Cigna Corporation and Oscar Health, Inc. announced that Cigna Administered by Oscar small group health insurance will be available to Arizona employers across Apache, Cochise, Coconino, Gila, Graham, Greenlee, La Paz, Maricopa, Mohave, Navajo, Pima, Pinal, Santa Cruz, Yavapai, and Yuma counties starting July 1, 2021. Small businesses throughout Arizona continue to struggle from the impact brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. A survey conducted by Cigna Administered by Oscar found that 88% of small businesses plan to better prioritize their employees' health moving forward, and 66% say that health insurance is more important to calculate in their budgets than before the outbreak of COVID-19.

Cigna and Oscar have agreed to share risk equally under a reinsurance agreement for solutions offered through this strategic partnership and plan to expand the partnership over time.