Health Unscripted Podcast

Vitality is a person’s ability to live life with health, strength, and energy – and in the world of work, it equates to high-performing, motivated, and healthy employees. That’s a key finding from the 2023 Vitality in America report, which is based on a survey of 10,000 adults conducted by Morning Consult and commissioned by The Cigna Group.In this episode of the Health Unscripted Podcast, Kathryn Rider of The Cigna Group walks us through some of the key findings of this year's report, as well as key insights around how to engage and delight high vitality employees in order to drive your business forward in 2024.

Stereotypes and reality are often at odds – which is certainly the case with popular depictions of senior citizens living diminished lives. In fact, research from The Cigna Group has found that people 65 and older are more likely than younger people to cultivate healthy lifestyles, have strong communities of friends and families, have positive relations with their doctors, and have more financial freedom than any other age group. As such, most seniors display a strong sense of emotional stability and can bounce back from setbacks with resilience.New research from The Cigna Group finds seniors exhibit a higher degree of vitality than any other age group, giving them with the ability to pursue life with health, strength, and energy. In this episode, Dr. J.B. Sobel, chief medical officer for Cigna Healthcare’s Medicare Advantage business, discusses this research on vitality with Dr. Grant Tarbox, a national medical executive with Cigna Healthcare’s Medicare Advantage business.

Health is extremely personal, emotional, and it means something different to every individual. On the other hand, health care can often feel impersonal, fragmented, and complex. As a result, it lags far behind other industries in meeting consumer expectations.In this episode of the Health Unscripted Podcast, Katya Andresen, chief digital and analytics officer at The Cigna Group, discusses achieving customer-centricity in health care – starting with the consumer and their needs, then building diverse teams to get the best (but not always the easiest) answer or solution.

Employers have a significant role to play in advancing equity and inclusion for the LGBTQ+ community. According to the Human Rights Campaign, 46% of LGBTQ+ workers are closeted at work and 13% feel that if they were honest about their sexuality, they would be fired. This is compounded by the fact that the LGBTQ+ community is more likely to report a lack of cultural competence by health care providers and is more likely to report poor quality of care and unfair treatment.In our latest episode of the Health Unscripted Podcast, Dr. Renee McLaughlin, national medical executive at Cigna Healthcare, sits down with Julia Huggins, senior vice president of U.S. Commercial at Cigna Healthcare, to discuss ways employers can advance LGBTQ+ equity and inclusion – exploring how to create a sense of belonging, address health disparities, and improve access to care and mental health.

Today's workers want to feel meaningfully connected to the work they do. A recent Harris Poll proves it: 84% of respondents said they would only work for a purpose-driven company. In the first episode of "Health Unscripted," a new podcast from The Cigna Group, chairman and CEO David Cordani shares his perspective on leading a purpose-driven organization. During the discussion, he explores his personal and professional experience with the nonprofit organization Achilles International and reflects on the ways purpose guided The Cigna Group during the COVID-19 pandemic and, most recently, the company’s pioneering research on vitality as the next-generation measure of health.