by OG's post. Mark B was a hellva a better CEO then Gail.

Yes the fed groups are large book of business. Aetna in more than product line is going to out beat Elevance as we try to scramble together tech capabilities and new platforms.