DALLAS, Aug. 28, 2006 /PRNewswire/ -- CIGNA HealthCare of Texas announced today that is has hired Amy Schornick as vice president of network operations for its North Texas and Oklahoma markets. Schornick brings extensive contracting, provider relations and consultative experience to the position. "I am pleased to have Amy join our leadership team," said David Toomey, president and general manager for CIGNA HealthCare of Texas. "Her background and knowledge of the health care marketplace and strong relationships with area providers will enable us to work more closely with physicians and hospitals to develop sustainable health care system solutions that will improve the health and well-being of our customers and members." Most recently, Schornick served as the director of contracting for Texas Health Resources, leading managed care contracting and strategy and reengineering operations to improve efficiencies for one of the largest health care systems in the country. Her background also includes leadership positions with Theraphysics, Columbia/HCA and tenure with Anthem Health. Schornick has a bachelor's degree from Southwestern University (Texas) and an MBA from the University of Texas. She is also active in many professional organizations, including the Texas Hospital Association, the Health Industry Council and the Texas Health Resources Mentor Program. CIGNA HealthCare is one of the oldest and largest managed care and employee benefits providers in Texas offering a wide range of innovative solutions to manage health care costs and outcomes, including its CIGNATURE suite of products, ChoiceFund HSA and other leading consumer directed health care products. With more than 600,000 members, CIGNA HealthCare of Texas is known for its superior disease management programs and has an "Excellent" Accreditation from the National Committee on Quality Assurance (NCQA). "CIGNA HealthCare" refers to various operating subsidiaries of CIGNA Corp. DATASOURCE: CIGNA HealthCare CONTACT: Gwyn Dilday of CIGNA, +1-818-500-6370, Web site: http://www.cigna.com/ Company News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/165050.html

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