CIGNA HealthCare Top-Ranked Plan in North Carolina for Third Consecutive Year, According to U.S.News & World Report and National Committee for Quality Assurance.CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- CIGNA HealthCare has been ranked as the top health plan in North Carolina for the third straight year in this year's annual ranking of health plans conducted by U.S.News & World Report (U.S. News) and National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA NCQA National Committee on Quality Assurance, see there ). The rankings are based on the voluntary submission of health care quality results as measured through HEDIS HEDIS Health Plan Employer Data & Information Set Managed care An initiative by the National Committee on Quality Assurance to develop, collect, standardize, and report measures of health plan performances. [R] (Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set); customer service scores based on member surveys through CAHPS[R] (Consumer Assessment of Health Providers and Systems); and scores on NCQA accreditation surveys. "It is a true honor to be recognized as the highest ranked health plan in North Carolina by U.S. News and NCQA three years in a row," said Charles Pitts, president of CIGNA of North Carolina. "This recognition shows CIGNA's commitment to helping people identify and take charge of their health needs through access to programs tailored to fit those needs, while securing access to the highest quality health care." CIGNA HealthCare of North Carolina currently holds an "Excellent" accreditation rating from the NCQA for its HMO HMO health maintenance organization. HMO n. A corporation that is financed by insurance premiums and has member physicians and professional staff who provide curative and preventive medicine within certain financial, and Point of Service plans. In addition, CIGNA has also earned Full Accreditation from NCQA for its PPO PPO abbr. preferred provider organization PPO Managed care Preferred provider organization, see there Infectious disease Pleuropneumonia-like organism, see there 1 and Open Access Plus1 plans nationwide. Full Accreditation is the highest rating possible under NCQA's PPO Accreditation program. CIGNA plans have also earned NCQA Certification for Physician and Hospital Quality standards for the 22 HMO/Point of Service and 36 PPO and Open Access Plus markets across the country in which this information is currently provided. These standards assess how well a plan provides individuals with information about physicians and hospitals in its network to help them make informed health care decisions. And, most recently, CIGNA became one of the first companies - and the first national health plan - to earn the new NCQA quality rating for its health and wellness programs. About CIGNA CIGNA (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CI), a global health service company, is dedicated to helping people improve their health, well-being and sense of security. CIGNA Corporation's operating subsidiaries provide an integrated suite of medical, dental, behavioral health, pharmacy and vision care benefits, as well as group life, accident and disability insurance, to approximately 46 million people throughout the United States and around the world. To learn more about CIGNA, visit www.cigna.com. To sign up for email alerts or an RSS feed of company news, log on to http://newsroom.cigna.com/section_display.cfm?section_id=18. *America's Best Health Insurance Plans is a trademark of U.S. News & World Report. (1 )These plans are offered through Connecticut General Life Insurance Company |
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