Headspace for Cigna Healthcare Enhances Mental Health Support

Cigna Healthcare, the health benefits division of The Cigna Group, is expanding its behavioral health offerings through a first-of-its-kind collaboration with Headspace. The partnership aims to tackle rising levels of anxiety, stress, burnout, and sleep problems affecting today’s workforce. Millions of Cigna Healthcare customers will gain access to Headspace’s digital mental health app, which includes exclusive content and streamlined navigation to in-network clinicians for higher levels of care.

The initiative is supported by data from The Cigna Group’s Rise of the Anxious Worker report, which highlights a 20% increase in mental and behavioral health conditions from 2020 to 2024. Nearly one in three workers report experiencing anxiety, leading to declines in physical health, fewer healthy habits, and higher rates of chronic conditions. Employees with anxiety are twice as likely to feel burned out and find their jobs more stressful, resulting in lower productivity and higher turnover.

Headspace’s app provides daily meditations, sleepcasts, focus music, workouts, and personalized reflection tools, along with cognitive behavioral therapy–based programs for sleep, stress, and anxiety. Cigna Healthcare and Headspace will also co-create custom content for Cigna customers. The platform’s impact is supported by more than 70 research studies showing a 37% reduction in anxiety symptoms after eight weeks, a 32% drop in depression symptoms after 30 days, and a 29% decrease in insomnia symptoms among participants in the Headspace Sleep Program.

“Cigna Healthcare has long been a leader in helping people navigate and access behavioral care when they need it most, and now we’re expanding our capabilities to support everyday mental health challenges, like stress, emotional strain, and trouble sleeping,” said Eva Borden, Chief Product Officer, U.S. Employer, Cigna Healthcare. “By collaborating with Headspace and offering its clinically validated tools and resources, we’re helping our customers prevent issues before they start and encouraging earlier engagement in mental wellness.”

The new benefit, called “Headspace for Cigna Healthcare,” will launch on January 1, 2026, at no cost to users through their employer benefit offerings. It is separate from the Headspace program available to globally mobile employees through Cigna Healthcare’s Global Health Benefits.