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Aetna, Inc., the nation's third largest health insurer, has 32,500 employees and manages the healthcare of literally millions of Americans. It also is one the country's oldest insurance companies and was among the first to become involved in providing healthcare insurance to individuals and groups. If Aetna administers your health... more »
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foundation 1853|
founder Eliphalet A. Bulkeley|
area_served United States|
location Hartford, CT, USA |
key_people Ronald A. Williams(Chairman) & (CEO) |
num_employees 35,258 (2008)|
industry Health Insurance|
products Health Care Plans|
revenue $30.950 billion (2008)|
operating_income $2.174 billion (2008)|
net_income $1.384 billion (2008)|
assets $35.852 billion (2008)|
equity $8.186 billion (2008)|
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Aetna, Inc. () is an American diversified health insurance company, providing a range of traditional and consumer directed health care insurance products and related services, including medical, pharmaceutical, dental, behavioral health, group life, long-term care, and disability plans, and medical management capabilities. Aetna is a member of the Fortune 100.
Operations
In 2005, the company had $1.1 billion in earnings.
Aetnas 2007 revenue, reported in 2008, was $27.6 billion.
Aetnas 2008 revenue, reported in 2009, was $31 billion.
Members
Aetna provides health care, dental, pharmacy, group life, disability, and long-term care insurance and employee benefits, primarily through employer-paid (fully or partly) insurance and benefit programs, and through Medicare. Membership numbers:
(as of March 31, 2008)
*17.467 million — medical members
*14.166 million — dental members
*10.951 million — pharmacy members
*13.609 million — group insurance members
*843,000+ — health-care professionals
*490,000+ — primary-care doctors and specialists
*4,919 — hospitals
Lobbying and Campaign Contributions
Aetna has spent more than $2.0 million in 2009 on lobbying to attain legislation that the company favors.http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?lnameAetna+Inc&year2 read more at » http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aetna
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