Cigna’s chief executive is pledging to be more aggressive in defending its pharmacy benefit manager amid mounting public criticism of the dr-g middlemen — and as its PBM, Express Scripts, continues to drive soaring revenue for the insurance giant.
https://www.healthcaredive.com/news/cigna-aggressive-pharmacy-benefit-manager-defense/722638/
George Paz is probably rolling over in his grave. I doubt he’s thrilled with the treatment of what once was an amazing hub of ingenious innovation filled with excitement and passion to find a safer, accessible and affordable solution to healthcare. Top talent was dumped upon the acquisition and then Cordani alienated the rest. Hold onto the memory of what once was so great. That was something special.
I wish Cordani would "aggressively defend" against needless layoffs and demoralizing return-to-office mandates.
Express Scripts is the only thing propping up Cigna's revenues. It's a cash machine. That's why Cigna purchased it.
He’ll dump and sell that part of the biz eventually. He can’t offshore the sh-t out of everything there due to TRICARE military benefits. So just maybe someone will luck out in his even plot in the end. Those who serve deserve better treatment and leadership anyway.
I wouldn’t use Express if the company didn’t make us.
Of course Vladimir Cordani would defend anything that earns him money... even if that thing over charges and double dips to earn a profit at the cost of the American people health.