Demo programs are ending, major positions are being cut, main management has "retired", no promises of no additional layoffs, major member movements, a new benefit calendar year coming and a partridge in a pear tree. Is there a chance HAH is going under??
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I agree that the new calendar year for our insurance company is not in preparation for HAH folding. They are investing too much time and money training new RNs and additional training for current RNs. I am disheartened for all those that have been affected. Wish all best of luck with their new job searches.
My thoughts are that unless it is a solid point to add to a resume at this point it would be a waste of time. Anything extra you do should either be done out of kindness with expectations of being laid off anyway, or done to benefit yourself in moving away from the roles that are being eliminated. Being a team player, team cheerleader,or being on xyz group or committee etc is not going to save your job based on the people I have seen cut.
Many online schools have rolling classes, not traditional dates if that helps. Also most colleges are required to provide you with your grades almost immediately after finals. My daughter was able to get a copy of her transcript just 2 days after her last final to use for transferring for the next semester.
There are a million and one resources now to help pay for schooling not just Humana's tuition reimbursement program.
Tuition reimbursement may not work. Not unless you are already enrolled. First, you have to be enrolled in a degree seeking program that the company needs, such as getting an MSN or MPH. You have to pay for the semester first. Then when you have completed your classes, you submit your grades to the tuition reimbursement department. You see it on your paycheck about 4-6 weeks after you submit, and grades have to be an A or B (I don't think they pay for lower than a B, but you have to confirm that in the policy). Considering traditional college classes already began for fall and will end sometime in middle December and you need to wait for grades to be released before you file for reimbursement, and factoring in a wait of about 4 weeks, the people affected by the quarter 4 layoffs probably won't get reimbursed before they leave, and certainly everyone whose end date is Oct 30 will not have their tuition reimbursed
My point was to make yourself more viable outside of Humana or another department.
Stay Healthy eliminated ("merged" with HCCP), HBH cuts, SNP cuts, LTIH cuts, RS cuts. Enrollment can never get to expected quotas when enrollment is closed. If you are still able, enroll in a fall course and take advantage of the tuition reimbursement program.
Agreed, last poster, it won't save you at Humana. It will however add to your resume for the job hunt edge.
Getting involved and trying to stand out won't save you either. I was shocked by the selection of some people in this layoff who are outstanding in their work and are involved in NRGs, volunteer work, and special projects. It makes no sense. That is why it's so frightening right now---you have no clear idea what to do to save your job.
I don't think the question in and of itself will start a panic. What starts a panic is one round of layoffs after another after another. Yes, there are financial reasons. It makes sense to have fewer PHC's and streamline services if, financially, it is a cost saver. I just don't see any benefit to offering a condescending reply when the question is asked.
But yes, I agree, obtaining certifications and looking for opportunities elsewhere are good moves.
No one here knows the future of the department. See can only speculate and that gets us nowhere but in a panic.
What other parts of HAH are they cutting? Sadly we just don't have the enrollments we thought we would have. I think it will all hinge on how many we get in the new benefit year
They are cutting roles that no longer make financial sense.
And cuts are not just in HCCP...unfortunately, they are HAH wide
Well, honestly, suggesting the new benefit calendar year, which is company wide, is an indication that HAH is folding was silly. As is not realizing that the PHCs are just a minute fraction of HAH. We don't need people to start a panic that an entire division is folding. If you made millions like most of the leaders who retired, wouldnt you also retire if you were up there in age?
It's not feeling superior, it's the ability to look at the big picture and not see things so myopically. It's a scary world just being laid off of fearing that you are next. If you think you are next, do something now to make yourself more viable. Get certified in something (yes certification even in care management will give you an edge) or go back to school. Do the mentoring program/shadowing that one of NRGs started. Do volunteer work where you can learn new skills. Don't sit back worrying if the division is going to fold. Do something to make you stand out.
Last poster, does using all CAPS and exclamation points make you feel superior to OP for asking a simple question? As soon as I saw the question, I knew someone would rip into OP in 3,2,1....
No harm in asking about the future of the program.
Well for one, the new benefit calendar is for the ENTIRE company and has ZERO to do with HAH. The positions being cut are not fundamental to the department and can be streamlined. The nurses are growing still. The focus is on in home care for now. In health insurance companies everything is cyclical. Ride it out long enough and they may, in time, see the value of PHCs again. HAH is so much larger than HCCP, but most can't see past that! Its like you all have tunnel vision. There are about 10,000 employees in Humana at Home! In business you sometimes have to get smaller in order to grow again! HAH is NOT ending!
No, the entire medical system/industry is folding.
Go ahead, laugh, but how many thot they'd be losing their jobs and the company would be in this state?
Now go to "Latest Posts" where you'll find LOADS of other health and medical care companies laying off in droves.