Cigna acquires chronic care management firm

Bloomfield insurer Cigna said Tuesday it has acquired a Chicago-based chronic care management firm to help coordinate care for seniors.

Cigna paid an undisclosed price for Alegis Care, a portfolio company of Triton Pacific Capital Partners.

Alegis Care is a multi-specialty, medical health services organization that provides medical home care for homebound Medicare and Medicaid patients.

Alegis Care specializes in serving the chronically ill and elderly with physician services, comprehensive care coordination and patient care in a patient’s own home or place of residence.

In 2013, Alegis Care will provide services to nearly 31,000 seniors across 10 states, including Cigna-HealthSpring customers in Delaware, Illinois, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C. Cigna plans to leverage Alegis Care services for its Medicare Advantage customers with the goal of improving the quality of service while reducing cost.