BLOOMFIELD, Conn., Oct. 4, 2005 /PRNewswire/ -- CIGNA HealthCare announced today that it has appointed David Toomey as president and general manager of CIGNA HealthCare, South Region comprised of Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana. Mr. Toomey brings 20 years of employee benefits expertise and health plan management to the company.
“We are excited that David has joined CIGNA HealthCare, strengthening our leadership team and enhancing our ability to serve customers in our south region,” states Matt Manders, senior vice president and middle market segment lead for CIGNA HealthCare. “His understanding of the health care industry and the needs of employers of all sizes will help us to grow our business and expand our presence in this important market.”
Toomey brings extensive health care expertise, particularly in the area of performance networks, customer service, operations and sales to CIGNA HealthCare. Prior to joining CIGNA, he served as the market head of national accounts for Aetna in the Pacific Northwest, responsible for national account strategy, sales and service for eight states. Toomey also worked in the Los Angeles area leading national sales and new business development for Aetna. He maintains offices in both CIGNA HealthCare’s Dallas and Houston offices.
CIGNA HealthCare is one of the oldest and largest managed care and employee benefits providers in Texas offering a wide range of innovative solutions to manage health care costs and outcomes, including its CIGNATURE suite of products, ChoiceFund HSA and other leading consumer directed health care products. With more than 600,000 members, CIGNA HealthCare of Texas is known for its superior disease management programs and has an “Excellent” Accreditation from the National Committee on Quality Assurance (NCQA). “CIGNA HealthCare” refers to various operating subsidiaries of CIGNA Corp.
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