Meet the executive who will be leading Cigna’s plans for Medicare Advantage expansion

Fierce Healthcare July 24, 2020
Paige Minemyer

Cigna is moving full speed ahead with significant expansion in the Medicare Advantage market and has tapped a new exec to spearhead that effort.

Aparna Abburi was named president of Cigna’s Medicare Advantage business earlier this month, joining Cigna after stints at the helm of Health Care Services Corporation’s Medicare business and leadership roles at Centene Corporation and UnitedHealth Group.

Abburi told Fierce Healthcare that her decision to join Cigna was sealed by the insurer’s response to COVID-19, which she says “set the tone” for the industry.

“It really resonated with me,” she said.

Cigna views the MA space as ripe for significant growth, and the insurer announced ahead of open enrollment last year that it...

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