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’s “Healthier You” event provided free preventive care screenings and wellness education in partnership with local health care providers, hospitals, transportation services, and the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers, a Cigna Healthcare client that hosted the event at its training facility.

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.

Evernorth Behavioral Health has more than doubled the number of contracted providers in its network over the past four years. Read on to learn some of the ways Evernorth partners with network providers to advance behavioral care.

Keeping up with advancements in medical care and treatments – let alone current guidance and best practices – is a daunting and growing task for any health care provider.

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.

We sat down with Andy Behm, who leads the team dedicated to ensuring coverage policies across The Cigna Group protect and enhance the health and well-being of the people we serve.

While most people know how to access medical care, a large number are unsure of how to navigate the behavioral health system. The Cigna Group is working constantly to help our customers find and get the care they need, when they need it.

When youths struggle with their mental health, the effect extends far beyond the people close to them. That is among the key findings of new research, which outlines the role employers can play in curbing the youth mental health crisis by better supporting families.

The Cigna Group CEO David Cordani recently spoke to a room full of CEOs at an event hosted by the Boston College Chief Executives Club. His core message to his peers: Vitality is an important tool in reducing societal health challenges.

The Cigna Group’s leaders looked to the future and reflected on the recent past during the company’s 2024 Investor Day, held recently in New York City.

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.

In this episode of the Health Unscripted Podcast, Heather Dlugolenski of Cigna Healthcare explores a number of trends employers should keep an eye on in 2024 and beyond.

Powered by a diverse portfolio of services, including two primary growth engines, Evernorth Health Services and Cigna Healthcare, the company delivered powerful results that stand out in today’s competitive market.

A new report from the CDC has some worrying findings related to health care workers in the United States, who increasingly report harassment, burnout, and poor mental health as consequences of the job.

Value-based care is a promising alternative to the traditional volume-based, fee-for-service model of health care, and it holds tremendous potential for improving health while reducing unnecessary costs.

Loneliness – which can leave people feeling anxious, disconnected and emotionally isolated – now affects 58% of adults in the United States. The Cigna Group’s Vitality in America study looks at loneliness through the lens of vitality, providing new insights.

Despite the challenges facing many veterans and members of the military, these cohorts of individuals are living their lives with greater vitality than the general population in the United States.

Dr. David Brailer is a physician, economist, entrepreneur, investor, and health advocate. He's also executive vice president and chief health officer at The Cigna Group. We sat down with Dr. Brailer to talk about his past, the present – and how he sees the future of health care.

New research by The Cigna Group finds that while Generation Z adults continue to report the lowest levels of vitality of all U.S. adults, they are gaining ground in some dimensions of health. Helping Gen Z find ways to meaningfully contribute to their communities could improve their mental health, vitality, and sense of belonging and help them to forge social connections.

Although American adults continue to struggle with their physical, emotional, and financial health and well-being, a new study from The Cigna Group has found that their optimism is up year over year.

In this episode of the Health Unscripted Podcast, Dr. J.B. Sobel, chief medical officer for Cigna Healthcare’s Medicare Advantage business, discusses new research that finds seniors exhibit a higher degree of vitality than any other age group.

New research shows American parents still face hurdles in getting mental health care for their teens, and as a result are looking outside of traditional channels for help.

In this episode, learn about specialty pharmacies, the specialty drug pipeline, and how Evernorth’s specialty pharmacy capabilities help patients and their plan sponsors get the most out of these innovative medicines in the most cost-effective way.

In this episode of the Health Unscripted Podcast, Katya Andresen, chief digital and analytics officer at The Cigna Group, discusses achieving customer-centricity in health care – starting with the consumer and their needs, then building diverse teams to get the best (but not always the easiest) answer or solution.

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.

Our research found that the average vitality score for working mothers is higher than the average score of other employed women but falls slightly below that of all working adults. Read more on how to sustain a supportive work environment in order to retain the skills and talents of working mothers.

David Cordani, chairman and CEO of The Cigna Group, joined CNBC’s Mad Money for an interview with host Jim Cramer, where the two discussed the promise of biosimilars as well as our organization's strategy for pharmacy benefits management.

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.

In our second episode of the "Health Unscripted" podcast, Eva Borden, president of Behavioral Health at Evernorth, shares her insights on the future of mental health care and how a more proactive, guided and data-driven approach to care improves patient outcomes.

In our first episode of "Health Unscripted," a new podcast from The Cigna Group, our chairman and CEO David Cordani, shares his perspective on leading a purpose-driven organization.

Public sector employees play a crucial role in various aspects of American life. We explore the correlation between vitality, health, and productivity within the public workforce, as they strive to have a positive impact on the individuals and communities they serve.

