CVS Health is planning to cut about 2,900 jobs in an effort to slash costs, the US health care company said Tuesday.

CVS Health is laying off nearly 3,000 "primarily corporate roles" in a cost-cutting move, the company confirmed to USA TODAY Tuesday.

CVS Health said on Tuesday it would lay off about 2,900 employees, representing less than 1% of its workforce, as the healthcare conglomerate aims to cut costs. The reductions, part of the company's previously announced plan,

CVS said it is cutting 2,900 workers, or about 1% of its workforce, as part of an effort to reduce costs by $2 billion.

CVS Health is slashing its headcount by 2,900, or 1% of its total workforce. The layoffs will largely focus on corporate positions, a spokesperson said.

CVS Health is laying off nearly 3,000 employees nationwide, a company spokesperson confirmed Monday. The disclosure about job cuts came shortly before national news outlets reported that CVS’s board is considering whether to break up the company,