Becker's Healthcare August 26, 2024
Insurance giant Cigna has maintained its position as a leading payer nationwide, despite both positive and negative events over the last two months.
Here are nine updates on Cigna, as reported by Becker’s since June 21:
1. Cigna Healthcare promoted Marlene Matsuoka to general manager for its group employer business in Northern California.
2. Cigna earned profits of $1.8 billion in the second quarter of this fiscal year, up 6% year over year. It was the fourth-most profitable payer in the U.S. that quarter.
3. EncircleRx, a Cigna program helping employers control the cost of GLP-1 drugs for weight loss, hit 2 million enrollees in its first six months.
4. San Francisco-based Dignity Health’s Arizona locations will...