Every cut on record in 2026, newest first
Each employer opens its page at the cut, with the employer's own words and the source.
| Announced | Employer | Roles | Was it AI? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2, 2026 | Children's Mercy Kansas CityNov 2, 2026 · United StatesNot linked to AI | 115 | Not linked to AISource |
| Oct 27, 2026 | HumanaOct 27, 2026 · United StatesNot linked to AI | Not disclosed | Not linked to AISource |
| Oct 22, 2026 | Mass General BrighamOct 22, 2026 · United StatesNot linked to AI | Not disclosed | Not linked to AISource |
| Oct 21, 2026 | PacificSourceOct 21, 2026 · United StatesNot linked to AI | 134 | Not linked to AISource |
| Jul 7, 2026 | UnityPoint HealthJul 7, 2026 · United StatesNot linked to AI | Not disclosed | Not linked to AISource |
| Jun 12, 2026 | CoxHealthJun 12, 2026 · United StatesLinked to AI: Named no AI reason; others linked it to AI | 53reported | Linked to AINamed no AI reason; others linked it to AISource |
| May 29, 2026 | PacificSourceMay 29, 2026 · United StatesNot linked to AI | 97 | Not linked to AISource |
| May 15, 2026 | InnovaccerMay 15, 2026 · United StatesLinked to AI: Named no AI reason; others linked it to AI | 340reported | Linked to AINamed no AI reason; others linked it to AISource |
| May 13, 2026 | CignaMay 13, 2026 · United KingdomNot linked to AI | ~193 | Not linked to AISource |
| Apr 15, 2026 | UnityPoint HealthApr 15, 2026 · United StatesNot linked to AI | 207 | Not linked to AISource |
| Feb 10, 2026 | CignaFeb 10, 2026 · GlobalNot linked to AI | ~2,000press figure | Not linked to AISource |
Show the 4 from earlier years
| Announced | Employer | Roles | Was it AI? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 3, 2025 | Revere HealthNov 3, 2025 · United StatesLinked to AI: Declared the cut AI-related | 177 | Linked to AIDeclared the cut AI-relatedSource |
| Aug 25, 2025 | Verily |
Not every layoff in the industry: every cut the register found linked to AI, and the notable cuts it checked and found were not. Notable cuts not linked to AI have been checked every day since mid-October 2026, so earlier months list mostly AI-linked cuts. Employers are grouped by what they mainly do; the grouping is ours. Roles: the employer's figure unless marked; ~ means approximate.
Healthcare: every employer with a page
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan layoffs
- Blue Shield of California layoffs
- Children's Mercy Kansas City layoffs
- Cigna layoffs
- CoxHealth layoffs
- CVS Health layoffs
- Humana layoffs
- Innovaccer layoffs
- Mass General Brigham layoffs
- Medline layoffs
- PacificSource layoffs
- Revere Health layoffs
- Rite Aid layoffs
- UnitedHealth Group layoffs
- UnityPoint Health layoffs
Frequently asked
Which healthcare employers had layoffs in 2026?
Largest first: Cigna, Innovaccer, UnityPoint Health, PacificSource, Children's Mercy Kansas City, CoxHealth, Humana and Mass General Brigham. The table above gives each cut's date, figure, what the employer said about AI and the source.
Layoffs this week, in every industryHow many healthcare layoffs in 2026 were linked to AI?
2 of the 11 on record. A cut is linked to AI when the employer named AI as a reason or credible reporting tied that cut to AI; the rest were checked and neither was true.
Who blamed AI, and who did notOther industries
With the cuts on record in 2026:
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