Latest News

CIGNA Plans Among Top Commercial Health Plans, According to U.S.News & World Report and National Committee for Quality Assurance

Four CIGNA HealthCare plans are among the top commercial health plans in the country, as they are listed among the highest ranked plans in this year’s ”America’s Best Health Plans,” conducted by U.S.News & World Report (U.S. News) and National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA).

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Integration of Great-West Healthcare Proceeds Smoothly and On Schedule
Medical management policy alignment underway

We continue to make progress leveraging the best practices from CIGNA and Great-West Healthcare to support the delivery of quality care. A key area of recent focus has been improving the health care experience for individuals enrolled in our plans - making it easier for them, their doctors and their other health care professionals.

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New Online Chronic Care Management Capabilities Reach Individuals Early to Combat Disease
Support and tools help individuals before symptoms lead to a serious illness

Disease doesn’t happen overnight. There are symptoms and warning signs, and when individuals pay attention to them they can often change the course of disease. Our enhanced online capabilities are designed to help individuals do just that.

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CIGNA Group Insurance Expands Administrative Capabilities
Making benefits administration easy for employers

Employers often spend too much time processing employee benefits. CIGNA is offering an enhanced solution for life, accident and disability plans that allows our clients to focus on their company, rather than on administrative tasks.

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Domestic and International Coverage Through CIGNA
Coverage through CIGNA for your clients’ international employees provides many advantages

Did you know that CIGNA is able to bring your clients specialized domestic and international employee benefits? We’ve combined the expertise in our health care, group life & disability and international benefits to offer your clients employee benefit coverage that meets their needs at home and around the world* at the most advantageous cost arrangement.

*Services cannot be provided where prohibited by applicable law.

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Regional News

What's happening locally
CIGNA HealthCare news for your area

Get the latest CIGNA HealthCare news for your part of the country. Every month, we post new articles of interest and update the states to which they apply. Here's where you'll also find up-to-date local contact information to help you with your questions and concerns. Want to know the news for your area? Find out here.

(NOTE: States with new articles of special interest are highlighted in blue.)

Newsletters and Webinars of Interest

Prepare Health and Benefit Stories with CIGNA Healthful Hints
Designed to spark story ideas in employee publications

CIGNA Healthful Hints is a quarterly e-bulletin featuring national health news and trends that affect the communities we call home. It offers healthy tips and advice from professionals in dental care, vision care and group insurance. The news items are designed to spark story ideas for employee publications or intranet sites and be used to prepare health and benefit related stories.

Read the latest stories here. 

Retiree Health Care: Famine or Feast? Webinar

Academy by CIGNA presents a complimentary Webinar on December 9, 2008 from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm ET featuring Ken Sperling, Senior Vice President, Senior and Retiree Services CIGNA. Hear how CIGNA is addressing concerns about affordable, sustainable options with practical, customizable solutions at significant cost savings, including turnkey administrative options. To register for the Webinar, please click here and provide your name, address, company, your title and e-mail address. We will provide a confirmation email with access information. Please register by December 1, 2008.

Motivating Employees to Improve Their Health with Incentive Programs
Register now for CIGNA’s final 2008 health and productivity webinar

When employees are actively engaged in managing their health risks, they benefit from improved health and enhanced quality of life, their employers benefit from increased productivity and job satisfaction, and everyone benefits from more manageable costs. Join Thomas Parry, Ph.D., President, Integrated Benefits Institute, and Thomas Richards, Senior Vice President, Product, CIGNA for our final 2008 session on December 11 at 2pm Eastern Time and learn how effective incentives coupled with a comprehensive communication strategy can increase well-being, improve health and lead to gains in job performance. Register for this webinar session today and view on-demand replays from previous sessions here.

Now What? Direction of Health Care Reform Post Election Webinar Available for Replay
Academy by CIGNA conference available until December 11, 2008

If you missed the conference call featuring William Hoagland, CIGNA Vice President of Public Policy on Now What? Direction of Health Care Reform Post Election, a replay is available until December 11.

Replay Phone Number: 888.203.1112
Replay Passcode: 9640765

Please click here to complete a short evaluation. Your comments will help us plan for future producer webinars.

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