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.

In honor of National Doctor’s Day, we’ve reached out to just some of the MDs from across our enterprise and asked them to reflect on the impact they’ve made in their profession and the challenges they’ve had to overcome.

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.

As workplaces – and the workforce – in the United States continue to evolve, women grapple with more challenges and lower vitality than their male counterparts, according to research from The Cigna Group.

JUST Capital’s America's Most JUST Companies list is out, and The Cigna Group earned the No. 1 spot among the entire healthcare industry for its approach to safeguarding customer data and privacy.

The Cigna Group recently examined the relationship between vitality, health, and productivity – surveying more than 10,000 U.S. adults. One of the key findings: Healthcare workers have among the lowest vitality across industries.

Last month New York Times best-selling author Daniel Pink sat down with The Cigna Group's Chief Health Officer, Dr. David Brailer, and Chief Digital and Analytics Officer, Katya Andresen.

The healthcare outlook for 2023 and beyond has a number of encouraging trends for employers who provide health insurance to employees and their families. Read on to learn about four top healthcare topics and how they will impact American businesses.

We reached out to leaders across The Cigna Group and asked them to share their prediction on what the future of healthcare will look like. Their responses point to a healthcare experience that is digital-first, personalized for the individual, seamless and connected, and most importantly, patient-centric.

Offering supplemental benefits as part of a comprehensive package can enhance worker vitality, which has a host of advantages including better overall health, higher occupational confidence, and feeling supported at work.

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.

Learn eight simple actions you can take each day to fuel your personal vitality and improve your health and well-being.

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

The employee wellness programs of today must take into account every component of a person's overall health and well-being.

As part of the Fortune Leadership Next podcast, CEO David Cordani sat down with Alan Murray, Fortune Media CEO, and Ellen McGirt, senior editor at Fortune Magazine to share his perspective on the future of healthcare and industry innovation.

Watch Cigna chairman and CEO David Cordani discuss the importance of employee well-being with Fortune editor Ruth Umoh.

We asked Dr. Nalini Raju to share her knowledge on the newest booster, who's eligible for it, and how to stay healthy this fall and winter amid projections of a cold-weather surge in new variant cases.

Cigna 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.

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.

Cigna developed the Evernorth Vitality Index to fill an emerging need as people and businesses recover from the pandemic and look to improve health and well-being.

Our research suggests vitality is a catalyst for growth, and that when it is considered, cared for and strengthened, vitality can help people achieve the healthiest versions of themselves and inspire a ripple effect that can fuel healthier, more engaged families, workplaces and communities.

Companies are competing for consumer attention in the digital age. And make no mistake: The businesses that take a data-informed approach to digital experience, one that operationalizes testing and learning, will win the experience game in the end.

Two years ago, Cigna Corporation created Evernorth – an organization dedicated to making health care better. Today, we’re celebrating our successes and looking forward to the future.

For inspiration on how to improve health and happiness at work, we recently asked our Cigna Corporation colleagues to share their top tips for simple, effective ways to add more vitality to the workday. Continue reading for their ideas and suggestions.

If you’ve ever been confused by a health insurance term such as coinsurance, deductible, or premium – to name a few – you are not alone. We take a look at some of the most common health insurance terms, what they mean, how insurance works, and the differences in the types of coverage out there.

Fostering a healthy workforce isn’t just the right thing to do. It’s good for business. A new study quantifies the business ROI of investing into the health and well-being of employees. Here are some of the top findings.

In this new phase of work, Cigna is thinking about its offices in a different light. We’re referring to our return-to-work strategy as “Purposeful Presence,” a concept that is intentionally simple and is based on our core belief that performance is based on outcomes, not physical presence.

There have been many innovations in the last few years aimed at helping people manage their weight safely and effectively. Newer weight-loss regimens may include prescription weight-loss drugs, as well as tools and support for medication adherence and life-style changes.

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.

New data from Morning Consult, commissioned by Cigna, finds that more than half of U.S. adults (58%) are considered lonely, and that loneliness and mental health concerns often go hand-in-hand.

Cigna Chairman and CEO David Cordani sat down with Arianna Huffington, CEO of Thrive Global, to talk about worsening mental health among teens, the promise of pharmacological innovation, virtual care and the profound power of micro-communities.

In honor of National Nurses Week and International Nurses Day, we are spotlighting just a handful of the nurses throughout The Cigna Group, who shared with us the impact they make on the job, why they entered the nursing field and what they enjoy most about their work.

The South Asian population is one of the fastest growing ethnic groups within the United States. The community is diverse – comprised of individuals with roots in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka – and faces a number of health care disparities.

