PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Cigna is
expanding its Medicare business to Portland, offering Medicare Advantage (MA)
plans in several counties there and giving local Medicare
beneficiaries more choices, including plan benefits not offered by
Original Medicare, such as vision, dental, and hearing
coverage.
Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO) and Cigna True Choice Medicare
(PPO) MA plans will be available in Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington counties in Oregon, as well as Clark County in Washington state.
Both plans are available for $0
premium and include a host of benefits not available in Original
Medicare, including vision, hearing, dental, and prescription drug
coverage. They also include meal delivery following a hospital
admission as well as access to a network of high-quality local
doctors and hospitals.
The HMO includes an innovative benefit to help customers who may
be experiencing loneliness or need help with daily activities of
living. Customers of this plan can be paired with partner who is
available for a certain number of hours over the year to help them
with instrumental activities of daily living, such as meal prep,
transportation or chores, or just spend social time with them
talking or watching a movie.
Unlike the HMO, the PPO provides some coverage services at an
out-of-network provider, but at a higher cost. Like the HMO, the
PPO provides dental coverage, but through a dental allowance to be
used for preventive and comprehensive non-cosmetic services at any
licensed dentist who participates in Medicare.
Cigna also offers Medicare Supplement plans and standalone
prescription drug plans across Oregon and Washington to provide customers with choices
for every budget and lifestyle.
"We are very pleased to have the ability to offer everybody
eligible for Medicare in these counties a plan that suits their
individual needs," said Dudley
Gerow, vice president of Cigna's west and northeast Medicare
regions. "Additionally, we are eager to build relationships in the
Portland area and evolve with our
customers over their lifetimes as their needs change."
Cigna also is pleased to have named Lindy Hinman to lead its MA plans in
Oregon and Washington. Hinman continues to also lead
Cigna's MA markets in Utah,
Colorado, and New Mexico. Hinman has more than two decades
of health care experience. She earned her bachelor's degree from
Washington University in St. Louis and her master's degree from the
University of Michigan.
These plans will first be available to Medicare eligible
customers during Medicare's Annual Election Period (AEP), which
began Oct. 15 and continues through
Dec. 7. They will be effective
Jan. 1, 2022.
For more details about Cigna's Medicare plans, please visit
www.CignaMedicare.com.
All Cigna products and services are provided exclusively by or
through operating subsidiaries of Cigna Corporation. The Cigna
name, logos, and other Cigna marks are owned by Cigna Intellectual
Property, Inc. Cigna contracts with Medicare to offer Medicare
Advantage HMO and PPO plans and Part D Prescription Drug Plans
(PDP) in select states, and with select State Medicaid programs.
Enrollment in Cigna depends on contract renewal.
About Cigna
Cigna Corporation is a global health
service company dedicated to improving the health, well-being, and
peace of mind of those we serve. Cigna delivers choice,
predictability, affordability, and access to quality care through
integrated capabilities and connected, personalized solutions that
advance whole person health. All products and services are provided
exclusively by or through operating subsidiaries of Cigna
Corporation, including Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company,
Connecticut General Life Insurance Company, Evernorth companies or
their affiliates, and Express Scripts companies or their
affiliates. Such products and services include an integrated suite
of health services, such as medical, dental, behavioral health,
pharmacy, vision, supplemental benefits, and other related
products.
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jurisdictions, and has more than 190 million customer relationships
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