Cigna’s profits jump thanks to employer-sponsored plans

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    "url": "https://www.healthcaredive.com/news/cigna-profit-jump-q2-2026-outlook-raise-no-surprises-idr/826551/",
    "title": "Cigna’s profits jump thanks to employer-sponsored plans",
    "author": "Rebecca Pifer Parduhn",
    "excerpt": "Cigna increased its 2026 earnings outlook following the second quarter, unbothered by inflated costs for surprise billing dispute resolutions reported by its peer UnitedHealth. Cigna’s employer-sponsored plans reaped higher profits than expected in the second quarter after hiking premiums, spurring the company to raise its earnings outlook for 2026. Cigna results released Thursday are a relief for investors worried about broader pressures in the employer-sponsored market, which covers the majority of U.S. adults and has been a buoy for insurers slammed with higher spending in government programs in recent years. Market watchers have been concerned that margins for employer-sponsored plans could be unreliable, as Americans, even the younger and healthier population covered by their jobs, get sicker - and as the federal process meant to resolve out-of-network bills between payers and providers appears to be inflating spending. Two weeks ago, UnitedHealth blamed that independent dispute resolution process , or IDR, for unexpectedly high costs in its employer-sponsored plans in the second quarter. Insurers have been increasingly vocal about their discontent with IDR , which was set up by the No Surprises Act to prevent consumers from being hit with surprise medical bills. Instead of incentivitizing providers to go in-network with insurers, No Surprises has created a burgeoning...",
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