Cigna and Scripps Health Form Alliance to Deliver Innovative Health Plans in San Diego
January 11 2017 - 10:00AM
Business Wire
Scripps Health and Cigna (NYSE: CI) have entered into an
alliance to offer employers in and around San Diego integrated
health care products designed to improve access, quality and
affordability while making the health care experience simpler.
Effective April 1, 2017, Scripps and Cigna will jointly offer
HMO health plans branded as Scripps Select HMO to employers with at
least 100 employees. Employers can choose a fully-insured plan, or
they can opt for other funding arrangements.
The alliance agreement includes pay-for-value incentives that
encourage quality care and appropriate use of resources. The
ultimate goal is to improve health outcomes and provide sustained
affordability and value for employers and their employees.
“With providers, payers, employers and individuals working
together, Scripps and Cigna are building an innovative health care
model that encourages care coordination to achieve common goals –
better health, more affordability and an ideal patient experience,”
said Chris Van Gorder, president and CEO of Scripps.
“Our joint approach to health care is different from a
traditional one because it’s based on very close integration
between Cigna and Scripps Health,” said Gene Rapisardi, president
and general manager for Cigna's Southern California and Nevada
markets. “We have a unified purpose – to put the customers we serve
at the center of all we do, and help them access affordable and
personalized care. We recognize that health care is local, so our
goal is to create the premier local plan that exceeds the
expectations of San Diego employers and their employees.”
Rapisardi noted that while the Scripps Select HMO plans provide
health care coverage within the San Diego area, local employers
with workforces in multiple markets have the option to purchase
additional coverage through Cigna; for example, a San Diego
employer with employees based in Sacramento or Dallas would be able
to cover those employees.
Plans sold through the alliance include medical, behavioral
health, pharmacy, nurse case management and health coaching
services. Employers also have the option to add Cigna dental and
vision plans, as well as group life and disability plans.
Care coordination and health improvement programs are key
components of the new model. Individuals will benefit from easier
navigation when care is needed, new tools for health and wellness
and better access to clinicians. The aim is to realize long-term,
sustainable savings while helping individuals achieve better health
and greater satisfaction with their health care services.
The new Scripps Select HMO plans will provide access to the full
range of Scripps facilities and its affiliated physicians,
including Scripps Green Hospital, Scripps Memorial Hospital La
Jolla, Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas, Scripps Mercy Hospital
campuses in Chula Vista and San Diego and Prebys Cardiovascular
Institute; as well as Scripps Clinics and Scripps Coastal Medical
Centers, specialty centers, Scripps home health and hospice
services and Scripps HealthExpress. In addition, Scripps Physicians
Medical Group and Mercy Physicians Medical Group are contracted
providers.
Cigna and Scripps already have a solid track record of working
together successfully through Cigna Collaborative Care, a
value-based reimbursement arrangement to reward doctors for
improved quality and cost that launched in early 2015.
“We see this alliance as an extension of our earlier
collaboration with Scripps,” Rapisardi said.
About Cigna
Cigna Corporation (NYSE: CI) is a global health service company
dedicated to helping people improve their health, well-being and
sense of security. All products and services are provided
exclusively by or through operating subsidiaries of Cigna
Corporation, including Cigna HealthCare of California, Inc., Cigna
Health and Life Insurance Company, Connecticut General Life
Insurance Company, Life Insurance Company of North America, Cigna
Life Insurance Company of New York, or their affiliates. Such
products and services include an integrated suite of health
services, such as medical, dental, behavioral health, pharmacy,
vision, supplemental benefits, and other related products including
group life, accident and disability insurance. Cigna maintains
sales capability in 30 countries and jurisdictions, and has more
than 90 million customer relationships throughout the world. To
learn more about Cigna®, including links to follow us on Facebook
or Twitter, visit www.cigna.com.
About Scripps Health
Founded in 1924 by philanthropist Ellen Browning Scripps,
Scripps Health is a nonprofit integrated health care delivery
system based in San Diego, Calif. Scripps treats more than 700,000
patients annually through the dedication of 3,000 affiliated
physicians and more than 15,000 employees among its five acute-care
hospital campuses, hospice and home health care services, 30
outpatient centers and clinics, and hundreds of affiliated
physician offices throughout the region.
Recognized as a leader in disease and injury prevention,
diagnosis and treatment, Scripps is also at the forefront of
clinical research, genomic medicine and wireless health care. With
three highly respected graduate medical education programs, Scripps
is a longstanding member of the Association of American Medical
Colleges. Scripps has been ranked four times as one of the nation’s
best health care systems by Truven Health Analytics. Its hospitals
are consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report among the
nation’s best and Scripps is regularly recognized by Fortune,
Working Mother magazine and AARP as one of the best places in the
nation to work. More information can be found at
www.scripps.org.
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