The gender-affirmation process can be a long, complex, and emotional roller coaster. Learn about Cigna's My Personal Champion team, which works to make gender-affirming care as simple and easy as possible.

In a recent podcast for Becker's Hospital Review, Neema Stephens, national medical director of health equity at Cigna, spoke to trends in mental health, maternal health, and some of the work Cigna is doing in driving health equity.

Today’s employers know the importance of encouraging employees to bring their whole selves to work, and workers thrive when their organizations encourage them to live their healthiest lives.

We take a look at the Brave of Heart Fund and how it has helped more than 900 families of frontline workers who died in the battle against COVID-19.

Working women – and all women – needed support before the pandemic, and the events of the last two-plus years have increased those needs, sometimes greatly. Providing the resources their employees need is a win-win for workers and employers alike.

Building cultural competency among health care providers is key to making diabetes management easier for Black patients.

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought to light the inextricable link between employee health and well-being, and business and economic success, as evidenced in a recent study by Economist Impact, commissioned by Cigna.

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

Taking steps to improve employees’ health and well-being can increase satisfaction and encourage retention, whether they are working on site, at home, or in both locations.

Imagine this: You’ve been diagnosed with COVID-19. After running additional tests, the doctor brings unexpected news. You also have Type 2 diabetes.

As part of our mission to improve the health, well-being, and peace of mind of those we serve, Cigna has donated $15,000 to the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle (Food Shuttle) of North Carolina to provide healthy meals to people in need in Wake County.

Dr. Michael Howell, MD, who is a regional medical executive for Cigna, is determined to combat vaccine misinformation in the Black community and for underrepresented minorities in general.

In honor of National Suicide Prevention Week (September 5-11), we’ve scoured the web for some of the latest stats on suicide: The what, why and who. Read on to better understand how suicide risk is tied to social and economic status, gender, mental health, and more.

It has been more than a decade since the Affordable Care Act (ACA) became law and created more access to health coverage for millions of Americans. Since the inception of the ACA health insurance...

Candid conversations about complex topics of diversity, equity, and inclusion – especially in the workplace – may feel uncomfortable.

There are many structural factors that impact gender disparities in mental health — education, literacy, poverty and gender roles — all have been further exacerbated by the pandemic.

Cigna teamed up with the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) and the City of Scottsdale to run a new COVID-19 vaccination center, serving the community and helping to make vaccinations easy and convenient.

As demand has grown in the U.S. for mental health care and services, supply has struggled to keep up.

Achilles Freedom Team athletes have experienced some of the toughest challenges life has to offer. Cigna recently sat down with Master Sargent Cedric King and Staff Sargent Earl Granville, two...

Cigna Medical Group (CMG) in Arizona is among the first in the country to provide the monoclonal antibody infusion therapy to high-risk COVID-19 patients in a non-hospital setting. This is part of...

To better help teachers and school administrators support the mental well-being of their students, Cigna Foundation is partnering with Mindful Schools.

Cigna is providing critical health care resources to a number of communities most at risk for COVID-19.

COVID-19 has put many things on hold this year, but one thing it shouldn’t interrupt is preventative care.

They rush the scene when others are fleeing. They are the protectors and the helping hands. Emergency responders are used to saving lives, and now Cigna is making sure that these frontline workers...

While employers around the country are focused on how to safely reopen offices, Cigna is making it easier for them to provide employees with peace of mind.

While many people are avoiding hospitals right now due to concerns over COVID-19, it’s still critical that people get the needed care. A recent Cigna study found that pediatric hospitalizations...

Food is a basic human need. Yet, for 1 in 7 children in the United States, they may not know where their next meal might come from.1 And when children are suffering from hunger, they are more...

Today’s U.S. health care system is complicated and can be difficult to navigate, leaving many people worried about obtaining care for themselves or their loved ones. We see the statistics: over...

According to the World Health Organization, by 2050 one in every ten people will have “disabling” hearing loss1. But, does the loss of hearing have to be “disabling?” At Cigna, we're...

When it comes to the health of our cats and dogs, the vast majority of Americans are doing the right things.

Returning home from an overseas deployment brings a host of challenges, and many veterans need mental well-being support to transition back to civilian life.

Cigna knows that compassion and community efforts help solve problems. Shame and blame do not. Substance use disorders are a chronic disease, and we are committed to helping those who may be at-risk.

A Cigna Foundation grant is responding to the need to help Native American moms receive prenatal care and deliver healthy babies. Infant mortality rates for Native women are significantly higher...

More than 1,500 young filmmakers, writers and directors work with Ghetto Film School locations in New York and Los Angeles annually. Some of the best and brightest of those storytellers took part...

By the time students in the U.S. reach the age of 17, 60% of them have been exposed to violence.1 Researchers found that 20% of American students have been personally affected by trauma.1 The same...

Cigna is taking steps to increase prevention and treatment of substance use disorders.