Cigna

Cigna is the second-largest US health insurer, combining medical insurance and Express Scripts PBM to serve 17M+ members and manage 15B+ prescriptions annually.

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Cigna — 美国第二大健康保险公司，跨国医保与药房福利（Express Scripts）的双引擎巨头

历史时间线

• 1792 — 前身"Insurance Company of North America"在费城成立，是美国最早的保险公司之一
• 1982 — INA 与 Connecticut General 合并，正式使用 Cigna 品牌
• 1990 年代 — 大规模扩张国际医疗保险业务，覆盖 200+ 国家和地区
• 2000 年代 — 退出国际员工业务，聚焦美国本土健康保险
• 2012 — 以 57 亿美元收购 Great American Supplemental Insurance
• 2018 — 完成对 Express Scripts 的 $670 亿收购——美国第二大 PBM 并入医保帝国
• 2020 — 收购 Evernorth Health Services 子品牌，整合药品和医疗服务
• 2024 — 面临联邦贸易委员会（FTC）对 PBM 行业的反垄断审查

商业模式

双引擎驱动：

1. 医疗保险: 团体医疗保险（雇主覆盖）、Medicare Advantage、Medicaid、个人市场，覆盖超过 1,700 万人
2. 药房福利管理（PBM）: 通过 Express Scripts 运营——美国第二大 PBM，管理每年数十亿处方，与制药厂谈判折扣价格，为雇主和保险计划提供药品成本管理

Express Scripts 的核心功能：药品折扣谈判 + 处方流转管理 + 特殊药品配送 + 邮购药房。PBM 业务贡献了 Cigna 约 60% 的营收。

近年来 Evernorth 品牌整合了 PBM、 Specialty Pharmacy 和数据分析业务，目标是成为"医疗健康服务的基础设施"。

护城河分析

• PBM 规模效应: Express Scripts 管理超过 8,000 万会员的处方，议价能力极强
• 跨国医保网络: Cigna Global 是国际医疗保险的领导者，服务跨国企业和外籍员工
• 雇主客户粘性: 美国大型企业更换医保供应商的成本极高（数据迁移、员工福利变更、供应商网络重建）
• 数据和算法: 理赔和处方数据的积累支撑精准定价和欺诈检测
• Evernorth 生态: PBM + Specialty Pharmacy + Care 服务的垂直整合形成闭环

关键数据

• 2023 年总营收：约 $1,800 亿
• 医疗保险覆盖人数：约 1,700 万
• Express Scripts 管理处方量：超过 15 亿份/年
• 全球医保覆盖国家：200+
• 员工：约 76,000 人
• Medicare Advantage 计划参与者：约 100 万+

有趣事实

• Cigna 的历史可以追溯到 1792 年——比美国宪法修正案（权利法案）还早一年成立，是美国最古老的企业实体之一。
• Cigna 在 2018 年收购 Express Scripts 时，交易金额（$670 亿）是美国医疗行业历史上第三大并购，仅次于 CVS-Aetna 和 Anthem-Cigna（后者被法院阻止）。