As part of its ongoing efforts to promote health equity and inclusivity among patients with sickle cell disease (SCD), The Cigna Group launched its Safe Swimming with Sickle Cell pilot program at...

Cigna Healthcare has added its Dental Oral Health Integration Program (OHIP) to its Pregnancy Support Pilot, which is in its third year, promotes healthy birth outcomes and maternal care in underserved communities in four U.S. cities.

Navigating the tumultuous cancer journey is a daunting task for patients, their families, caregivers, and even health care providers. It becomes even more difficult when social determinants of health (SDOH) impede access to expert oncologists and the most up-to-date protocols and treatments.

Cigna Healthcare has an unwavering focus on health literacy, and using plain language rather than jargon is a big part of that. While clear communications with our customers is always top of mind, Cigna Healthcare emphasizes plain language, engaging employees and showing them ways to communicate clearly and empower our customers to move toward better health.

Just over a year ago, Cigna Healthcare launched the Community Health Worker pilot in Houston, TX and Memphis, TN, playing a crucial role in connecting diabetes patients to benefits, services, and other resources to help them overcome social determinants of health (SDOH) like food insecurity and transportation issues.

Our business thrives when our workforce thrives. We are committed to valuing, leveraging and celebrating our teams’ diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences.

The Cigna Group's annual Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Report, which reports on our overall ESG performance, covers activities, and performance in the previous calendar-year. Read on for a message from our leadership on the launch of this year's report.

Learn how The Cigna Group actively supports the LGBTQ+ community both within our workforce and in the communities we serve, including our customers, clients, and partners.

Fostering and nurturing community can have a positive impact in helping to address SDOH barriers through social interaction and shared experiences, which is what led, in part, to a partnership between the Y and The Cigna Group, which is contributing $1 million to improve community vitality.

Older patients who lack a primary care physician tend to piece together their care, consulting specialists for chronic conditions and visiting acute-care facilities for routine or urgent needs.

Health literacy is an essential part of health care. For example, good health literacy enables people to know why, how, and when to get preventive care, like screenings or vaccines, to understand dosage instructions, and to be aware of the adverse reactions that are associated with their medications.

The convergence of cardiovascular disease, obesity, and diabetes – known as cardiodiabesity – represents a serious health challenge in the United States.

In this episode of the Health Unscripted Podcast, Dr. Neema Stephens of The Cigna Group explores the health equity landscape – including industry challenges, barriers to care, and ways The Cigna Group is partnering with customers, clients, and communities to improve outcomes.

As Americans age, they are increasingly likely to face food insecurity. Here’s how Cigna Healthcare is helping seniors have better access to the food they need.

Breaking down barriers that prevent access to quality health care sometimes means going in person to where those barriers exist. Read how our Community Health Worker Pilot is supporting people with diabetes in underserved communities – and how it helped change one man’s life.

Food insecurity during pregnancy impacts not just mother and baby, but our society. Here's what employers need to know – and do – about the rising trend.

While we know there’s still much work to be done, we have made good progress to give each person every opportunity to live well by improving access to quality health care and better engagement through our innovative solutions and programs.

As we reflect on Black History Month this February, we asked leaders from across the enterprise to speak to the importance of DEI and embracing empowerment for the African American and Black community.

This Black History Month, we are proud to spotlight a health care trailblazer: Dr. Ugwuji N. Maduekwe, the new joint academic fellow for The Cigna Group and The Society of Black Academic Surgeons.

The Cigna Group has surpassed its goal of $1 billion in annual spending with small and diverse businesses in the United States, about two years ahead of schedule.

Learn more about The Cigna Group's innovative approaches to improving health equity from Dr. Neema Stephens, who recently presented on the topic during a workshop at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

Learn more about the impact of Healthier Kids For Our Future, The Cigna Group Foundation’s $25 million initiative to fight food insecurity and improve the mental health and emotional well-being of children.

People with disabilities are more likely to experience greater health disparities than people without disabilities. Read more about The Cigna Group's efforts and ongoing commitment to help people of all abilities connect to the information and services they need to achieve their best possible health.

As we continue our work in the diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) space, we have a lot to be proud of. See the findings of our Diversity Scorecard, which focuses on our DEI work across three areas: Culture and coworkers, clients and customers, and communities.

In this episode, Nancy Oliphant Ryan, ESG leader at The Cigna Group, explores why ESG is a mission-critical focus area for businesses and ways leaders can identify and align ESG to their company values.

The Cigna Group is committed to hiring, serving, and supporting people of all abilities. We’re proud to share that The Cigna Group was recognized as a “Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion,” by Disability:IN.

