Seventy-two people will be laid off.

It comes as CVS Health is laying off dozens of employees that report to the Hartford headquarters of its Aetna health insurance business, a round of job cuts touched off by the loss of a contract involving government health care programs for seniors.

CVS said it would layoff 72 workers after losing a contract for its Aetna Medicare Medicaid Program in 2026, affecting employees that are working remotely in three states — Michigan, Ohio and Kentucky, according to a notice filed recently with the Connecticut labor department .

The majority of the jobs — 44 — are listed as “case manager RN — field” and are located in Ohio. The layoffs are expected to become effective between Dec. 31 and March 31.

The job cuts are expected to be permanent. None of t

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