The goal of the was to increase employees' access to the kind of specialized care traditional benefits typically lack.

Cigna (CI) CEO David Cordani is not convinced of the benefits of GLP-1s for weight-loss patients and said the US is the only country among developed nations where insurance coverage is being debated.

Only half of health insurer Cigna 's clients currently cover the popular GLP-1 weight loss drugs Wegovy and Zepbound because of their high costs. But the company's pharmacy benefits unit Evernorth ...

Evernorth's new weight loss pricing program will begin on July 1, as employers begin to make decisions about coverage for next year's plans. — CNBC's Angelica Peebles contributed to this report.

Cigna's Evernorth unit said a new coverage deal with Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk will bring lower copays for insured patients The company hopes the new discount, which caps monthly out-of-pocket ...