About 1 in 8 American women will develop breast cancer during her lifetime, second in prevalence only to all types of skin cancer and accounting for about 1 in 3 cancer diagnoses in the United States. Breast cancer is the most common cancer in the U.S. workforce and, as such, the top driver of employers' total oncology care costs.

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

Proactive, holistic strategies that enable personalized MSK care, together with easy-to-access mental health support, can help improve health outcomes and lower medical costs.

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

Let's take a look at supplemental features that might appeal to the broad spectrum of Medicare beneficiaries in various situations and stages of life.

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.

We spoke with Cigna Healthcare's Katy Wong, chief pharmacy officer, and Dr. Mandeep Brar, medical director, to discuss how Cigna Healthcare continues to make groundbreaking diabetes treatments available for patients who need them, as well as protect people who may be using these drugs off-label for weight loss purposes.

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.

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.

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.

To better understand OCD, we sat down with Dr. Jamie Feusner, chief medical officer at NOCD, an organization that provides evidence-based treatments for people with OCD, to talk about the condition, how it shows up in different people, and the causes, treatment, and side effects of living with it.

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.

Flu season is almost in full swing, and older adults, and seniors in particular, need to be extra cautious. To make a case for the flu vaccine among Medicare-eligible adults, we scoured the web for stats on some of the dangers that the flu poses for older adults, the complications it can cause, as well as the efficacy and benefits of getting the shot.

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.

Monkeypox, also called MPX, has been making headlines as of late. But, what exactly is Monkeypox? How did it come about, and what does it look like when a person contracts it? We tapped the expertise of Dr. Mark Netoskie, a market medical executive at Cigna, to answer these questions and more.

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.

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.

At Cigna, we believe that there are four key areas where a health plan can contribute to a business’s growth strategy.

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.

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.

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.

In addition to issues accessing tests, the accuracy of home tests is often questioned – along with how to select the best tests, how to use them, and when to use them. In this article, we answer some of the most common questions about at-home testing and more.

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.

Ask children what they’re afraid of, and getting a shot is often high on the list. Helping them prepare for their COVID-19 vaccines can ease the apprehension for parent and child alike.

As the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) prepare to widen eligibility for COVID-19 boosters, many people are wondering if they should get their shot – especially with upcoming holiday travel and recent increases in COVID-19 cases across the country.

Kidney care in the U.S. is fundamentally broken. The status quo is not serving patients, or their providers.

Whether you’re trying to select an Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace plan, Medicare or Medicare Advantage plan, or an employer-sponsored plan, you’ll have a variety of choices – which can make your choice complicated.

Nearly 40 years ago, there were no known therapies to treat HIV. While there is still no cure for the HIV virus, improvements in treatment have made it possible for patients to live long and active lives.

Parents are understandably feeling anxious about sending their children, many of whom cannot be vaccinated, into school buildings.

Vaccination is one of the most important things we can do to protect ourselves, our children, and future generations against illness.

The unprecedented pace of development for the COVID-19 vaccines demonstrates the ability of the pharmaceutical industry to deliver breakthrough medications and innovations at accelerated speed.

Biologic medicines represent a consistent challenge in the U.S. health care system today.

In a recent New England Journal of Medicine Catalyst opinion piece, Cigna Chief Clinical Officer Dr. Steve Miller and Humana’s Chief Medical Officer Dr. William Shrank discussed how health...

Biologic medicines have transformed treatment for many complex and debilitating conditions, including cancer, multiple sclerosis, and rheumatoid...

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.

Cigna held its 2021 Investor Day on March 8th to speak with the investment community and our shareholders about our growth strategy and our steadfast focus on delivering for customers, clients,...

Approximately 10 months into the global Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the world is still grappling with outbreaks and stay-at-home orders. The good news is that some of the vaccines being...

Research shows that young adults, whose brains are still in development, are at greater risk of opioid addiction, and that their first exposure to an opioid is usually from the dentist.1 To help...

Across a divided and suffering America, many are united by hope for a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine in the coming months.

Cigna continues to take meaningful steps to drive value for clients, provide expanded care and ease the financial impact to customers associated with testing and treatment during COVID-19.

In 2019, Cigna and Express Scripts announced the ground-breaking Patient Assurance ProgramSM to ensure eligible people with diabetes in participating plans would not pay more than $25 for a 30-day...

As a prescriber of opioids, dentists play an important role in addressing the opioid epidemic. As part of a long-standing commitment to help curb opioid addiction and overdose, Cigna has partnered...

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.