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Jim Zenk, president of the Minnesota Dental Association whose
practice is located in Montevideo., April 20, 2005 -- CIGNA
HealthCare is offering an integrated online Hospital Value Tool to help
consumers when choosing a hospital. The online tool provides "star-based"
health care patient outcome and cost efficiency ratings for hospital-based
treatments of 19 medical conditions using both CIGNA and third-party hospital
data.

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, Thousands of children across the
state of Minnesota will get much needed free dental care in February when
volunteer dentists and other dental professionals donate their time and
resources to provide free care during the 4th Annual Give Kids a Smile Day. Products and services are provided by these operating
subsidiaries and not by CIGNA Corporation.

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The Minnesota Dental Association is committed to doing what it can to make
quality care accessible to every child in Minnesota.com, and accessing the industry-leading
cost and quality tool, the Select Quality Care Hospital Comparison Tool, first
launched on the CIGNA portal in 2003.

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Appointments Now Being Scheduled Statewide Through United Way

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Give Kids a Smile is a unique program coordinated and led by the Minnesota
Dental Association . The number of dental
professionals donating their time has grown each year and it is expected that
this year, more than 6,000 children will be seen statewide.
For CIGNA HealthCare members wishing to join the two million who have
registered for their own personal health care Website, visit
http: //www.

About CIGNA HealthCare
CIGNA HealthCare, headquartered 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 management .

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Minnesota Dentists Volunteering to Provide Free Dental Care to Needy Children on February 3-4 2006

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Dedicated to preventive and cost-effective dentistry, the Minnesota Dental
Association provides continuing dental education and information to promote
dental awareness and to improve the health of the public.

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Donated care will
be provided at more than 180 locations. The Minnesota
Dental Association represents approximately 82 percent of all practicing
dentists in Minnesota.com.

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Integrated Hospital Performance Data Now Available on www.CIGNA.com; New Help for Consumers Making Critical Health Care Choices

Medical information from the Healthwise Medical Encyclopedia on the 19
procedures and conditions is also integrated into the Directory.com.
"CIGNA HealthCare" refers to various operating subsidiaries of CIGNA
Corporation (NYSE: CI).

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Free care will be provided on Friday, February 3 and
Saturday, February 4 to children whose families cannot afford to pay for
dental care.

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People interested in scheduling an appointment for their child may now do
so by calling United Way 211 (just dial 2-1-1) or the statewide toll-free
number 1-800-543-7709.org .

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Joining the Minnesota Dental
Association in this effort are 3M, Patterson Dental Supply, HealthPartners ,
United Way, and the Minnesota Dental Foundation.com, their personal health benefits Web portal.

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In addition, CIGNA HealthCare members may access more extensive and
detailed quality information for more than 150 hospital-based procedures and
conditions by logging into myCIGNA.mycigna.

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"The Hospital Value Tool is our latest enhancement for engaging,
educating and empowering consumers to help them improve their health care
results. For media wishing for a demonstration of myCIGNA.

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please contact Joe Mondy at 860-226-5499 or joseph.

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"To successfully navigate an increasingly complex health care system,
people need a road map and an informative travel guide -- and that's what
CIGNA HealthCare provides," said James Lyski, chief marketing officer of CIGNA
HealthCare.

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The Web site address is http://www. Users can look up the scores
for in-network hospitals' Patient Outcomes (a combination of quality measures
- risk-adjusted, complication and mortality rates and The Leapfrog Group
Patient Safety Index) and Cost Efficiency (based on the hospital 's
risk-adjusted total costs) for a particular medical procedure or condition.

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People can also go directly to the Minnesota Dental
Association's web site to see a list of participating dentists in their area
at http://www. "Give Kids a Smile is just one example of
how deeply committed dentists are to giving every child the care they
deserve.

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The new Hospital Value Tool is integrated into CIGNA HealthCare's online
Provider Directory, an interactive Web-based system for members to find,
select or change their CIGNA health providers.mondy@cigna.

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"Access to oral health is a major problem and the Minnesota Dental
Association is committed to making sure that every child has access to quality
care," said Dr.com Provider Directory, and to CIGNA HealthCare members via
myCIGNA.

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Children must be under age 18 and can obtain
check-ups, sealants, fluoride treatments , fillings or, in some cases, even
more involved care.
The new tool is available to the general public at no charge in the online
http://www.

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