Stop Cigna from Cutting Your Healthcare Access
Cigna Healthcare is poised to disrupt medical treatment for millions of Americans and cut access to trusted healthcare services by ending its contract with Tenet Healthcare.
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Cigna’s actions are putting ‘profits over patients.’1
At Tenet, we are committed to providing you and your loved ones with the highest quality medical care. However, Cigna has refused to offer reimbursement rates that keep pace with the rising cost of providing that care. Cigna’s actions are putting profits ahead of patients.
Simply put, Tenet Healthcare cannot provide high-quality care unless health insurance companies pay reasonable rates. If an agreement is not reached, your care could face major disruptions – with serious implications.
Cigna’s actions are putting profits ahead of patients.
- Higher out-of-pocket costs
- Disruption of existing physician-patient relationships and care plans
- Fewer options for trusted healthcare providers
- Longer wait times to get appointments if you have to change providers
Please know: You can always receive care at our emergency departments.
1. December 20, 2024, Fortune Well: Former Cigna insurance executive says he quit after witnessing an industry that ‘puts profits over patients’
Cigna Refuses to Negotiate on Fair and Reasonable Terms
Tenet’s contract with Cigna is set to expire on December 31, 2025. While we are negotiating in good faith to preserve in-network access for Cigna members, Cigna has proposed contract terms that could put patient care and access at risk. We cannot accept an agreement that threatens our continued ability to provide high-quality care.
- Cigna’s recent proposal includes very low annual rate increases for hospitals, well below inflation and inconsistent with the position of other national payors
- Cigna wants to cut payments for access to physicians and ambulatory surgery care, which are more convenient and affordable options than hospital care
- Cigna is not willing to make it easier for patients to get the approvals they need for Cigna before receiving care their physicians say is needed
- Meanwhile, Cigna publicly reported premium revenue per member increases of 10% for their employer insured products. This means employers and Cigna members are paying more in premiums while Cigna is asking us to accept less to provide your care
- Cigna is a repeat offender in terms of trying to shortchange health systems from needed payments to provide quality care. At least 8 health systems have been in contract disputes during the past 18 months
What Tenet is Fighting For
64
hospitals
~370
ambulatory surgery
centers (ASCs)
~2,000
healthcare
providers
Millions
of Cigna members in the communities we serve
We are fighting for our patients – who stand to lose in-network access to the healthcare they trust, and who will pay more for it.
With open enrollment approaching, it’s essential to act now. Urge Cigna to negotiate on fair and reasonable terms, renew Tenet’s contract, and let patients keep access to their trusted hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers and physicians.