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AI @ Cigna

Insurance and pharmacy benefits manager
Industry
Last updated
July 3, 2025 at 10:44 AM

Summary

  • Cigna has progressively integrated AI technologies from 2019 to 2025, moving from early use in medication adherence and chronic disease gap identification to advanced generative AI tools enhancing customer-facing digital experiences.
  • By 2025, Cigna launched an industry-leading AI-powered virtual assistant and related digital tools within its myCigna portal, with high user adoption (67% proactive use) and satisfaction (80%+ helpfulness), focusing on personalized provider matching, real-time cost tracking, and smart claims submission to improve customer experience and operational efficiency.
  • Despite benefits, Cigna faces legal scrutiny in 2023-2025 for AI-related claims denial practices, raising ethical and trust considerations while maintaining a strong AI governance framework emphasizing responsible deployment and continuous AI innovation.

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9 AI Use Cases at Cigna

Cost Tracking
2025
Customer Facing
Traditional
Generative
Agentic
Outcome
Cigna offers real-time cost tracking enabled by AI tools, allowing members to monitor healthcare expenses dynamically and make better financial decisions. [1]
Customer Support
2025
Customer Facing
Traditional
Generative
Agentic
Outcome
Cigna implemented a generative AI-powered virtual assistant providing conversational, personalized answers about health benefits, claims, and care, enhancing customer experience with high satisfaction and engagement rates. [1][2]
Provider Matching
2025
Customer Facing
Traditional
Generative
Agentic
Outcome
Cigna uses AI to personalize provider recommendations for members, tailoring healthcare options to individual needs and improving decision-making efficiency. [1]
Claims Processing
2025
Customer Facing
Traditional
Generative
Agentic
Outcome
Costs
Smart claim submission features powered by AI streamline the filing and review process for health insurance claims, reducing administrative burden and improving operational efficiency. [1]
Medication Management
2024
Traditional
Generative
Agentic
Outcome
Cigna plans to use AI to assist pharmacists by monitoring patient medication adherence, managing inventory, and predicting drug interactions to enhance pharmaceutical care. [1]
Behavioral Analytics
2024
Traditional
Generative
Agentic
Outcome
AI is used in applied behavior analysis to reduce administrative burdens for healthcare providers, improving care delivery efficiency and patient outcomes. [1]
Claims Denial Automation
2023
Traditional
Generative
Agentic
Outcome
Costs
Cigna employs AI algorithms to automate the assessment and denial of insurance claims to streamline claims processing and reduce operational costs, though this has raised legal and ethical scrutiny. [1][2]
Internal Recruiting
2023
Traditional
Generative
Agentic
Outcome
Cigna revamped its internal recruiting system using AI to increase visibility of career opportunities for employees and boost internal hiring efficiency. [1]
Medication Adherence
2019
Traditional
Generative
Agentic
Outcome
Cigna uses AI to monitor and identify gaps in patients' medication adherence, particularly for chronic diseases, helping to improve treatment outcomes by prompting interventions when patients skip medications. [1]

Timeline

2025 Q3

1 updates

Analysis highlights Cigna's strategic integration of data, platforms, and predictive AI tools to consolidate dominance in insurance healthcare, though trust issues related to AI use remain a vulnerability.

2025 Q2

3 updates

Cigna launched advanced AI-powered digital tools including a generative AI virtual assistant with 67% proactive user engagement and 80%+ helpfulness, plus personalized provider matching, real-time cost tracking, and smart claim submission to improve customer experience and operational efficiency, emphasizing responsible AI governance.

2025 Q1

1 updates

Legal scrutiny continues with class action lawsuits accusing Cigna of wrongful claim rejections using AI algorithms.

2024 Q4: no updates

2024 Q3

2 updates

Cigna integrates AI in applied behavioral analysis to reduce provider administrative burdens and plans for pharmacist use-cases to monitor medication adherence and drug interactions under strict ethical governance.

2024 Q2: no updates

2024 Q1

1 updates

Cigna continues to enhance customer service through AI, focusing on predictive analytics for risk management and personalized healthcare solutions.

2023 Q4

2 updates

Cigna faced lawsuits over AI use in automated claims denials while continuing to enhance operational efficiency through AI-driven claims processing and predictive analytics.

2023 Q3

3 updates

Cigna accelerated AI adoption including revamping internal recruiting with AI, committing to ethical AI practices, and deploying AI in claims processes; however, faced legal challenges over alleged AI misuse in claims denials.

2023 Q2: no updates

2023 Q1: no updates

2022 Q4: no updates

2022 Q3: no updates

2022 Q2: no updates

2022 Q1: no updates

2021 Q4: no updates

2021 Q3

1 updates

Continued emphasis on using data and AI to improve patient outcomes, focusing on augmenting care without changing diagnoses.

2021 Q2: no updates

2021 Q1: no updates

2020 Q4: no updates

2020 Q3: no updates

2020 Q2: no updates

2020 Q1: no updates

2019 Q4

1 updates

Cigna expanded AI systems to identify treatment gaps, particularly for chronic diseases related to medication adherence.

2019 Q3

1 updates

Initial adoption of AI by Cigna focused on addressing crucial healthcare problems and advancing whole person care.