AHIP19: Cigna’s Cordani says it’s time to press pause on Medicare for All talk—but change is necessary

Fierce Healthcare June 19, 2019
Paige Minemyer

Cigna CEO David Cordani was asked about Medicare for All on Wednesday.

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Cigna chief David Cordani said it’s time to pump the brakes on calls for a healthcare system overhaul like “Medicare for All.”

Cordani, speaking at the AHIP Institute & Expo on Wednesday, said insurers should hear the underlying message from consumers that their care is often too costly. And while reform on the scale of transitioning to a single-payer system may not be necessary, consumers’ frustration with healthcare costs does speak to the need for real, substantial change, he said.

“There’s a real call from a societal standpoint for more value and more piece of mind to be delivered to individuals,” Cordani said.

Instead, Cordani...

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