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.