Health insurer Cigna wants to cut the number of opioid overdoses among its customers by 25% within three years. Thursday’s announcement comes just a few months after the insurer reported it successfully slashed customer opioid use by 25%. Here’s how they plan to target the problem.
In January, the three business titans shook the healthcare world with news of a new employee healthcare venture. Now, they have named the person who will lead those efforts.
Atul Gawande, M.D., was officially named chief executive officer of the three-way partnership’s newly formed company to address U.S. employee healthcare.
The National Business Group on Health recommended that employers discuss opioid use for pain management with their health plans and pharmacy benefit managers.