MSNJ Statement on Joining the Class-Action Lawsuit Against Cigna with the American Medical Association and the Washington State Medical Association

Lawrenceville, NJ – The following is a statement from Steven Orland, MD, the 230th president of the Medical Society of New Jersey (MSNJ):

“MSNJ has joined together with the American Medical Association (AMA) and the Washington State Medical Association in a class-action lawsuit against Cigna (Stewart v. Cigna). Through this suit, which alleges that Cigna has been wrongly underpaying physicians, we hope to bring any misconduct by Cigna to the forefront and stop it in its tracks, all the while encouraging solutions that benefit patients and physicians alike.

MSNJ continues to support all work that aligns with our mission – we are proud to join the AMA and the Washington State Medical Association in this effort to promote the betterment of public health, while safeguarding the rights of patients and physicians, both here in New Jersey and throughout the nation.”

About the Medical Society of New Jersey (MSNJ):

MSNJ is the oldest professional medical society in the United States, with more than 6,500 members. MSNJ is the leading advocate for physicians in the state of New Jersey, including physicians in every specialty and practice setting. Its mission is to promote the betterment of the public health and the science and art of medicine, to enlighten public opinion in regard to the problems of medicine, and to safeguard the rights of the practitioners of medicine. For more information, visit www.msnj.org.

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