Another ObamaCare Casualty: Harvard Pilgrim lays off 65 workers, almost all of them in Massachusetts

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, the Wellesley-based health insurer, confirmed Thursday that it laid off 65 workers, reducing its three-state workforce by about 6.5 percent to 1,265.

Sixty-two of the job cuts were in Massachusetts, said Joan Fallon, a spokeswoman for the insurance company.. In addition, Harvard Pilgrim will eliminate 35 open positions, but will add 12 new ones, according to Fallon. The insurer plans to expand into a fourth state, Connecticut, next year.

In a statement, Harvard Pilgrim said the cutback was “part of a strategic plan to align... organizational structure with the changing health care environment.” It said the insurance carrier will provide severance and support services for employees who were laid off.

In addition to Massachusetts, the insurer has operations in Maine and New Hampshire.

Via: Boston Globe

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