Cigna Corporation

HealthSpring changes its name

2013-05-29 08:19:00

�HealthSpring, an arm of Cigna that manages Medicare plans, said Wednesday it is rebranding and changing its name to Cigna-HealthSpring. Tennessee-based HealthSpring serves more than 18,200 Medicare Advantage patients in Maryland.�HealthSpring...

Harford March for Babies on Sunday raises more than $100,000

2013-04-24 07:47:00

More than 600 Harford County residents joined to support the nation's smallest citizens at the 2013 March for Babies on Sunday along Route 23 in Forest Hill, raising in excess of $100,000 to improve and protect the health of infants. Now in its 43rd�...

Edgewood family leads March for Babies walk Sunday

2013-04-17 00:00:00

The Pennel family of Edgewood, is serving as the 2013 Harford County March for Babies Ambassador Family to help raise awareness about the lifesaving research and support of the March of Dimes and their team, Two Tiny Blessings, will participate in the...

Free counseling in wake of Perry Hall High Shooting

2012-08-29 08:22:00

Cigna's behavioral health unit is offering free telephone counseling to Baltimore County residents in wake of the school shooting at Perry Hall High on Monday. The counseling is for those having a hard time coping with the shooting and will be offered...

$5.6B deal positions Aetna for changing health care market

2012-08-20 17:57:00

Aetna's plans announced Monday to acquire Coventry Health Care Inc. for $5.6 billion could catapult the insurance giant to the front of an industry race to capitalize on Obamacare and the health needs of aging baby boomers. The deal, subject to...

Howard Hughes Corp. buys former Ryland Group headquarters in Columbia

2012-08-20 13:58:00

As a further sign of its investment in the revitalization of Columbia's town center, the Howard Hughes Corp. last week acquired the former Ryland Group headquarters, a nine-story office building next to The Mall in Columbia and close to land where...

Consolidation wave poised to hit state's health care services, biopharma sectors

2012-04-21 11:26:07

Like a one-two punch, two major Maryland employers in the health care service and pharmaceutical industries were the targets last week of multibillion-dollar acquisition deals. Both homegrown companies — Human Genome Sciences Inc. and Catalyst...

Balto. Co. schools budget would preserve teaching positions

2012-01-10 17:33:00

After receiving criticism last school year for cutting high school teaching positions while keeping administrators, Baltimore County Superintendent Joe A. Hairston is proposing to do the reverse next year — preserve classroom teachers and...

Cigna completes purchase of HealthSpring Inc.

2012-01-31 18:40:51

Connecticut-based Cigna Corp. said Tuesday that it has closed on its $3.8 billion acquisition of HealthSpring Inc., a health care company that specializes in the Medicare Advantage market. HealthSpring bought Baltimore-based Bravo Health last year for...

Aetna to exit a key market in California

2013-06-19 00:00:00

Facing tougher price competition from a state-run marketplace, Aetna Inc. said it would exit California's individual health insurance market by year-end and leave nearly 50,000 customers searching for new coverage. Aetna, the nation's third-largest...

Aetna will exit California's individual health insurance market

2013-06-18 07:03:00

Aetna Inc. said it would stop selling individual health insurance policies in California next month, and nearly 50,000 existing policyholders will have to find new coverage by January. The company's announcement Monday comes a month after it opted not...

Health savings accounts have a long shelf life

2013-06-18 09:23:34

Q: Is there a deadline by which I have to use the money in my health savings account for medical expenses? A: No. Unlike flexible spending accounts, which require you to use the money by the end of the year (or March 15 of the following year), HSAs...

The Lisle headquarters of pharmacy benefit manager Catamaran are seen in a 2012 photo.

2013-06-10 14:39:00

A detail of the building at 175 W. Jackson Blvd., where Cigna-HealthSpring plans to open an office in September.

2013-06-10 09:47:00

Simsbury - 06/08/13 - Cigna CEO David Cordani speaks to Jim Calhoun before participating in the 75 mile ride in the 2013 Jim Calhoun Cancer Challenge Ride and Walk at Simsbury Meadows. Photo by BRAD HORRIGAN | bhorrigan@courant.com

2013-06-08 00:00:00