October 3, 2022 – For the fourth consecutive year, Cigna will grow and diversify its Medicare portfolio to offer more customers and communities their choice of quality, affordable health care options. During this year’s Annual Election Period (AEP), which begins Oct. 15, Cigna will offer Medicare Advantage (MA) plans with enhanced features and benefits in 581 counties within 28 states, growing its geographic presence by 22 percent. Cigna has also doubled the size of its MA provider network over the past two years, including significantly increasing the number of available specialists.
Cigna will offer now MA plans in New York and Kentucky and in additional counties in Florida, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Virginia. New metropolitan areas include New York City (N.Y), Asheville (N.C.), Cincinnati (Ohio), Corpus Christi (Texas), Jacksonville (Fla.), Pittsburgh (Penn.), and Richmond (Va.).
Cigna offers at least one $0 premium MA plan in every market. Most Cigna MA customers will pay the same or reduced premiums compared to last year.
New or enhanced plan features, which vary by market, include:
- Cigna Healthy Today flex card: Available to all customers, this card bundles benefits and incentives for convenient use at participating retailers. Depending on the plan, the card could include up to $200 in wellness incentives, including a reward for volunteerism, dollars to spend on over-the-counter health-related items, and an allowance for fitness supplies, utilities and groceries.
- Caregiver support program: Available to customers and their caregivers in select markets, this program provides resources and assistance for issues that arise during caregiving, such as stress management support and help with organizing medical records, in order to help ease the strain of managing care.
- Companionship and support program: To help combat loneliness, customers are paired with a partner who can help with daily activities or keep them company. The program was introduced last year and will be more broadly available.
- Part B rebate plans: Cigna has expanded this benefit to about 25 percent of its MA plans for this year. The rebate, which ranges up to $130, is applied to reducing the customer’s Part B monthly premium. Customers can use these extra dollars for other needs.
The majority of Cigna MA plans include hearing, vision, dental and fitness benefits, $0 copays for primary care when visiting in-network providers, meal delivery service following a hospital discharge and coverage of some over-the-counter health-related products. Most customers also have a transportation benefit, which provides rides to and from the pharmacy, doctors’ appointments, vaccination clinics and cooling or warming centers.