CIGNA Encourages Medicare-Eligible Individuals to Enroll Online and Ring in the New Year With CIGNA's Part D Drug Coverage
December 28 2006 - 3:00PM
PR Newswire (US)
BLOOMFIELD, Conn., Dec. 28, 2006 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- With
just a few days left for enrollment in Medicare Part D prescription
drug plans for 2007, CIGNA HealthCare today recommended that
eligible individuals use the CIGNATURE Rx(SM) online enrollment
site to save time and ensure they don't miss the Dec. 31 enrollment
deadline. CIGNA's website provides the option to complete and
submit Part D prescription drug enrollment online, eliminating the
need to complete and mail paper applications. The Comprehensive
Cost Compare Tool on the website enables a Medicare beneficiary to
view potential cost savings based on the beneficiary's actual
prescriptions. "We don't want the end of year hustle and bustle to
keep people from signing up for CIGNATURE Rx coverage. Online
enrollment is quick and easy and provides all the information an
individual needs to check costs based on his or her medications,"
said Terri Swanson, vice president, CIGNA Senior Care. The
CIGNATURE Rx website is accessible at http://www.cignaturerx.com/.
Individuals may also enroll through the Medicare government website
at http://www.medicare.gov/. Anyone who does not have access to a
computer for online enrollment may call the CIGNATURE Rx enrollment
center up until midnight Dec. 31 at 1-800-735-1459 (TTY/TDD users
may call 1-800-322-1210). CIGNATURE Rx plans have varying costs and
features, including the following: * Free generic drugs in the
Value Plan, the plan with the lowest premiums and co-payments; *
Broad coverage for commonly prescribed Medicare drugs; * More than
55,000 participating pharmacies nationwide; * Home delivery
discounts through CIGNA Tel-Drug home delivery pharmacy; * For all
CIGNATURE Rx members, access to the Healthy Rewards Member Discount
program that offers savings up to 62 percent off health and
wellness products and services including eye exams, eyewear and
contacts, hearing exams and aids, vitamins and herbal supplements,
magazine discounts and more. About CIGNA CIGNA offers its Medicare
Part D plans in all 50 states and the District of Columbia in
alliance with NationsHealth, Inc.
(NASDAQ:NHRXNASDAQ:NHRXUNASDAQ:NHRXW). The alliance combines
CIGNA's pharmacy product capabilities with NationsHealth's
experience in service and distribution to the Medicare population.
CIGNA HealthCare, headquartered in Bloomfield, CT, provides medical
benefits plans, dental coverage, behavioral health coverage,
pharmacy benefits, and products and services that integrate and
analyze information to support consumerism and health advocacy.
"CIGNA" and "CIGNA HealthCare" refers to various operating
subsidiaries of CIGNA Corporation (NYSE:CI). Products and services
are provided by these operating subsidiaries and not by CIGNA
Corporation. DATASOURCE: CIGNA HealthCare CONTACT: Gloria Barone,
CIGNA HealthCare, +1-215-761-4758, Web site: http://www.cigna.com/
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