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The Motley Fool September 24, 2008 Brian Orelli	Health Insurer Lets Outsiders Decide Aetna announces that it'll allow customers with individual health plans to ask for an independent external review before Aetna cancels their policy.
The Motley Fool July 28, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Aetna's Affirmation Aetna posts solid results as health-care costs grow moderately. The health care insurer's relative valuation would seem to at least make it worth a second look for now.
The Motley Fool July 30, 2007 Billy Fisher	Aetna Adds to Its Bottom Line The insurer's earning's report noted several positive trends that should keep this stock on the move. Most notably, Aetna announced drops in its benefit ratios.
Insurance & Technology December 13, 2006 Anthony O'Donnell	New World Record Built on the CareEngine technology platform developed by Aetna subsidiary ActiveHealth Management, PHR gives members online access to personal health information.
The Motley Fool March 12, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Aetna's Picture of Health For the second time in very recent memory, Aetna (NYSE: AET) raised its guidance today, pushing its stock to a new 52-week high. The health insurance provider has suffered travails over the last several years, and investors apparently took the news as an added sign that things are on the mend.
The Motley Fool February 9, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Aexcellence From Aetna Low medical costs and good cash flow make this stock worth watching.
BusinessWeek October 22, 2009 Arlene Weintraub	Tough Love, Lower Health Costs A UnitedHealthcare plan offers incentives to employees who strictly control their diabetes.
Managed Care February 2001	Denver Docs Bolt Aetna Before It Ends 'All-Products' Some 8,000 Denver-area residents were left to find new doctors when 240 physicians affiliated with MedWest Medical Group dropped Aetna U.S. Healthcare in a dispute over contract terms. The doctors did not renew their Aetna contract when it expired Jan. 31...
The Motley Fool December 27, 2006 Billy Fisher	2006 in Review: Aetna The health insurer's stock price has stabilized after strong reactions to quarterly results.
Insurance & Technology May 29, 2008 Nathan Conz	Aetna to Electronically Deliver Care Alerts To increase the quality of care for its members, Hartford-based Aetna has launched an electronic version of its Care Considerations initiative, which delivers analytics-driven care alerts to healthcare providers.
Managed Care September 2000 John A. Marcille	Kaiser, Aetna Keep Eyes On Health Care Consumer Sometimes breaking old ground can be just as satisfying as breaking new. What these two plans are looking at, experts believe, is a health care system moving toward defined contributions...
BusinessWeek March 31, 2011 Peter Waldman	Aetna's Rx for High Doctor Fees: Lawsuits Aetna's legal campaign against expensive out-of-network charges is just the latest attempt by insurers to restrain soaring health costs.
Insurance & Technology October 29, 2003 Anthony O'Donnell	Aetna Offers Solution to Suit The carrier's settlement with the American Dental Association aims at communications clarity.
Entrepreneur July 2002 Chris Penttila	How's Your Health? When health care is healthy, it's the industry to be in -- and the current chaos in the sector may be the opening you need.
Managed Care July 2007 Martin Sipkoff	Lowering Copayments Can Improve Quality of Chronic Disease Care Employers and health plans are starting to see the advantage of what has been termed evidence-based benefit design.
CFO July 15, 2008 Lori Calabro	Aetna's Joseph Zubretsky Heavy investment in technology goes straight to the company's bottom line, the CFO says. Plus: a pitch for national health insurance.
The Motley Fool July 14, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	A Health-Care Sequoia Growth will slow someday for United Health, but that day hasn't come just yet. Investors, take note.
InternetNews April 24, 2006 Michael Hickins	CiRBA Intelligence For Aetna Data Health care benefits giant Aetna has just spent approximately $500,000 on a data intelligence solution from CiRBA.
Insurance & Technology September 16, 2005 Katherine Burger	Educating Consumers A truly technology-enabled offering, the idea behind consumer-directed healthcare is that everyone benefits when consumers have more information.
Managed Care September 2000 Frank Diamond	'New' Aetna and Kaiser Face Future The biggest for-profit and not-for-profit MCOs have been through rough times recently. How have their corporate cultures changed?
Managed Care December 2002 MargaretAnn Cross	Advisory Boards Create Company-Plan Cooperation Very effective if used properly, these panels are not yet widespread. However, that could change as industrial customers demand more input.
Insurance & Technology May 12, 2006 Katherine Burger	Information Is Power CEO and president Ronald Williams champions technology to support the creation of a high-performance culture as Aetna innovates consumer-directed healthcare.
Insurance & Technology May 18, 2004 Anthony O'Donnell	Aetna Co-Sources with IBM Seeks knowledge transfer to build technology as core competency.
CIO March 15, 2004 Alison Bass	Health-Care I.T As more health-care providers move toward electronic medical records that they can easily share via the Internet, the potential for abuse grows.
BusinessWeek November 12, 2009 Catherine Arnst	10 Ways to Cut Health-Care Costs Right Now Employers and hospitals don't have to wait for Congress to address inefficiencies and waste.
