- Expanding offerings in 80 counties across 17 states
- Vast majority of consumers will pay the same, a reduced or no
premium for added benefits, including online access to doctors
- Many consumers will have no out-of-pocket costs for doctor
visits, including specialty care
Cigna is expanding its Medicare Advantage (MA) plans to more
states and counties, while minimizing costs to consumers. Consumers
will now have more choices during this year’s Medicare Annual
Election Period (AEP), including plans in every market that feature
a $0 premium and 89 percent of plans that have a $0 copay for
primary care physician office visits. In addition, Cigna is
maintaining or reducing premiums in 86 percent of its plans
nationally compared to last year, and is offering plans that have
no out-of-pocket costs for specialist care.
Most Cigna plans also include vision and dental benefits and
access to fitness centers and services at no additional cost. For
the first time, all Cigna Medicare customers will have access to
doctors via telephone, computer, tablet or smart phone for some
routine care.
“This is an exciting year for Cigna as we rollout our biggest
Medicare Advantage expansion to date with new geographies and new
products,” said Brian Evanko, president of Cigna's Government
Business. “Even with this growth, our focus remains on providing
customers with timely access to affordable care. One tangible
example is the introduction this year of a $0 copay in some HMO
plans for customers to see a specialist, lowering yet another
barrier to people getting the care they need.”
This year, Cigna is launching its first-ever MA PPO plans in 43
counties, including counties in Alabama, Colorado, Delaware,
Georgia, Illinois, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Tennessee.
These plans typically provide customers a broader network of health
care professionals.
Additionally, Cigna is expanding its well-established HMO model
to 37 counties, including counties in Arkansas, Colorado, Florida,
Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina and South
Carolina. These types of plans feature tight collaboration with
primary care physicians, typically enabled by technology and data
sharing between Cigna and the health care professional.
Cigna is offering both types of plans in the Denver area,
including Boulder. These are the company’s first-ever Medicare
plans in the state of Colorado.
“We’ve chosen expansion markets very purposefully, selecting
those areas where we are confident we can be successful because of
our strong reputation and the strength of our relationships with
doctors and hospitals,” Evanko said. “We look forward to entering
these markets with very attractive products from the start and
growing our customer relationships deliberately over time.”
Cigna PPO plans, and some HMO plans, include an allowance for
customers to use for preventive or comprehensive, non-cosmetic
dental services at the licensed provider of their choice.
Additionally, Cigna is introducing benefits in select plans to
address social determinants of health, including the following:
- An air conditioner allowance in some Texas plans
- A fall prevention program in some Mississippi and Kansas
plans
- An adult day care allowance in New Jersey plans
- An acupuncture allowance on all PPO plans and Colorado HMO
plans
- A patient attendant to medical appointments in some
Pennsylvania and Maryland plans
- An expanded transportation benefit, including trips to places
of worship, grocery stores, etc., in some Arizona and Pennsylvania
plans
“We are excited about these pilots and we’re eager to learn from
these programs and see where we can make a real, tangible
difference in people’s lives,” said Evanko.
A Medicare Advantage plan generally provides additional benefits
beyond what Medicare traditionally offers.
Cigna offers Medicare Advantage plans in 18 states, including
Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia,
Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey,
North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and
the District of Columbia.
The company also offers six standalone prescription drug plans
(PDPs) this year in all states, including three branded
Cigna-HealthSpring and three branded Express Scripts, providing
cost and benefit options for all customer needs.
Cigna’s Secure plan is qualified to serve customers with a
low-income subsidy in 29 regions in 2020, which is up from 18
regions last year. This plan includes a $0 copay tier for some
generic medications. Cigna’s other plans, Essential and Secure, are
maintaining stable premiums compared to last year. Additionally,
the Extra Plan has reduced the insulin medication Tier 6 copay from
$6 to $2 in all regions. And all plans have a $0 copay for 90-day
prescriptions on Tier 1 medications purchased through home
delivery.
Medicare’s Annual Election Period begins Oct. 15 and continues
through Dec. 7. Health benefit plans purchased during AEP are
effective Jan. 1, 2020.
For more details about Cigna’s Medicare Advantage plans, please
visit www.CignaMedicare.com.
About Cigna
Cigna-HealthSpring is a Medicare Advantage health services
company committed to helping our nation's Medicare and Medicaid
beneficiaries live healthier, more active lives through
personalized, affordable and easy-to-use health care solutions.
All Cigna products and services are provided exclusively by or
through operating subsidiaries of Cigna Corporation, including
Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company, Cigna HealthCare of South
Carolina, Inc., Cigna HealthCare of North Carolina, Inc., Cigna
HealthCare of Georgia, Inc., Cigna HealthCare of Arizona, Inc.,
Cigna HealthCare of St. Louis, Inc., HealthSpring Life & Health
Insurance Company, Inc., HealthSpring of Florida, Inc., Bravo
Health Mid-Atlantic, Inc., and Bravo Health Pennsylvania, Inc. The
Cigna name, logos, and other Cigna marks are owned by Cigna
Intellectual Property, Inc. Call 1-800-668-3813 (TTY 711) for more
information. Cigna-HealthSpring complies with applicable Federal
Civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race,
color, national origin, age, disability, or sex. Cigna-HealthSpring
cumple con las layes federales de derechos civiles aplicables y no
discrimina por motivos de raza, color, nacionalidad, edad,
discapacidad o sexo. English: ATTENTION: If you speak English,
language assistance services, free of charge, are available to you.
Call 1-800-668-3813 (TTY 711). Spanish: ATENCIÓN: Si habla español,
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contracted with Medicare for PDP plans, HMO and PPO plans in select
states, and with select State Medicaid programs. Enrollment in
Cigna depends on contract renewal.
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