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Physicians rank Cigna as top health insurer
Physician Practice Advisor, May 9, 2007
Physicians ranked Cigna Healthcare UnitedHealth as the best overall payer among the seven largest national health insurers, according to a survey of 8,500 doctors conducted by Athenahealth.
Cigna moved up from the fifth spot overall in 2006. The rankings too into account measures of financial and administrative performance, as well as medical policy complexity. After Cigna, the top payers ranked as follows:
- Aetna
- Medicare - B
- Humana
- UnitedHealth Group
- Wellpoint
- Conventry Health Care
Click here to read an Athenahealth press release about the survey.
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