Drug costs affect your employees and their dependents in many ways, but the total cost of care should be more cause for alarm. Cigna Pharmacy uses our connections across benefits and multiple customer touch points to promote total cost savings that consider mind, body and drug.
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved three new drugs (Nurtec™ ODT, Reyvow™, and Ubrelvy™) for the acute treatment of migraine headaches and one new drug for the prevention of migraine headaches (Vyepti™).
For the fourth year in a row, Cigna's Value of Integration study demonstrates that connecting medical, pharmacy and behavioral benefits increases customer engagement, supports the whole person and reduces total medical costs.
As of May 1, 2020, Express Scripts®, a Cigna company, began offering Parachute RxSM. This temporary new drug savings program helps ensure that Americans who are uninsured continue to stay adherent to their prescription medications during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Behavioral and mental health challenges have a significant impact on society. This is why we’re proud to introduce inMynd – a new behavioral health solution included with our integrated pharmacy benefits at no additional cost.
Our top priority is to protect the health and well-being of our clients, customers and our employees and their families. We have put together resources, information, and helpful links on Cigna.com to keep you up-to-date and informed.
As part of our ongoing commitment to provide affordable and quality health care coverage, we regularly review and update our formularies. We act on research findings gleaned from integrated benefits and new drugs to market, such as biosimilars and other opportunities to reduce drug spend and improve health.
Approximately one year has passed since Cigna and Express Scripts began working together as a combined organization. A significant milestone in our combination with Express Scripts is an upgrade to our pharmacy claim-processing platform – moving to our proprietary Express Scripts claim engine.
Effective in 2020, upon a client’s next renewal, coverage of vaccines will be available under the pharmacy benefit. Previously, vaccines were typically available only through the medical benefit. Now, customers can simply visit an in-network pharmacy, show their prescription ID card, and request a flu shot or other covered vaccine.
SafeGuardRx for Cigna is a program that helps limit our clients’ financial exposure, driving down costs for certain complex, costly conditions. These include oncology, inflammatory conditions, multiple sclerosis and other rare conditions.
A first-of-its-kind treatment for patients with peanut allergy is now available. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced approval of Palforzia®, by the manufacturer Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc., as of January 31, 2020.
As a Pharmacy Benefits Manager within a global health service company, we uniquely deliver personalized solutions that support the whole person. Through integrated capabilities, we address every aspect of our customers’ wellness, including physical and emotional health. Our goal is to deliver greater value to you and your employees, helping them improve their well-being while you control your costs.
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