The two-year analysis, which studied more than 2.3 million claims from Cigna customers, found tying all three policies together resulted in $867 of annual saving per enrollee with an identified health improvement opportunity. Annual savings for customers without an identified health improvement opportunity were $207 per member.
Annual savings were much higher for individuals who required a specialty medication, like those used for multiple sclerosis or rheumatoid arthritis, and members with cancer. Members requiring a specialty drug saw annual medical cost savings of $7,372 per individual, while cancer patients saw savings of more than $11,679 per customer.
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