BusinessWeek January 16, 2006 Jessi Hempel	Aetna: Succession At Full Speed Can incoming Aetna CEO Ron Williams keep the health insurer on its hot streak?
Managed Care January 2006 MargaretAnn Cross	Case Management Meets Home Care Aetna incorporates a program developed at the University of Pennsylvania to deliver services where members live.
Insurance & Technology August 16, 2008 Anthony O'Donnell	CTO Mathias Drives Agility at Aetna New Aetna chief technology officer Michael Mathias will focus on the insurer's integrated platform strategy, services-oriented architecture, business process optimization and improved technology delivery.
Managed Care March 2004	Hospitals Retain Bargaining Edge In Contract Talks Contract negotiations between health plans and providers, primarily hospitals, were mild in 2002 and 2003, compared to how they played out in 2000 and 2001.
Managed Care December 2003	Electronic prescribing has no effect on formulary compliance A retrospective analysis of claims data from Aetna indicates that systems that allow physicians to enter prescriptions electronically on a handheld device that also provides drug information and formulary status have no significant effect on compliance with formularies and utilization of generics.
The Motley Fool December 18, 2008 Brian Orelli	A Peek Inside Aetna's Books The health insurer has achieved a happy medium.
Managed Care March 2004	Headlines On Deadline ... Aetna's profits more than doubled... U.S. health care spending increased... Online enrollment of workers for health care benefits has exploded...
Managed Care October 2000	Physicians Praise New Aetna Stance On Kids' Vaccines In California, Aetna U.S. Healthcare has addressed a major complaint of the state's leading physician organization -- that relatively low capitation rates force pediatricians to eat the cost of recommended vaccines....
BusinessWeek October 20, 2003 William C. Symonds	Get Used To The Pain Another round of double-digit hikes in health-care costs is in the mail.
The Motley Fool September 19, 2008 Brian Orelli	Health Insurers Are Not AIG Health insurers get hammered this week.
The Motley Fool October 3, 2007 Rich Smith	Aetna's $1.25 Billion Buyback The health insurer Aetna splurges on its own shares; its board has authorized a $1.25 billion hike in its stock-repurchase authorization.
Managed Care November 2000	Aetna Opens Gate With Several New No-Referral Plans Aetna U.S. Healthcare will launch a series of products Jan. 1 that will drop the gatekeeper function. In most cases, the new plans, called Aetna Open Access, will allow members to receive care from specialists without a referral from their primary care physicians...
Managed Care December 2007 Lola Butcher	From Consumer-Directed to Consumer-Driven Many new programs offered by insurers bet that individuals, not employers, will one day be making the major decisions.
Managed Care May 2000	Texas-Aetna Incentives Settlement Worries Some Capitated Physicians If the Texas deal ignites a trend away from the use of incentives to keep utilization down, then some capitated physicians worry it will put them in a tight spot.
The Motley Fool October 26, 2007 Billy Fisher	A+ for Aetna Strong operating earnings and membership growth push Aetna shares up.
Insurance & Technology September 14, 2004	Cyber News Aetna offers tools, Vision Insurance expands deal with eAutoClaims... Cigna adds toolkit... etc.
Insurance & Technology October 12, 2004 Johannah Rodgers	Broadening Vision Michael Connolly fosters a creative and ambitious approach to the possibilities of technology at Aetna to improve the quality and cost of healthcare.
Managed Care June 2007 Frank Diamond	Gum Control: Should the Medical Benefit Cover Some Dental Services? Knowledge that oral health may affect overall health is prompting some plans to act.
CRM October 2011 Leonard Klie	Aetna Members Get Ann-swers The insurer's virtual assistant engages more than 2 million chats, helping ferret out information on benefits, costs, and more
BusinessWeek January 16, 2006 Arlene Weintraub	Is This Dental Diagnosis Real? A radical dental treatment prompts a lawsuit by Aetna - and raises questions for the FDA.
Managed Care April 2000	Financial Stability Of HMOs Called A Mixed Bag An HCIA-Sachs survey says the median HMO profit margin in 1998 was -1.7 percent, slightly better than in 1997. Forty-one percent of HMOs made money in 1998....
BusinessWeek March 28, 2005	Crusader for Clearer E-Info Entrepreneur Jonathan S. Bush -- yes he's related -- discusses how Web-based medical records can become a workable reality
Insurance & Technology October 6, 2008 Peggy Bresnick Kendler	At Aetna, McCarthy Introduces New Techonologies to Empower Customers Aetna CIO and SVP Meg McCarthy focuses on driving process discipline and improved productivity throughout the Aetna Information Services organization.
Insurance & Technology November 15, 2006 Maria Woehr	Portal for E-Claims Triad Healthcare, an allied specialty healthcare solutions provider, selected MD On-Line to facilitate provider submission of electronic claims for Triad's Aetna members in select areas of New Jersey.
The Motley Fool May 25, 2007 Selena Maranjian	Get Sick and Make Money? Health-care credit cards do make some sense for some people. While many rewards cards might counter-productively motivate people to spend more than they need to just to earn more points, it's doubtful that this kind of card will.