They already took away ALL bonuses.. and they've had the claims dept on OT for the past 6 months. ... but they need budget cuts huh? They can't even hire enough people to handle what they have coming in now. What a joke.

Copy and pasted from comment. TLDR… I think all employees should quietly strike by not attending the Town Hall in person at Raymond James stadium. Read below for the thought process. This honestly is a terrible look for Centene leadership in so... — read more 

I was part of their initial April layoffs and I was told my position had been eliminated. Odd as there were 37 people in the same role as me and I was the only one let go…and the most senior on the team!!! Oh well….10 years to the day and it was... — read more 

Internal email for 3% workforce reduction. I would expect more based on performance issues.

A round of layoffs at St. Louis, Mo .-based Centene is set for Oct. 2 to Oct. 5. The plans are detailed in a 13-page set of confidential HR documents entitled “Supporting December Transitions” obtained by Health Payer Specialist. The last day of... — read more 

20% cut happening across the board.

Are they replacing Brian Leclaire with Ajoy Kodali or this is just an addition of another high paid executive? Just seems strange to have two CIOs when so many good people appear to be mercilessly laid off left and right at all levels?

Is there any truth to rumors about October layoffs?

So is it true that most who got the axe were legacy Wellcare? It cannot be because they were more senior or capped out on their salary because new hires are coming in at the same rate of pay if not higher. Why would they layoff the most... — read more 

How can I get my teammates to speak up to senior management about our “leader”? I am ready to say something but others feel like they may get added to the layoff list or even fired if they speak up and some fear retaliation. This can’t continue. We... — read more 

I’m trying to get the heck out of UHC as mass lay offs are happening in waves all year. Fairly confident I will receive an offer letter from Centene. I got on here to look around.. I had no clue y’all were laying off too. Is it any better over... — read more 

Lot of reorg. rumors of more layoffs in October. is it true?

Stock is below when our activist investor bought it , lost contracts and appeals , and a CEO who fired all the executives who knew how to run this business - probably because they told her she didn’t know what she was doing . An English major who... — read more 

If you’re worried about layoffs you must be lucky enough to be under a good leader to want to keep your job. Our department is struggling to keep employees, GOOD employees, because no one wants to work under our manager. For Gods sake listen to... — read more 

I know there was a big layoff last Thursday. I am hearing more were this week. Anyone know of more coming? Star ratings were awful. Some expansion of the business has been blocked. Does not sound good.

I'm asking because my manager asked for a detailed report of (what they think is) all my work and statuses within the hour yesterday and my bi weekly one on one with my director is 2:30pm on Friday. Was it over teams? Was it during a one on one?... — read more 

Just have to vent. I've been with this company on and off for almost 10 years. It's the most bureaucratic, soul-su-king, and dry place I've ever worked. I don't even have a stressful workload or anything. This whole company is just based around... — read more 

Anybody know how large this round of layoffs was?

How is the IT web organization? Is it short of manpower? Is the group working on cutting edge technologies? Are the directors and VPs supportive of employees growth?

I wonder if the problems here will finally start to get resolved, or if those at the top will allow them to continue to pile up....

This sums it up from CNBC’s Jim Cramer - “Ok, ever since the late Michael Neidorff passed away, I have not been as involved or liked Centene. I think he was the driving force behind Centene, he’s now gone, he was a great man. “ Thank you current... — read more 

I know a wonderful employee who has a wealth of knowledge who is under a director that is an absolute tyrant. It’s going to hurt our area if she leaves because our departments rely on one another but I’ve heard her complaints and she’s miserable and... — read more 

Don’t be shocked if cuts are coming - Less than five years after health insurer Centene Corp. made a splash by confirming plans to bring thousands of new employees to a campus in Sacramento's Natomas area, the company now appears ready to let someone... — read more 

There’s a lot of pencil sharpening happening recently. Work is being shifted. Giant lists of efforts being prioritized so most can be placed on hold (under the exercise that we are doing too much work already). It may be true that we’re doing... — read more 

Medicare plans are being lost because of the low star ratings. How long until they start layoffs

layoff for a lot VP!

Do you think we will be getting any type of COL increase?

Shared services is a joke. None of the upper leadership has a clue of what’s going on. Now they are hiring nurses from Guam and Philippine to phrase out the nurses the currently have in place. Current nurses are training their replacements.

Does anyone know if we should expect layoffs with the QualChoice functional migration, New Jersey and North Carolina platform consolidations being put on hold?

St. Louis has become unattractive because of high crime not only in the city but also in the metro. I recall during MFN's reign that he had trouble luring top executive talent to STL because of the problems--even a couple of years ago. London has... — read more 

https://www.healthcaredive.com/news/centene-california-settlement/642363/

https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/payers/centene-posts-213m-loss-even-revenue-grows-q4 Revenue up, profit down. "For full-year 2022, Centene reported $1.2 billion in profit, down from the $1.3 billion it brought in during 2021. Full-year revenue... — read more 

Centene to pay $66.5 million in Indiana Medicaid dr-g pricing settlement https://indianacapitalchronicle.com/2023/02/01/centene-to-pay-66-5-million-in-indiana-medicaid-dr-g-pricing-settlement/

Hey all. Worried with all the news everywhere of cutting down employees. Any clue if centene will follow suit?

I just don't see enough ROI (return on investment) in turning the ship around anymore.

It's likely there will be major layoffs at HealthNet. As with any contract renewal, no renewal means no staff needed. What's healthnet head count? like 6000 employees??

Collaborative Health Systems is an ACO management company that was part of the WellCare acquisition of Universal American. Seems to many in the business to be off the main focus of the London vision for a stripped-down Centene. The money it makes is... — read more