Every day, the city of Scottsdale, Arizona, which provides municipal services to more than 225,000 residents, is true to its motto of “simply better service for a world-class community.”

Cigna Healthcare has partnered with Paytient to offer a solution for their health plan members to manage unexpected out-of-pocket dental care costs.

Cigna Healthcare is shaping a new standard of care for MSK conditions by guiding customers to the right care at the right time across their MSK journey.

See how an integrated health care plan connects medical, behavioral and pharmacy data to reduce costs and improve health outcomes for your employees.

Let’s take a closer look at some of the biggest opportunities we see in improving behavioral health care.

New research highlights the state of youth mental health and the depth of challenges facing working parents who care for young people with mental health issues – and what more employers can do to help.

Health and nutrition are a vital part of good health, and Cigna Healthcare is committed to promoting healthy eating and enabling access to healthful foods in communities across the United States.

Many employers are implementing prevention and early intervention plans to help head off the business costs of cardiodiabesity conditions.

As a young adult, choosing the right options from your employer-sponsored health insurance offering can be confusing. These tips from The Cigna Group can help you find the health plan that’s right for you.

Vitality is a person’s ability to live life with health, strength, and energy – and in the world of work it equates to high-performing, motivated, and healthy employees. That’s a key finding from the 2023 Vitality in America report, which is based on a survey of 10,000 adults conducted by Morning Consult and commissioned by The Cigna Group.

While digital technology can never replace the health care experience, it can complement in-person care to help drive down costs, make care more personalized, and improve health outcomes. Cigna Healthcare conducts extensive research to offer members the most effective digital options that can support their individual health needs.

For employers, being able to proactively identify MSK issues can help mitigate costly impacts to worker productivity, as well as burnout and turnover.

Musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions are already a major impediment to workforce health and job performance, and the potential for a costly MSK-related hospitalization can add to employee stress and anxiety.

Oncology treatment options continue to grow exponentially, yet 47% of prescribed regimes do not follow the latest recommendations. Read on to see how our unique methodology helps providers fill gaps in knowledge and guides the way to optimum care.

Half of the people with a behavioral health condition do not receive adequate treatment, which can have adverse consequences for them and their employers. The Cigna Total Behavioral Health program will launch new enhancements to better help employees find effective treatment and navigate the care process.

We sat down with Dr. David Mino, national medical director of orthopedic surgery and spinal disorders at Cigna Healthcare, to better understand the workplace issues around musculoskeletal conditions and how the Cigna Pathwell Bone & Joint program can benefit employers and their employees.

For patients undergoing the complexities of specialty medication treatment, a dedicated team helps ensure the most effective and convenient care experience that will improve health outcomes while controlling costs.

A new study from Cigna Healthcare has found that patients prescribed pegfilgrastim — an injected medicine that reduces the risk of infection during chemotherapy — experience better health outcomes when the treatment is administered in their homes rather than a hospital setting.

For employers, unexpected and high-cost health events are inevitable, but with supplemental health solutions, they can make these events more affordable for their employees and their business.

Learn how employee burnout varies by industry and how your approach to health care should be tailored to your employees' unique needs.

See how understanding and addressing the diverse aspects of employee mental health can aid employers in better supporting the needs of their workforce.

Learn how changes in our world are impacting employee expectations for mental health support – and putting pressure on employers to do more.

Workplace mental health challenges are rising across industries, with more and more companies seeking ways to support their employees' well-being. Cigna Healthcare’s research shows that...

Most Americans have become familiar with Medicare and Medicare Advantage plans, but have you ever heard of EGWP? We're breaking down all you need to know about these Employer Group Waiver Plans for Medicare-eligible retirees.

To get a better understanding of prior authorizations, we sat down with Dr. Jeff Hankoff, who walked us through how prior authorization works, why it’s necessary, and how Cigna Healthcare is working to improve the process for its provider partners and the patients we both serve.

Learn how Cigna Healthcare is creating more comprehensive and personalized health care experiences that improve outcomes for you and your employees.

When you or a loved one has a medical emergency or serious issue, choosing how and where to seek help can be overwhelming. We asked Dr. Peter W. McCauley Sr., a medical officer for Cigna Healthcare, for tips on when to visit an emergency room, an urgent care center, or a virtual care provider.

The Newsroom sat down with Marcus Garcia, senior director of payer and strategy relations at Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers to discuss the benefits of doctors referring patients to infusion centers.

If you don’t have health insurance through your job, choosing a health plan can feel overwhelming – but with the right information, finding affordable, quality healthcare can be simple.

As promising biosimilar therapies to treat inflammatory conditions become available next year, Cigna Pharmacy Management, which manages pharmacy benefits for some Cigna Healthcare clients, is announcing that it will add select biosimilars as preferred products on its commercial formularies at the same position as Humira.

Cigna Healthcare has found that the average annual price of therapy for specialty drugs is $38,000 per patient, which is 75 times higher than non-specialty prescription drugs.

Cigna Healthcare has partnered with Alegis Care to offer home visits to Medicare Advantage customers living with multiple chronic health conditions.

High medical costs are inevitable. But they’re also predictable and manageable with the right data. Employers must understand the needs of their employees, in order to anticipate, address and manage high medical costs.

Looking for a Medicare Advantage plan? Understanding star ratings – and knowing where to find them – can help you select the plan that's best for you.

As virtual health care continues to grow, physicians and patients are utilizing technology to build relationships. We interviewed Dr. Vontrelle Roundtree, MDLIVE’s interim chief medical officer, to share her thoughts about the doctor-patient relationship and how it can thrive with virtual care.

Sachin Joshi, chief data and analytics engineering officer at Evernorth, recently sat down at VentureBeat Transform 2022 to discuss the ways Cigna is using data science, predictive modeling, and machine learning to improve patient health outcomes, reduce costs, and fix a fragmented health care system.

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.

To better understand the virtual care landscape we sat down with Dr. William Lopez, national medical director for virtual care at Evernorth, Cigna Corporation’s health services business. Read on to get some insights around how virtual care will augment and complement the health care experience.

A new whitepaper from Cigna Healthcare shows that virtual care can help to drive down health care costs for customers.

Data shows Cigna’s oncology case management program’s distress screening tool improves engagement and lowers costs.

For those of us who are covered by a high-deductible health plan (HDHP) it’s currently the time of the year when deductibles reset. However, even during the deductible stage, you can take steps to minimize your costs while maximizing your health. Here’s how.