In this exclusive interview, Katya Andresen, chief digital and analytics officer at Cigna, talks through some of the barriers for digital transformation in health care, why the time is ripe for opportunities, and how Cigna is betting on a test-and-learn, consumer-centric culture to accelerate innovation.

In honor of National Doctor’s Day, we’ve reached out to just some of the MDs from across our enterprise and asked them to reflect on the impact they’ve made in their profession and the challenges they’ve had to overcome.

Accredo specialty pharmacists, nurses and passionate customer advocates work hard to educate patients about their medications and provide them with the resources they need to manage their conditions.

Worldwide, Gen Z has surpassed millennials as the largest generation, making up 32% of the global population. This group of individuals is very different from generations past. In this article we look at some important facts about Generation Z, which point to how this cohort has the potential to impact workplace norms.

It’s a transformational time for businesses. New ways of working, new employee expectations, COVID-19, the Great Resignation, and more, are all pushing companies to rethink their approach to people, process and technology. Cigna's Nicole Jones shares some career advice and lessons learned. They can surely serve as a point of inspiration for other business professionals.

Cigna CHRO Cindy Ryan discusses the people-focused transformation happening within businesses today and how it will shape the future of work in terms of how work gets done, when it gets done, and where it gets done. Read on for her expertise on what HR professionals need to do differently in 2022—and beyond.

Cigna Corporation Chairman and CEO David Cordani spoke with J.P. Morgan's Lisa Gill about the opportunities ahead in pharmaceutical innovation and personalized health care services.

Cigna Ventures, the strategic venture fund of Cigna Corporation, is tasked with unlocking bold new opportunities to improve people's health and make health care more affordable, simple, and predictable.

Many businesses are quickly scrambling to find ways to hold onto their talent, but they don’t always have the clarity needed to understand the underlying causes of the Great Resignation. While there are multiple reasons driving this mass exodus, not feeling valued and a lack of belonging are the top drivers, according to a recent study from the global consulting firm, McKinsey & Company.

Here are four areas of health care employers should keep a close eye on.

We reached out to leaders across Cigna Corporation and asked them to share their professional New Year’s resolution: What they aim to accomplish in 2022. Their answers point to a number of trends in business and leadership.

Today, one in four people in America have a disability. We take a look at how and why employers are on the hook to drive disability awareness, equity, and inclusion, and offer advice on how to do so.

Cigna’s new chief digital officer, Katya Andresen, has always been curious about people and what makes them tick. That curiosity fuels her passion for and commitment to cultivating a customer-centric digital experience in today’s market – where every digital engagement has the potential to inform the next.

Healthy employees are good for business. Period.

Among Black Americans, in particular, a great deal of mental health stigma persists.

New research from global consulting firm EY encourages companies both within and outside of the health care industry to consider health equity as a strategic imperative.

Cigna President and CEO David Cordani, and Accenture Chair and CEO Julie Sweet recently sat down to discuss the future of work and why employee experience must be rooted in health and well-being.

In celebration of National Family Caregivers month this November, we decided to deep dive into the type of care and support America’s caregivers need.

In this exclusive interview, Cigna's Dr. Joe Nicholson deep dives into the skills and characteristics that are inherent in resilient people, as well as why resilience is critical for both veterans and their families.

Deployments can take a toll on the mental health of veterans and active duty members. In this article, we feature expertise from Army Staff Sgt. Earl Granville (pictured on the left), and others, around how we can better support veterans and break down mental health stigma.

In just 18 months, the COVID-19 pandemic has changed everything about life as we know it, including what employees have come to expect from their employers.

Experts from Cigna, Accenture, Economist Impact, and Business Group on Health sat down earlier this month to discuss employee expectations in today’s hybrid work environment, the impact of stress and burnout on business growth, as well as best practices to manage employee health and well-being.

Fall is in full swing and carved pumpkins, costumes, and spooky decorations are front-and-center. But with October 31st around the corner, we know there’s one tradition on kids’ minds: Halloween candy.

Fortune Anchor and Senior Special Correspondent Susie Gharib sat down with Cigna President and CEO David Cordani for a fireside chat on what the future of health care will look like.

Elise Labott, adjunct professor at American University, and David Cordani, president and CEO of Cigna, recently chatted about how the COVID-19 pandemic has upended the workplace, driving greater focus on employee health and well-being.

COVID-19 gave workforces a taste of remote work, which has raised questions about what the future of work should look like. According to Gartner, the future of work and employee well-being will require a hybrid approach.

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

Cigna's Jonathan Prokup speaks to his involvement with Achilles, deep diving into why it’s an important program for our company.

The impetus will be on employers to ensure that their people experience a smooth transition to going back to the office.