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.

In honor of Autism Acceptance Month, which is observed each April in the United States, we bring you the story of a Cigna employee living with autism: Jennifer, a patient care advocate for Express Scripts Pharmacy.

The stresses and strains of the COVID-19 pandemic have also had an impact on substance use. According to research, about 49% of the U.S. workforce has either an alcohol or substance misuse problem. We look at some of the ways employers can make the space for people with an alcohol or drug misuse problem to come forward and get help.

New research cements the notion that employers need to take an active role in employee mental health.

Building on the success of last year’s inaugural event, Cigna hosted the 2022 Global Women’s Leadership Summit – featuring motivational sessions, panels, and presentations from industry experts and Cigna leaders.

We need to move beyond looking only at physical health – and understand that the mind and the body are connected and both contribute to health and well-being.

In the age of COVID-19, the concept of “business as usual” has been forever changed.

David Evans and Associates, Inc., partnered with Cigna to reimagine its employee well-being strategy during the pandemic. The professional services consultancy moved away from just focusing on physical health to providing employees with more holistic support.

Learn more about the different ways Cigna is recruiting, retaining, and developing historically underrepresented talent and meet some of our external partners and internal employee resource groups that help us to achieve our diversity, equity, and inclusion goals.

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.