CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., Sept. 21, 2005 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CIGNA HealthCare announced it has been selected by the State of Tennessee to provide health care benefits to more than 120,000 state and local government employees, effective January 2006. Under the agreement, CIGNA will provide claims administration, access to its provider network, care and disease management and its award-winning consumer decision support tools for employees enrolled in point-of-service plans throughout the state and for HMO members in Nashville and Memphis.
“We are excited that the State of Tennessee has selected us to serve the needs of employees statewide and specifically in Memphis and Nashville,” said John Sorrow, President of CIGNA HealthCare’s operations in the Mid-South. “With this decision, the State has indicated that it values the programs and services we offer to ensure members have the tools to better manage their health care. We are honored to be selected by the State of Tennessee as a major partner in providing long-term affordable, high-quality health care for State employees and dependents.”
CIGNA offers several programs designed to help members manage their health. CIGNA’s preventive health and wellness programs aim to keep members healthy. CIGNA’s award-winning online decision support tools offer consumers descriptions of each available CIGNA plan; detailed, interactive, side-by-side plan cost comparisons; HSA and Flexible Spending Account calculators; and online side-by-side comparisons of hospitals and medications.
CIGNA programs also help members who are living with chronic disease better manage their health and reduce medical costs. The Well Aware Program for Better Health(R) provides ongoing support and education to members living with chronic conditions, such as obesity, depression, diabetes, asthma, heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and low back pain. CIGNA’s Well Aware program also includes care for Targeted Conditions, to help members with one or more of a group of 10 other medical conditions such as osteoporosis, hepatitis C, or acid-related stomach disorders.
CIGNA HealthCare, headquartered in Bloomfield, Connecticut, provides medical benefits through managed care and indemnity health care plans, dental coverage, behavioral health coverage, and pharmacy benefits. “CIGNA” or “CIGNA HealthCare” refers to various operating subsidiaries of CIGNA Corporation . Products and services are provided by these operating subsidiaries and not by CIGNA Corporation.
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CONTACT: Patricia Caballero of CIGNA HealthCare, +1-201-533-5028 orpatricia.caballero@cigna.com
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