DENVER, June 29, 2005 /PRNewswire/ -- CIGNA HealthCare of Colorado announced today that it has added more than 1,100 new providers to its network, primarily in Grand Junction, Durango, Vail and other Western Slope communities as well as along the I-70 corridor.
The addition of these physicians, medical groups, and hospitals brings the CIGNA HealthCare of Colorado network to nearly 8,000 contracted providers, making it one of the largest in the state. These providers are contracted with CIGNA HealthCare's PPO and Open Access Plus products.
"The Western Slope and the I-70 corridor are important and growing areas for CIGNA HealthCare," said Daryl Edmonds, general manager of CIGNA HealthCare of Colorado. "The addition of this large number of providers to our network enables us to offer our members and customers throughout the state a wide range of health benefit solutions with a more expansive provider network."
To ensure seamless communication and support for rural Colorado providers and continue expansion throughout the state, CIGNA HealthCare has added a dedicated provider relations team for this geographically important provider segment.
CIGNA HealthCare is one of the oldest and largest managed care and employee benefits providers in Colorado 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 300,000 members, CIGNA HealthCare of Colorado 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.
CIGNA HealthCareCONTACT: Gwyn Dilday, CIGNA, +1-818-500-6370, gwyn.dilday@cigna.com
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