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CIGNA HealthCare Names Edward N. Hunsinger, M.D. Senior Medical Executive of the Carolinas

Posted on: Wednesday, 27 June 2007, 18:04 CDT

RALEIGH, N.C., June 27, 2007 /PRNewswire/ -- CIGNA HealthCare today announced the appointment of Edward N. Hunsinger, M.D., as the new senior medical executive for the company's Carolina region. In this role, Dr. Hunsinger will lead physician relations, medical management and quality improvement initiatives to help improve health outcomes and manage medical costs in the region. Dr. Hunsinger will be based in Winston-Salem, N.C.

"The addition of Dr. Hunsinger to our medical team gives us an enhanced ability to care for our members," states Dr. Scott Josephs, chief medical officer for CIGNA HealthCare's Southeast region. "We are pleased that someone with Dr. Hunsinger's background is joining our team."

Dr. Hunsinger, a board certified family practitioner, brings significant experience to the position with a varied background in clinical quality, physician recruitment and medical affairs, strategic planning and business operations. He began his career in clinical medicine in Florida establishing a solo practice, subsequently growing to a group practice that remains successful today. He then co-founded the first physician IPA in North Central Florida which has since become part of Av-Med Health Plan. He later founded Aegis Family Health Centers, a subsidiary of Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem and served as its chief executive officer. He also co-founded a healthcare consulting firm, Facilitate Health, in North Carolina. He most recently served as the market medical director for United Healthcare of the Carolinas.

Dr. Hunsinger received his medical degree from the University of Florida where he also completed his residency in family practice. In addition, he held clinical faculty positions at the departments of Community and Family Medicine at the University of Florida and the Bowman Gray School of Medicine at Wake Forest University. Dr. Hunsinger also served as chief resident of family practice at Alachua General Hospital-University of Florida where he earned recognition as one of the top 18 family practice residents in the country after receiving the Mead Johnson Award, an honor issued by the American Academy of Family Practice to second-year residents who demonstrate leadership, community involvement and exemplary patient care.

About CIGNA HealthCare

CIGNA HealthCare, based in Bloomfield, CT, provides medical benefits plans, dental coverage, behavioral health coverage, pharmacy benefits and products and services that integrate and analyze information to support consumerism and health advocacy. "CIGNA HealthCare" refers to various operating subsidiaries of CIGNA Corporation, including Connecticut General Life Insurance Company. Products and services are provided by such operating subsidiaries, and not by CIGNA Corporation. For more information, visit http://www.cigna.com/ .

CIGNA HealthCare

CONTACT: AnnMarie Raymond of CIGNA HealthCare, +1-860-226-5063,AnnMarie.raymond@cigna.com

Web site: http://www.cigna.com/

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