BATON ROUGE — Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana will be laying off employees across the state, the company confirmed to WBRZ on Friday.

The job cuts at several Louisiana Blue locations statewide are being done as the company continues to "navigate the current industry challenges driven by rising medical and pharmacy costs, as well as changes in Federal programs, especially the expiration of enhanced premium subsidies in the Affordable Care Act’s individual line of business," the company explained.

"Our company remains strong and viable. However, in order to be the best stewards of our members’ healthcare dollars, we continue to manage our costs as effectively as possible," the company said in a statement. "Earlier this year, we began to streamline our workforce, primarily through a

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