Cigna won't cover OxyContin prescriptions for 2018, as health insurer targets opioid abuse - CNBC

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Cigna won't cover OxyContin prescriptions for 2018, as health insurer targets opioid abuse CNBC Big insurer Cigna said it will not cover the opioid OxyContin for customers who are insured through a job, starting in 2018. Cigna last year said it wanted to cut opioid use by 25 percent among its customers by 2019. More than half of the over 33,000 ... Major Health Insurer Will No Long Cover OxyContin Amid Opioid CrisisPatch.com Cigna is Committed to Reducing Opioid Use: Removing OxyContin from Group Commercial Drug Lists on 1/1/18Business Wire (press release) Cigna says it won't cover OxyContin prescriptions through employer plansSTAT Thomson Reuters Foundation -Washington Examiner all 8 news articles »

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