Americans with employer-sponsored health insurance want plans that cover behavioral and physical health care needs, according to a new AHIP survey.

The cost for prescription drugs can vary widely. But, there are steps that people can take to ensure they get the most bang for their buck. Below, we dive into some of the ways that you can save money at the pharmacy counter.

Scams are rampant in today’s world, in health care and other areas. While anyone of any age can be targeted, older adults are particularly at risk. Last year, fraud cost U.S. seniors more than $1.5 billion. Here is some advice that can help older adults – and younger people, too – protect themselves from scams.

Biosimilars represent a meaningful opportunity to reduce drug spending by as much as $375 billion over the next decade. Cigna is committed to driving greater value and lower costs where clinically appropriate for our customers and clients. As a longtime advocate for greater availability of biosimilars, we have worked for a decade to advance the pathways needed to bring biosimilars to market.

At Cigna Healthcare, our diabetes care solutions are built around a whole-person health strategy. The aim is to help identify, prevent and manage diabetes by connecting individuals to the right level of care. We look at some of the ways our approach has helped patients save money, and improves medication adherence and health outcomes.

Patients may not be aware that infusion centers are quality sites of care that are often more affordable options for receiving infusions for complex conditions such as cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, hemophilia, and hepatitis C.

When employers select health plan networks for their employees, they may look at the pure size of a network and assume the more doctors, hospitals, and clinics that are included, the better. However, size alone does not equal quality. The quality of care a patient receives is critical in managing the total cost of care, which includes medical, pharmacy, and behavioral care costs.

According to new research from AHIP, the cost to patients and their health plans is particularly high when specialty drugs are administered to patients in a hospital setting. The key finding: Specialty pharmacies are the more affordable option.

Cigna has announced an additional $450 million investment in Cigna Ventures, our corporate venture fund focused on finding and partnering with health tech startups as they look to become a catalyst for bold new opportunities to improve people's health and make health care more affordable, simple, and predictable.

Prior authorization – also called preauthorization, preapproval, and precertification – is a tool that helps health plans protect patient health and safety and improve affordability by reducing unnecessary costs.