(Bloomberg) — "Widespread and systemic failures" isn't generally a phrase you want to see on a report card.

But that was the verdict of a recent federal government audit of Cigna's Medicare Advantage insurance and Medicare Part D drug plans–private alternatives to traditional Medicare for older Americans.

The government said the company's conduct resulted in customers being deprived of medical care, threatening their health.

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