Company: CI
Filing Date: 2025-03-14
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001739940-25-000015
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Company: Cigna Group
Filing Date: 2025-03-14
Form: DEF 14A
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 health care. We will continue to focus on driving value and supporting accountability and transparency while executing on our growth strategy to have an even greater positive impact.

• We began dispensing a HUMIRA interchangeable biosimilar to eligible Accredo by Evernorth ® patients with $0 cost to our patients – and by year-end 2024 biosimilar use for eligible HUMIRA scripts reached nearly 50%. In addition, we announced a STELARA biosimilar for $0 cost to our patients, which will be available in early 2025.

• We enrolled approximately 8 million lives in EncircleRx, a new solution for managing GLP-1 medications for weight loss and diabetes. We are supporting the best possible patient health outcomes by providing those on a GLP-1 additional lifestyle support and tools to sustain long-term change.

• We delivered approximately $275 million in patient savings for insulin and other diabetes medications since launching the Patient Assurance Program in 2019.

• We expanded patient protection against the high cost of gene therapies for 7.5 million people.

• We launched Evernorth Behavioral Care Group to provide evidence-based, outcome-driven care both online and in person through a simpler care delivery experience. Patients can book an appointment and are guaranteed to see a clinician who matches their unique goals and preferences within 72 hours, contributing to 84% of patients experiencing significant reductions in depression and anxiety symptoms as of August 2024.

• We also addressed industry challenges around long wait times for care by expanding MD Live by Evernorth ® urgent care services with the launch of an “E-Treatment” option. Now, approximately 12.5 million Cigna Healthcare customers have quick, flexible access to urgent care from board-certified doctors without any direct interaction via phone or video.

• We partnered with a large employer to build CareNav+, a benefits navigation solution that is transforming the fragmented benefits ecosystem to provide customers with the personalized guided experiences they need. The navigator is now available to Cigna Healthcare clients with Express Scripts.

• To improve the health services and solutions we provide to our federal clients that work with special groups such as veterans and active-duty service members, we introduced Evernorth Federal Services.

• To ensure patients with complex or chronic conditions get the medications they need, we dispensed approximately 8 million medications across our specialty pharmacies.

• We expanded our global footprint with the launch of innovation hubs in Hyderabad, India, and Galway, Ireland.

• Evernorth Health Services acquired VFP Pharmacy Group to establish a comprehensive fertility pharmacy solution which