September 2006 · Volume 88 · Number 8

Corporate Partner Profile

CIGNA HealthCare for Local Government

A Progressive Approach for a Healthier Community

CIGNA has been offering health benefit plans to America's local governments for more than half a century. We understand the unique needs of local governments: you want a quality benefits program to attract and retain a quality workforce—and you want to ease the cost burden for your community.

ICMA—CIGNA Joint Research

CIGNA and ICMA are teaming up to conduct research and develop a set of health-care tools and resources for local government executives. Our goal is to facilitate the transition from a health-care system built primarily around treating disease to one that focuses on maintaining health. ICMA and CIGNA are mapping out a plan built around research and the development of educational materials for local government professionals.

Progressive Approach

CIGNA offers a progressive solution to help you control your health insurance costs. It’s based on a simple, yet powerful, focus: by improving patient outcomes, we can improve the quality, affordability, and sustainability of your health insurance benefits.

To deliver on this solution, we partner with the health care professionals in your community to offer a variety of customized medical, dental, prescription drug, and behavioral health plans.

We focus on keeping your healthy people healthy through personalized programs and online tools that engage, educate, and empower them to live healthy lives.

For your employees and their dependents who have chronic or other health care issues, we provide guidance and support to improve their health. We help them navigate a complex health care system more effectively and help them get the quality care they need.

Healthier Community

CIGNA’s approach improves workforce health and satisfaction—and delivers cost savings.

For us, social responsibility begins with how we conduct business and it extends to how we engage your community—whether it’s as a national leader for the March of Dimes® or the United Way or providing volunteers for a local soup kitchen, school, or hospital outreach program.

From workforce health plans to Medicare Part D, CIGNA HealthCare offers decades of experience and national expertise, delivered locally for a healthier community.

Ask us how we can help you.


 

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