Cigna Faces Suit Over Reimbursements for Covid-19 Testing Costs

Cigna Health & Life Insurance Co. failed to fully reimburse health plan participants’ Covid-19 testing costs in violation of federal law, according to a proposed class action complaint filed in federal court in New York.

Jeremy Hockenstein says he paid $250 for a Covid test in January but received only $51.31 in reimbursement from Cigna. In his communications with Cigna, the insurer claimed to have negotiated a “discount” on his behalf while ignoring his assertions that he was forced to pay the full testing cost out of pocket, Hockenstein says.

Hockenstein’s lawsuit, filed Tuesday in the US District Court for ...