Everyone is being told they have to make do with less, and the next 12-18 months are going to be very challenging, rough, bumpy, tenuous. Masked words to likely mean layoffs, possible merit and/or AIP freezes or worse. Does anyone else find it... — read more 

It sounded like she chose to leave as she has a "next role" lined up, but CareFirst will have an "acting CIO" for the time being, Not a great sign.

At this point it’s been 1 week since rest of VSPs left. Company is complete disarray. Comments on CF social media posts show members frustration and lack of any response from CF. How has this mess not made it to at a minimum WBAL? CF leaders have... — read more 

What are you hearing about 2027 AIP? Is it from a reliable source?

Glad I chose to leave during the 2020 It cuts. I am in better place and make a lot more $$. To my IT friends if you are still in operations get out if you can.

It feels weird. Anyone else in the 1/9 group feeling out of sorts? I'm sure I'll settle into it. I'll definitely miss some of my co-workers. And is it wrong to hope things go to cr-p with so many key, long-term resources out the door, myself... — read more 

On the eve of the final VSP departures, it appears leadership missed their training video https://www.youtube.com/shorts/FeP6UJUUtsQ

I've heard of managers rushing projects and expecting VSP resources to work extra hours, including weekends. And possibly give up use-or-lose PTO. What rights do workers have in this situation? Is there any point in reaching out to HR? Or a... — read more 

I continue to hear rumors about an upcoming future layoffs AND a merger. I'm hearing that the VSP and additional layoffs are being done to position us well for a merger (GuideWell???).

if you are at least 59 1/2 years old you can do an in service (meaning you are still employed) withdrawal from our 401k into a rollover IRA without any immediate tax impact. If you are younger I believe you are stuck until your employment with the... — read more 

I never heard of Empower so I checked them out and this is what I found: https://www.trustpilot.com/review/www.empower-retirement.com “We are confident Empower is a better long-term fit for CareFirst’s 401(k) plan and will provide an improved... — read more 

Checking in to see if all areas are like mine. Stuck now without the long term, valuable associates that knew their job, who were an asset to the company and now the rest of us are struggling to keep up with tasks that aren’t even in our job... — read more 

What are you hearing about the AIP? Is it really at risk? Seems like it would be a slap in the face to those who either elected not to take the VSP or were not eligible for the VSP to take the AIP away on top of everything else.

I almost want to start a betting pool. My first guess is CIO DH.

Even with the VSP, regorgs in certain divisions are happening. They are gutting the workforce and making it really difficult for those of us remaining to get meaningful, necessary work done. Bravo!

So if BP is a terrible CEO why did another Blues plan or any insurance company hire him as their CEO? Rumor is the board here even forced him out- So why was he hired for the same position or any position? Not taking up for him-just curious

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... — read more 

Will remaining employees get any financial incentive to pick up all of these work from the employees leaving with VSP? Our area has been hit very hard, we were already understaffed and overworked. Now what? Are remaining employees feeling optimistic?... — read more 

Just sayin is all…

Thoughts on a Merger? Highmark specifically.

The company is going through a tremendous amount of of change and bang!!- there goes the CEO.

I heard that early retirements were being offered to people in Sales. Specifically, I heard if you are over 55 with 5 years of service the early out was being offered.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan on Thursday announced that more than 500 employees have taken buyouts, and another 600 positions are being eliminated as the state's largest health insurance company looks to shed $285 million in administrative... — read more 

Offer early retirement. Your oldest employees with the most tenure will have the highest salary points. Reduce that population and you will reduce admin expense. Classic Corporate Move to hide Ageism Discrimination Reorg to move staff from... — read more 

Has anybody heard anything about a hiring freeze?

layoffs and performance improvement plans coming. IT Ops, Security, IT Apps, Data teams bloated with too managers and directors who don't know healthcare and no care for details. the lower people are about to pay for that bloat.

After a few strong years, healthcare seems to be entering a tightening phase. Budget scrutiny is increasing, and projects are quietly being paused—early signs that cuts could be coming.

Still just mgmt abandoning the ship? Any indication of layoffs?

So it's 8:08 am on 2/18/25. A unplanned IT All Hands meeting just showed up in my inbox for this morning. What do you think is going to be announced?

We are about to lose some very big $ contracts. Apparently customer service people are getting cut by the hundreds. Tik many complaints be issue of lack of good service and unreal amount of incompetence. Huge $ contracts going to our competitors... — read more 

Value Streams will now be Fusion Teams. More money in the pockets of consultants. This is like the movie Groundhog Day. We will probably lose some colleagues; not by choice of course. Years of knowledge will be escorted out the door but no one... — read more 

VPs, DIRs, Managers....is it happening?

It seems like the mass layoffs of IT workers are over since DKs departure. It seems like the current CDIO might get it and actually have a plan to make this company Better for IT Workers. Am I stupid/naive for thinking that?

I know we've been having sporadic layoffs here and there, but I'm interested if there's something more substantial coming our way. In all honesty, I'd rather have one major round of layoffs than constant surgical cuts that keep me stressing every... — read more 

Hi there! Is someone aware of the decision-making deadline for COBRA and the expiry date of our benefits?

If you don’t think BP is all about politics you better wake up. Did you realize 3-4 years ago when Carefirst had their volunteer day downtown Baltimore, that Wesmoore was one of the guest speakers. It was all about him putting his name out there to... — read more 

BDP you have missed the boat. Our competitors aren’t bringing people back to the office. Get ready for your talent to depart.

I barely do even the bare minimum. It's not something to be proud of, of course, but I simply don't have the energy to work as hard as I used to because the attitude towards the employees here is getting worse all the time. It took me a long time... — read more 

It’s that time again where many of us sit down to review our year only to be hit by surprise with “negative” feedback that came through to us by the way of telephone; or someone is rift about something and has a vendetta. He said, she said and... — read more