Cigna Florida: Rehab and Detox Programs in FL that Take Cigna

Cigna is a nationwide insurance provider that has been in business for over 200 years.⁴ Today, the company provides health insurance solutions to over 190 million customers in more than 30 countries across the globe.⁵ In addition to serving 17 million global medical customers, Cigna provides Medicare Advantage plans in 16 states and Washington, D.C., and Medicare Prescription plans in all 50 states.⁵

Florida residents may be able to receive health care coverage through Cigna in a variety of ways. Employer-sponsored plans may be serviced by Cigna, and individuals and families may be able to receive coverage through the Florida Marketplace plans, Medicare, or Medicaid plans. In Florida, Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company is the trade name of Cigna.⁶

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) mandates that almost all health plans in the United States, including Florida Cigna plans, cover at least some of the cost of treatment. This is because rehab is considered to be a substance use disorder treatment, which falls under the classification of mental and behavioral health services, which are considered to be an essential health benefit under the ACA.⁷ Consequently, most insurers must provide coverage in some capacity for this treatment type, as well as coverage for inpatient and residential mental and behavioral treatment and behavioral health services.⁷

What your Cigna plan covers will vary greatly depending on the specific policy that you have. Despite this, your Cigna plan should be able to help cover at least some of the cost of treatment for substances such as alcohol, marijuana, opioids, heroin, cocaine, crystal meth, and prescription drugs.

What Rehab Programs Does Cigna Florida Cover?

The rehab programs that your Cigna Florida plan may cover will vary based on the plan you have and where you receive care. Despite these variances, as well as the note that your path to recovery will be specific to you, there are a variety of common treatment methods that may be covered by your Cigna Florida plan in some capacity. These treatments may include:^8,9

• Medical detox: To rid the body of substances like alcohol and/or drugs, patients may undergo medically supervised detox. Medical detox is done under the supervision of trained professionals to help manage discomfort as well as potentially life-threatening withdrawal symptoms, depending on the substance of misuse.
• Inpatient programs: Inpatient programs are those that involve overnight stays where patients receive around-the-clock care for days, weeks, or months.
• Outpatient programs: In an outpatient program, patients typically visit a facility once or twice a week and then return home after their session is finished.
• Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOP): As the name suggests, IOPs are more intensive programs than standard outpatient programs. With IOPs, patients typically attend a minimum number of hours of sessions per week at a facility.
• Partial Hospitalization Programs (PHP): With a PHP, patients generally go to a facility for 4–8 hours per day multiple times per week to receive medically supervised care.
• Aftercare: Any care that is received after rehab is completed, which can include ongoing care or follow-up care, is called aftercare. This could include things like sober living. Aftercare helps individuals maintain their sobriety as they move into the next phase of recovery.

Due to the essential health benefit coverage mandate from the ACA, Cigna health plans in Florida must cover mental health and dual diagnosis treatment in some capacity.⁷ A dual diagnosis is what it is called when a patient has a diagnosis of two or more co-occurring conditions.¹⁰

According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, a co-occurring condition is when a patient has both a mental health and substance use disorder at the same time.¹⁰ Because a mental health and SUD can affect or exacerbate the other, (e.g., anxiety disorders, ADHD, and depression) many recommend that the conditions be treated at the same time.¹⁰

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