The former VP for corporate communications at Cigna writes about the ‘crisis of conscience’ he had while working for the healthcare company.

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Former Cigna insurance executive says he quit after witnessing an industry that 'puts profits over patients'

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A former health insurance executive for Cigna opened up in The New York Times Wednesday about his experience that left his "disgusted" — and forced him to leave the insurance industry.This comes amid a flurry of national conversation on the ethics of health insurance, and the denials of claims for the sick and vulnerable, kicked off by the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson and a subsequent internet phenomenon of people openly celebra…

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Over 20 years working in health insurance, I saw the unrelenting pressure investors put on insurers to spend less paying out claims. … Meanwhile, the barriers to medical care have gotten higher and higher.  I left my job as a health insurance executive at Cigna after a crisis of conscience.  It began in 2005, during a meeting convened by the chief executive to brief department heads on the company’s latest strategy: “consumerism.” Marketing cons…

Former Cigna insurance executive says he quit after witnessing an industry that 'puts profits over patients'

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