MJ
Worst insurer, opaque processes
As many have pointed out, even getting approval for pre-planned surgery and hospitalization is an ordeal. The clinic is on our company’s panel, yet they had to contact me repeatedly to chase Cigna for authorization. Up until the day of my surgery, literally when I was in my gown and asked to go down to the counter, the hospital staff told me they still hadn’t received approval/GOP. Thankfully, I had an email confirmation (though not the official GOP document, because of course why would cigna make anyone’s life easy), which the hospital accepted and agreed to follow up on. It was an unnecessary layer of stress on top of an already stressful situation. More recently, there was another baffling episode. Cigna requested a cost breakdown for a health screening package, even though the invoice already listed all included items. They specifically wanted the individual cost of the stress ECG treadmill test for some reason. After I went through the trouble of getting it (the clinic provided the ala carte add-on pricing), they then excluded that test from my claim, stating it wasn’t “a necessity.” This makes zero sense for several reasons: 1. It was a package, and I didn’t specifically opt in for that treadmill test. 2. I did the exact same health screening last year without any issue. 3. The package itself is named “CIGNA Platinum” with Fullerton—clearly a partnership. 4. Just based on common sense, a package is meant to be cheaper than adding up all ala carte prices of tests done. Who in their right mind excludes a claim based off ala carte pricing when what I did was a PACKAGE. 5. It is going to be the same price regardless I opt out or in for anything in the package, because, it.is.a.package.
Response from CignaNov 25, 2025
Hi MJ, your wellbeing is important and I hear your concerns for the stress ECG coverage. I would like the opportunity to connect and take any steps I can to help. Please write to [email protected] and include your Trustpilot profile name to link your email and outreach. -Anna



