News For: Cigna health Care CoverageTell Me How You Feel: CIGNA Lets Patients Rate Their Experience with Behavioral Health Care Professionals BLOOMFIELD, Conn.----It’s not unusual for doctors or psychologists to ask their patients how they feel. In fact, it happens millions of times every day. Now CIGNA has introduced a twist and is inviting the people who use its behavioral health care network to tell CIGNA how they feel about their behavioral health care professional. New ICMA/CIGNA Guide for Local Government Managers Focuses on Improving Community Health and Reducing Costs Every year, five percent of healthy employees become sick as a result of aging, unhealthy lifestyle choices, or other risk factors, according to CIGNA, one of the nation's leading health service companies. When added to the ranks of employees who already suffer from disease, this five percent drives the annual cost of health care coverage even higher. Health-care costs to rise in '09 Get ready to add ''health care'' to the list of things that probably will cost you more next year. A national survey released Wednesday reveals that 40 percent of companies say they're ''very likely'' or ''somewhat likely'' to increase the amount employees pay for their health insurance in 2009. Health coverage skimpier WASHINGTON — Health insurance premiums rose a modest 5 percent this year for coverage that’s getting skimpier, researchers say. House OKs bill boosting mental health coverage Members of the U.S. Congress on Tuesday passed legislation to require health insurers to give the same level of coverage for mental illness and drug and alcohol abuse treatment as for other ailments. 2009 health-insurance forecast: less coverage, more cost Most workers will see “skimpier and less comprehensive” employer-based health insurance coverage next year, according to an outlook released today. Rise in health care premiums outpaces inflation and wages Washington — Premiums for job-based health insurance are up 5 percent in 2008 and have more than doubled since 1999, a growth rate that far outpaces inflation and the increase in workers' wages over the same period, according to an annual survey of employers. Meanwhile, a growing number of workers at smaller firms are getting less coverage for their money as health plans with high deductibles ... 2009 health-insurance forecast: Less coverage, more cost Most workers will see "skimpier and less comprehensive" employer-based health insurance coverage next year, according to an outlook released today. Health insurance coverage of mental illnesses gets push Congress on Tuesday moved close to final approval of a bill that would require group health insurance plans to provide more generous coverage for treatment of mental illnesses, comparable to what they already provide for physical illnesses. The Senate approved the legislation as part of a tax bill promoting the use of alternative fuels, including wind and solar power. The bill, passed by a vote ... As health-care premiums rise, workers at smaller firms feel pinch Premiums for job-based health insurance are up 5 percent in 2008 and have more than doubled since 1999, a growth rate that far outpaces inflation and the increase in workers' wages over the same period, according to an annual survey of employers. Meanwhile, a growing number of workers at smaller firms are getting less coverage for their money as health plans with high deductibles and fewer ... |


