Cigna Contracts With Dental-Care Provider: Cigna Healthplans...

Cigna Contracts With Dental-Care Provider: Cigna Healthplans of California has contracted with an Irvine health maintenance organization to provide dental care to 95,000 Medi-Cal recipients in Los Angeles County. Under a $3.4-million contract, National Health Care Systems said has agreed to provide the dental portion of Cigna’s Medi-Cal services for a year, beginning March 1. Del Bowman, a Cigna spokesman, said Cigna closed 11 dental offices in Los Angeles County on Dec. 31 that primarily provided care for indigent patients under the Medi-Cal program.