Business Insurance Magazine recently
announced that CIGNA Behavioral Health’s
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) was chosen for
the second consecutive year as the best overall
EAP in the publication’s Readers Choice Awards.
Selected from ten of the largest EAP companies
in the country, CIGNA Behavioral Health was recognized
for its long-term commitment to integrated care,
quality, service and innovation.
“A healthy workforce is one of the greatest
assets employers can have as they compete in today’s
global marketplace,” said Keith Dixon, president
of CIGNA Behavioral Health. “That’s
why we work closely with our customers to design
comprehensive, customized EAP solutions that help
organizations compete in today’s competitive
economy,” he added.
The CIGNA Behavioral Health EAP includes services
for members and their families, in addition to
resources for business managers. Members can contact
CIGNA Behavioral Health by phone 24 hours a day,
7 days a week and directly access network providers
with no referrals. CIGNA Behavioral Health’s
Personal Advocates and Wellness Coaches help members
through a consultative approach, ensuring benefit
understanding and assisting with action plans.
Many complementary, self-serve resources are also
available including: online interactive coaching;
online personal health assessments; online provider
searches; Healthy Rewards® discounts
on health and wellness products and services; and
over 1,500 articles in its online health information
library.
For employers, both face-to-face counseling and
telephone coaching options can be paired with other
work-life and online services, offering the flexibility
to meet evolving workplace requirements. CIGNA
Behavioral Health equips employers with a host
of communication tools and educational materials
to help generate awareness and increase appropriate
benefit utilization. In addition, a team of employer-focused
specialists is available to provide guidance to
business managers for a variety of on-the-job issues.
About the Business Insurance Magazine
Readers Choice Awards
Business Insurance developed
its Readers Choice Awards as a
means to recognize industry leaders
for service, value, quality and
innovation. The top industry companies
were chosen in different categories
relating to risk management and
employee benefits. Winners were
selected through confidential balloting
of magazine subscribers and can
be found in the August 21 magazine
edition.
About CIGNA Behavioral Health
CIGNA Behavioral Health provides behavioral care
benefit management, EAPs, and work/life programs
to consumers through health plans offered by large
U.S. employers, national and regional HMOs, Taft-Hartley
trusts and disability insurers. CIGNA Behavioral
Health, with headquarters in Eden Prairie, Minn.,
operates five care management centers around the
U.S. in support of a national network of more than
56,800 independent psychiatrists, psychologists
and clinical social workers and more than 5,100
facilities and clinics. For more information, visit http://www.CIGNABehavioral.com.
