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Cigna Using NCCN Content for Oncology Coverage Policy Development
As part of the company’s coverage policy development, Cigna is using the NCCN Guidelines® and the NCCN Compendium® as references in the appropriate choice for the treatment of people with cancer in the United States.
FORT WASHINGTON, PA — Cigna is using National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®) Content as a resource for oncology coverage policy development and updates for the company’s more than 840,000 providers throughout the United States.
“Cigna recognizes the important role that NCCN has in establishing standards and guidance for care in the area of cancer screening, diagnosis, treatment, and surveillance,” said Julie B. Kessel, MD, Cigna's Senior Medical Director for Coverage Policy.
As part of coverage policy development, Cigna uses the NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines®), as well as the NCCN Drugs & Biologics Compendium (NCCN Compendium®), as references in the appropriate choice for the treatment of people with cancer in the United States.
“We applaud Cigna’s decision to use the library of NCCN Guidelines and its derivatives as support for its oncology coverage policies,” said Robert W. Carlson, MD, Chief Executive Officer, NCCN. “The collaboration between Cigna and NCCN benefits approximately 12.5 million members in the United States as it sets the framework for providers to deliver high-quality, evidence-based oncology care as defined by experts from the NCCN Member Institutions.”
The NCCN Guidelines® are a comprehensive set of guidelines detailing the sequential management choices and interventions for 97 percent of malignant cancers. In addition, separate guidelines have been created related to major prevention and screening topics and a third set focuses on the major supportive care areas. The NCCN Guidelines provide recommendations based on the best evidence available at the time they are derived.
For more information about the NCCN Guidelines, visit NCCN.org.
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