Becker's Healthcare October 8, 2024
Rylee Wilson

CVS Health will lay off 416 employees at Aetna’s headquarters in Hartford, Conn.

In a WARN notice filed Oct. 6, the company said 93 employees work at the facility in Hartford. The other employees work remotely in several states and report to the facility.

Most of the layoffs are effective Dec. 7.

In September, CVS Health announced it would lay off 2,900 employees, less than 1% of its workforce, primarily in corporate roles. The layoffs are part of an initiative to cut $2 billion in costs at the company.

“Before taking this step, we prioritized finding cost savings everywhere we could, including closing open job postings,” a CVS Health spokesperson said in a statement shared with...

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