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Interested in Selling
CIGNA
Announces Support for Brokers
CIGNA HealthCare recently announced support for
brokers interested in selling CIGNA's comprehensive,
cost-competitive 2007 Medicare Part D plans for
Medicare-eligible individuals nationwide.
"We believe our CIGNATURE RxSM Medicare
Part D plan offers a significant business opportunity
for brokers," said Terri Swanson, vice president
of CIGNA Senior Care. Medicare beneficiaries will
select their pharmacy plans Nov. 15, 2006 through
Dec. 31, 2006 for coverage that will take effect
in January of 2007. Approximately four million
Medicare beneficiaries did not obtain prescription
drug coverage in 2006 and another two to three
million people are expected to "age-in" to
Medicare eligibility as they turn 65 in 2007. Additionally,
a J.D. Power and Associates study indicates approximately
19.5 percent of beneficiaries in Part D plans,
approximately 3.2 million individuals, will "definitely" or "probably" shop
for a new plan in 2007.*
CIGNA's broker program includes the following
features:
- Comprehensive Cost Compare Tool that allows
brokers to easily demonstrate a Medicare beneficiary's
potential savings based on the beneficiary's
actual prescriptions;
- The option to complete and submit enrollments
online, eliminating the need to complete and
mail paper applications;
- Marketing materials obtained directly from
the CIGNATURE Rx website;
- A self-paced CIGNATURE Rx and Medicare Prescription
Drug Plan training program available on the CIGNATURE
Rx website;
- A competitive compensation structure.
"Our 2007 Part D plans will meet brokers'
needs for an affordable, quality prescription drug
plan to offer their clients," Swanson said. "We
are excited to be offering the same great CIGNATURE
Rx product we had in 2006 at a better price in
2007. We took the best features of our 2006 Medicare
Part D plans - simple, easy to understand designs,
comprehensive drug coverage and personal service
- and enhanced them in 2007 with what is most important
to consumers - - more cost savings."
Any broker interested in more information is invited
to contact glenn.amnott@cigna.com or
visit the producer section of the CIGNATURE Rx
website at: http://www.cigna.com/health/consumer/medical/cignaturerx,
accessible from http://www.cigna.com/.
*J.D. Power and Associates 2006
Medicare Part D Beneficiary Satisfaction Study,
September, 2006.
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