New CIGNA Web site lets plan members shop for healthcare

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Atlanta Journal-Constitution, May 22, 2008

Philadelphia-based insurer CIGNA has launched an interactive Web site to allow customers to shop for the best doctors, medications and hospitals near their homes. The site offers interactive step-by-step tools that provide information such as rankings of doctors and hospitals by cost and quality measures, the location of nearby pharmacies with the lowest prices, and help with medical diagnosis.

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