The Cigna Group's annual Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Report, which reports on our overall ESG performance, covers activities, and performance in the previous calendar-year. Read on for a message from our leadership on the launch of this year's report.

Juneteenth is a time to celebrate and honor the contributions of the African American and Black community throughout history. And while we have made a lot of progress as a society in working toward inclusion and equality for all – there is more work to be done.

In our latest episode of the Health Unscripted Podcast, Dr. Renee McLaughlin, national medical executive at Cigna Healthcare, explores ways employers can advance LGBTQ+ equity and inclusion, create a sense of belonging, and improve access to care and mental health.

Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are a fast-growing population that represent a myriad of cultures, languages, and traditions. Unfortunately, members of this community can face many challenges to achieving optimal health, wellness, and vitality.

The Cigna Group has been named #14 on DiversityInc’s Top 50 Companies for Diversity. To celebrate this prestigious award, we look at The Cigna Group's achievements and how we are fostering a more diverse, inclusive, and equitable business culture and building healthier communities for those we serve.

Our mission is to improve the health and vitality of those we serve. We have both the opportunity and responsibility to bring this mission to life not only for our customers, clients, and communities, but for society as a whole. Learn more about our strategy to champion those efforts.

Learn more about the Brave of Heart Fund and its lasting impact to inspire and uplift future generations and to support the families of frontline health care workers who lost their lives in the fight against COVID-19.

Joan Gitau, who lives in Nairobi and works in nurse case management for Cigna Healthcare International Markets, partnered with the Heels4Pads Foundation to increase access to sanitary napkins and reduce stigma around menstruation in a school in Kenya.

Gone are the days when the primary purpose of a corporation was to maximize profits, said David Cordani, Chairman and CEO of The Cigna Group, during a discussion last week at the Memphis Economic Club in Tennessee. Read on to understand The Cigna Group's three-part, purpose-built engagement framework.

Read more about the three Health Equity Action Award winners and how their programs are bringing health equity to life in the communities they serve.

In honor of Women’s History Month and International Women's Day, learn about the ways in which The Cigna Group supports women both at our company and in the communities we serve.

African American/Black adults are all too familiar with the impact of health disparities in America. Learn how we're investing in solutions to address health literacy, inclusivity, and economic, environmental, and social support systems – all designed to make a meaningful impact on health equity.

Despite the challenges many veterans face, recent research from Cigna Corporation reveals that the veteran population is living with greater vitality than the general U.S. population.

We sat down with some of the employees who participated in our recent, coordinated, week of volunteerism to hear about ways they volunteered their time.

For Cigna, the safety and well-being of the people and communities we serve is our highest priority, and we are taking a number of steps to help our customers access the care they need as easily as possible.

Learn more about the different ways Cigna is taking action to protect, empower, and uphold a diverse workforce, and meet some of our external partners and internal employee resource groups that help us to achieve our diversity, equity, and inclusion goals.

Fostering a diverse and inclusive culture is more than just the right thing to do. It can drive measurable business impact. We take a look at some statistics that demonstrate the impact that a diversity, equity, and inclusion strategy can have on workforces and business results.

As part of our Cigna Connects program, we are advancing a wide range of environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives. Keep reading to get a pulse on key actions we took throughout 2021 to continue our ESG leadership.

For nearly 15 years, Cigna has promoted the identification of health disparities and influenced the development of solutions that result in improved outcomes among our customers, our workforce, and in the communities we serve. We do this by utilizing a variety of data sources and tools that allow us to analyze customer populations to understand their potential health disadvantages.

Cigna's Diversity Scorecard report looks at our company's goal-oriented approach to diversity, equity and inclusion, highlighting actions we’re taking to make meaningful change in three key areas — colleagues, clinical, and communities. Have a look at some of the programs and initiatives from 2021 that we are most proud of across these three important areas.

As we mark the 32nd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) on July 26, 2022, we’re taking a closer look at color blindness and encouraging employers to drive awareness among their employees.

Hispanics are a growing segment of the United States population, representing 19% of people living in the U.S. In spite of this growth, health disparities remain an issue, driven predominantly by factors such as lack of access to high-quality care and preventive care as well as language and cultural barriers.

Cigna has a dedicated team whose sole focus is making health equity a part of how our company does business. Get an inside look on how the team is driving meaningful change across our organization.

Cigna’s leaders gathered recently in New York City for our first in-person Investor Day since the pandemic began. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer David Cordani and other company leaders spoke with the investment community and shareholders, illustrating the many ways we are delivering on our mission and investing in a rapidly changing future.