Premera Blue Cross reviews

3.0

38% would recommend to a friend

(1,007 total reviews)
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Jeff Roe

42% approve of CEO

31% positive business outlook

Premera Blue Cross has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,007 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Premera Blue Cross employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Insurance industry (3.6 stars).

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1.0
Apr 27, 2025
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Pros

It was remote work, that was all.

Cons

During my time with this organization, chronic understaffing was a constant issue, severely impacting both the quality of service and employee morale. Upper management, composed largely of social workers rather than licensed medical providers, repeatedly dismissed the expertise of the RN staff. Although RNs were required to maintain active licensure, leadership frequently undermined our professional judgment by insisting we were not operating under our nursing licenses — a stance that was both confusing and frustrating. Management’s primary focus seemed to be meeting unrealistic productivity metrics rather than supporting clinical staff. When legitimate concerns were raised about overwhelming caseloads and unattainable expectations, the response was often punitive: employees were written up for exhibiting a “negative attitude” rather than receiving meaningful support or solutions. Constructive feedback was not welcomed unless it aligned with the “growth mindset” narrative pushed by leadership. Turnover among case managers was extremely high, and despite clear patterns pointing to systemic internal problems, upper management placed blame squarely on the new hires, suggesting that it was their unrealistic expectations — rather than structural issues — that led to their departure. This ongoing denial of organizational faults created a toxic and unsustainable work environment. Ultimately, the lack of appropriate clinical leadership, unrealistic demands, and an unwillingness to engage in honest self-reflection made it a very difficult place for dedicated healthcare professionals to thrive.

1.0
Apr 22, 2025
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Pros

*Extremely good people to work with. Everyone I met was friendly and I can't say that I experienced a toxic environment. *Very clear movement upwards. It's clear what positions you would move onto if you stayed here long enough.

Cons

I was basically in a data entry position at this company. While the people at this company are good to work with, it's still worthy to note that upper management follow the same style as any other corporate system, even if they keep harping they are a "non-profit." Everything management is doing is to cut costs and make more money. *Outsourcing: Probably one of the top issues at this company. Slowly but surely, positions are being removed and getting outsourced. This creates many impacts to the company in a negative way. I suspect that outsourced workers have a higher performance requirement and are paid less, which creates huge issues with certain work types as things get messed up. Currently, my whole department is the process of being outsourced, so I highly doubt this review will help anyone anymore since they aren't hiring in the US anymore... *Performance Metrics: This is another top issue. Almost all the performance metrics and KPIs used to monitor employees are useless and outdated, but you need to keep them up or else you will be fired very quickly. This got really bad after mid-2023 and it will only get worse. Overall, many issues arise since at the low-level positions, there isn't much organization in terms of metrics. Too many data points are mixed together, which creates these odd KPIs that you either meet or you don't. It's completely random based on the type of work you do. For instance, error tracking for employees is too strict. There is only one class of error, they are not separated based on error-type. You are permitted two errors per month for all enrollments you process. This may sound gracious, but it's actually an accuracy rate of over 99% given the current workload. Also, what is defined as a "impacting error" is pretty much just anything you did wrong. I get that you need to track errors, but you will be fired if you don't meet this requirement. Final Remarks: I am sure that upper management is aware of these issues, I have been told this by others before. Everything is being done on purpose to out US employees and make a justification for outsourcing.

4.0
Apr 9, 2025
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Pros

Most of the employees are allowed to work from home years before the pandemic started. Flexible hours. We didn't have an assigned schedule. We just had to put in our 40 hours a week as long as we worked between 5AM-6PM

Cons

Getting cross trained on new pend codes was difficult because they didn't allow a lot of time for training. I was sad to leave. They replaced all of us with outsourcing in India.

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