MedCity News July 24, 2024
Marissa Plescia

Cigna announced the launch of the Cigna Group Health Equity Impact Fund and committed $9 million on Monday. It will focus on health disparities in Houston, Texas, and Hartford, Connecticut.

The Cigna Group launched the Cigna Group Health Equity Impact Fund on Monday. The company’s foundation committed $9 million through the fund over three years to reduce health disparities in local communities.

The fund is focusing on communities where health disparities are the most prevalent, starting with Houston, Texas, and Hartford, Connecticut. The fund will collaborate with local nonprofits in these communities and will reach out to qualified nonprofits to “identify alignment and pursue full application for consideration,” said Suzanne Klotz, president of The Cigna Group Foundation, in an email....

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