The uninsured population grew for the first time since 2019, rising 11.1% from 2023.

A third (34%) of those laid off first heard the news through workplace gossip, more than those told directly by their manager or HR (27%).

The health insurance distributor uses the AI tools to check applicants' eligibility and ward off cyberattacks.

Of the 600 HR professionals whose organizations laid employees off over the last year to make way for the influence of AI, about two-thirds had already rehired some of those employees.