This is to advise you that Cigna Healthcare of California, enrollment code 9T, will no longer contract with any provider in Monterey County effective May 1, 2001.

We are authorizing an opportunity for enrollees enrolled in code 9T to change enrollment. The opportunity to change enrollment will begin immediately and continue through April 30, 2001. The effective date of all enrollment changes will be the first day of the pay period following the one in which an enrollee makes the change, but no later than May 1, 2001. Enrollees who do not change will have to travel to Cigna's remaining service area to obtain medical care and to receive full benefits from the Plan for the remainder of the 2001 contract year.

The Plan is sending the attached notice to all affected enrollees advising them of the provider network disruption and the opportunity to change enrollment.

Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.

Abby L. Block, Chief Insurance Policy    and Information Division

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