Timeline — Cigna
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450+ Cigna employees sign petition following end to GLP-1 coverage
More than 450 Cigna employees have signed a petition challenging the company’s decision to end GLP-1 weight-loss coverage for its workforce. Cigna stopped covering GLP-1s for weight loss through its employee health plan July 1. The company still covers the drugs for diabetes. In the wake of the decision, hundreds of Cigna employees detailed their […] The post 450+ Cigna employees sign petition following end to GLP-1 coverage appeared first on Becker's Payer Issues | Payer News .
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Florida sues 2 PBMs over alleged price fixing
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has filed a lawsuit against Prime Therapeutics and Cigna’s Express Scripts, alleging the pharmacy benefit managers entered into an illegal horizontal price-fixing agreement that threatens access to affordable medications. The lawsuit alleges the competitors entered a “collaboration” in December 2019 under which Prime, which is owned by BCBS plans, adopted […] The post Florida sues 2 PBMs over alleged price fixing appeared first on Becker's Payer Issues...
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Cigna’s ‘industry-first’ supplemental play ties cash benefits to medical claims
Cigna Healthcare is launching a product that bundles supplemental health benefits directly into high-deductible health plans. The product, Medical with Smart Coverage, will be available in 2027 for employers with 500 to 2,999 employees offering qualifying HDHPs. Eligible employees can receive up to $7,000 in supplemental cash benefits when they’re hospitalized or diagnosed with a […] The post Cigna’s ‘industry-first’ supplemental play ties cash benefits to medical claims appeared first on Bec...
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Cigna unveils new plan to bring together medical, supplemental benefits
Cigna is looking to better link medical and supplemental benefits for its members and has unveiled a new employer benefit that aims to further that goal.
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Cigna to manage NFL’s behavioral health network
Cigna Healthcare will manage a new behavioral health network for eligible current and former National Football League (NFL) players and their eligible dependents beginning Sept. 1. The NFL and NFL Players Association (NFLPA) created the Behavioral Health Network as an enhancement to the NFL Player Insurance Plan, according to an Aug. 26 news release from NFLPA. Cigna […] The post Cigna to manage NFL’s behavioral health network appeared first on Becker's Payer Issues | Payer News .
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GuideWell taps Cigna exec for CFO role
GuideWell, parent of Florida Blue, has named Brad Phillips as executive vice president and chief financial officer. “His leadership will help ensure GuideWell has the financial foundation to invest in better care, expand access, and be here for the people and communities we serve — not just today, but well into the future,” the company […] The post GuideWell taps Cigna exec for CFO role appeared first on Becker's Payer Issues | Payer News .
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Monogram Health to pay $2.4M to settle Medicare Advantage upcoding allegations
The Justice Department told Healthcare Dive that Monogram, a home health company, overcharged Medicare through contracts with Cigna and Humana by inflating diagnostic codes.
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Highmark taps Aetna exec to lead insurance business
Highmark has named Gustavo (Gus) Giraldo as president of its health insurance division, effective immediately. Mr. Giraldo most recently served as senior vice president of individual and family plans at Aetna, and he’s previously held executive leadership roles at Magellan Health and Cigna Healthcare. He succeeds Tom Doran, who is departing the organization to pursue […] The post Highmark taps Aetna exec to lead insurance business appeared first on Becker's Payer Issues | Payer News .
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Cigna named in addiction treatment providers’ lawsuit claiming $12.8M underpayment
Ten California addiction providers filed a lawsuit against Cigna on Aug. 19, claiming the insurer shortchanged them by $12.8 million. The lawsuit spans March 1, 2022, through March 15, 2026. Before 2015, Cigna would pay billed charges in full or at a “reasonable and customary” rate but eventually changed that policy, according to the complaint, […] The post Cigna named in addiction treatment providers’ lawsuit claiming $12.8M underpayment appeared first on Becker's Payer Issues | Payer News .
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Evernorth payer solutions president tapped to lead Cambia TPA
Healthcare Management Administrators, a third-party administrator owned by Cambia Health Solutions, has named Diane Zalewski as CEO. Ms. Zalewski most recently served as president of payer solutions at Cigna’s Evernorth. Before Evernorth, she held several roles at Cigna, including COO of payer solutions. HMA designs and administers health plans for self-funded employers and has been […] The post Evernorth payer solutions president tapped to lead Cambia TPA appeared first on Becker's Payer Iss...
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