I find it strange and completely offensive that they’re cutting staff under the assumption that health care reform will go through - which it probably won’t. That is, unless their lobbyists are informing them that these townhall protests won’t mean squat at vote-time (like the financial bailout).
They’re not cutting because of the threat of the overhaul going through. They’re cutting due to the loss of customers from all the layoffs at companies that bought BCBS plans. It was bound to happen and I’m sure other insurance providers are feeling the pinch as well.