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Cigna says it won’t cover OxyContin prescriptions through employer plans

In a statement, the insurance giant also announced its intent to reduce opioid use among all of its consumers by 25 percent by 2019.

The health insurer Cigna on Wednesday announced it will no longer cover OxyContin prescriptions for customers on its employer-based health plans, the second major announcement in two weeks from an industry group billed as an effort to slow the opioid epidemic.

Cigna also announced its intent to reduce opioid use among its consumers by 25

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