Cigna Medical Group, the medical practice unit of Cigna HealthCare of Arizona, with 25 health centers in the Phoenix area, has a Home-Based Care Team that includes nurse practitioners and physician assistants.
For decades, the number of independently operated Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans has fallen through consolidation to compete with rivals like Aetna (AET), Humana (HUM), Cigna (CI) and UnitedHealth Group (UNH) that have grown commercial business largely through acquisition.
Most major health insurance companies that sell individual and small group policies such as Aetna (AET), Humana (HUM), UnitedHealth Group (UNH), Cigna (CI) and others are planning to offer health plans on the exchanges, which will be operational in January of 2014.
The benefits will be offered by nine national and regional carriers, including UnitedHealth Group (UNH), Cigna (CI) and Health Care Service Corp.
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ACOs began contracting with the Medicare program this spring and now most private insurers like those operated by Aetna (AET), UnitedHealth Group (UNH), Cigna (CI) and most Blue Cross plans are linking with ACOs to care for more patients.
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Most major health insurance companies that sell individual and small group policies such as Aetna (AET), Humana (HUM), UnitedHealth Group (UNH), Cigna (CI) and most Blue Cross plans are planning to offer health plans on the exchanges, which will be operational in January of 2014.
Cigna says 82% of the dentists in its group dental network also participate in its discount plans and accept the same rate for both.
In late November, more details emerged from the health care overhaul bill, wearing on shares of Aetna more so than other providers like UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH), CIGNA (CI), and Humana (HUM).
The biggest names in health insurance like UnitedHealth Group (UNH), Humana (HUM), Cigna (CI), Wellpoint (WLP) and Aetna (AET) and Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans across the country are contracting with ACOs.
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In addition, most private health insurance companies, too, such as those operated by Aetna (AET), Cigna (CI), Humana (HUM) and UnitedHealth Group (UNH) as well as Blue Cross plans linking with ACOS to care for more patients.
The move comes as major health insurance companies like UnitedHealth Group (UNH), Aetna (AET), Cigna (CI) and Humana (HUM) increasingly profile doctors and link physician pay to performance.
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The report mentioned most health insurers, including UnitedHealth Group (UNH), Aetna (AET), Cigna (CI), Humana (HUM), Wellpoint (WLP) and an array of Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans contributing to what the AMA described as significant market concentration.
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ACOs began contracting with the Medicare program this spring and now most private insurers like those operated by Aetna (AET), UnitedHealth Group (UNH), Humana (HUM), Cigna (CI) and most Blue Cross plans are linking with ACOs to care for more patients.
The diverse group of panelists represented: Credit Suisse, Capital One, Cigna, Fitch Ratings and Legg Mason.
Cigna also never dove deep into Medicare Advantage or became a huge player in selling individual or small group plans.
They have their benefits provided by large and medium-sized employers and administered by health plans that include UnitedHealth Group (UNH), Humana (HUM), Aetna (AET), Cigna (CI) and Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans.
The database includes large and midsize employers with more than 1, 000 workers and in some cases, tens of thousands of workers who have their health plans administered by the biggest names in health insurance including UnitedHealth Group (UNH), Humana (HUM), Aetna (AET), Cigna (CI) as well as Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans across the country.
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Insurance companies like UnitedHealth Group (UNH), Aetna (AET), Humana (HUM), Cigna (CI) and Blue Cross plans having been aggressively moving to contract with medical-care providers through ACOs.
In January 2014, private insurance companies like UnitedHealth Group (UNH), Aetna (AET), Humana (HUM), Cigna (CI) and a host of Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans will be providing subsidized coverage to individuals and small businesses via state or federally-regulated exchanges established under the health law.
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