Cigna in the headlines: 10 recent developments

From international growth to rebranding, here are 10 stories about the Bloomfield, Conn.- based insurer Becker's has reported since Sept. 7. 

1. Cigna CEO David Cordani said the company sees "tremendous opportunities for growth around benefits" in the Middle East, Bloomberg reported Oct. 5. 
2. The payer added access to mobile platform DocGo for customers in New York and New Jersey. 
3. Cigna launched a new concierge service, Pathwell, combining elements from Evernorth, its health services arm, to treat complex conditions, it said Sept. 28. 
4. Cigna said it will not implement a paperwork demand that medical associations said would create unnecessary administrative burden. The reimbursement policy would have required the submission of medical records for all evaluation and management claims with CPT 99212-99215 and modifier 25 when a minor procedure was billed. 
5. Cigna's medical officer, Peter McCauley Sr., MD, spoke with Becker's about the four qualities of effective leadership. 
6. Cigna joined several other payers in covering a noninvasive neurostimulation device from BrainsWay that treats obsessive-compulsive disorder.
7. Evernorth, Cigna's health services company, added new apps to help plan members manage insomnia, anxiety, alcohol and opioid use disorders and inflammatory conditions. 
8. Aetna, Optum and Cigna were among the backers of digital youth mental health provider Hopscotch, which announced it had raised $8 million in seed funding Sept. 13. 
9. The American Medical Association, the Medical Society of New Jersey and the Washington State Medical Association joined a class-action lawsuit against Cigna Sept. 12 for allegedly failing to pay medical claims in full.
10. Cigna Medical Group changed its name to Evernorth Care Group as part of Cigna'’s new health services business, Evernorth, the company said Sept. 7.