Aetna
Established in 1850, Connecticut based Aetna Inc is one of the oldest and largest diversified health care company of United States. The company has operations in all of the 50 states of US and offers health care, dental, pharmacy, group life, and disability insurance, and employee benefits services to all of its members. It was the first national insurance company to offer full service health insurance consumer directed health plan in US. Apart from regular healthcare products and programs, Aetna also offers programs working towards disease management, patient safety programs, case management and other information services. ActiveHealth Management, Aetna Capital Management, Aetna Student Health, Goodhealth Worldwide, Schaller Anderson and Strategic Resource Company are the subsidiary companies of Aetna Inc.
Aetna currently has membership base of 19.066 million medical members, 14.536 million dental members and 11.240 million pharmacy members. Healthcare network of the company is also quiet impressive which comprises of 912,000 health care professionals, 523,000 primary care doctors and specialists and 5,072 hospitals. Apart from these, a network of specialized physicians called Aexcel is also spread throughout the country. Apart from targeting small, mid-sized and large multi-site national employers, Aetna also caters to individuals offering Medicare and Medicaid facilities in particular markets of US.
Eliphalet A. Bulkeley founded the company in Connecticut in 1850 who organized an annuity fund to sell life insurance. He was also the president of Mutual Life Insurance Company, which again was established by him 1846. Till 1854, Aetna Inc was a one employee company run entirely by Bulkeley, which changed when the first employee of the company came on board. Today Fortune magazine recognizes the company as the Most Admired Company in Health Care: Insurance and Managed Care category. Davies Public Affairs also considers Aetna as the preferred partner for hospitals and health systems across the US, a coveted distinction in healthcare industry.
Leaving No Man Uninsured
Though 85% of the 250 million Americans have some form of healthcare insurance, a staggering 46 million still remains vulnerable. Employer groups, individuals, college students, part-time and hourly workers are typical target customers of the company. Being one of the biggest and oldest healthcare insurance companies, the company considers it as its moral responsibility to provide healthcare facilities to all the uninsured people of America. For this, Aetna also runs a not for profit foundation for the underprivileged of the society. Aetna has setup several grants to fund the activities of he foundation. For more detailed information on company, visit aetna.com.
