Fierce Healthcare January 11, 2022
Cigna CEO David Cordani said primary care is a key target for the insurer moving forward, but it’s not necessarily coming at this market with an acquisition-focused approach.
He said during a session at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference on Tuesday that Cigna is instead looking to harness the dual possibilities of virtual care on a national scale and ownership on a more local scale as it makes sense.
“We don’t believe we need to own it,” Cordani said. “We are willing to own it in select geographies.”
Vertical integration is the name of the game in the insurer market, and it’s becoming increasingly common for payers to snap up provider groups or primary care practices, as owning the practices...