Aetna Introduces New Options for Part-Time Workers; Limited-Benefit Plans Offered in Southeastern Pennsylvania.KING OF PRUSSIA King of Prussia, industrialized suburban area (1990 pop. 18,406), Montgomery co., SE Pa. It has glass and steel fabricating, food processing, printing and publishing, and varied manufacturing (textiles, liquified petroleum gas, water-treatment and electrical , Pa. -- Aetna (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : AET AET Aetna, Inc. AET After Extra Time AET Actual Evapotranspiration AET Alliance for Environmental Technology AET Alpha-Ethyltryptamine AET Applied Extrusion Technologies, Inc. ) is introducing a new set of affordable benefit options for part-time and hourly workers in Southeastern Pennsylvania, many of whom do not have access to group health insurance. Beginning this month, the Aetna Affordable Health Choices Community Plans will be available to Pennsylvania employers with at least four employees. The plans feature limited-benefit coverage for medical, dental, life and accidental death and short-term disability, as well as discount cards for prescription drugs prescription drug Prescription medication Pharmacology An FDA-approved drug which must, by federal law or regulation, be dispensed only pursuant to a prescription–eg, finished dose form and active ingredients subject to the provisos of the Federal Food, Drug, and vision care. The new plans are available through Strategic Resource Company (SRC (SouRCe) Contrast with DST, which is an abbreviation of "destination." ), an Aetna company based in Columbia, S.C. Aetna acquired SRC to enhance the scope of its products and services and increase its ability to serve new market segments. The plans will be offered to new and present Aetna customers. They are designed for part-time employees who work less than 25 hours per week, seasonal employees and employees who are serving a waiting period for their company's benefits. Workers in these categories often have no access to health insurance, said Patrick Young, head of Aetna's small group business in the Mid-Atlantic Region. "The new Aetna plans provide coverage for many of people's most frequent health care expenses," said Young. "We're excited to be able to offer access to affordable health and preventive care Preventive care is a set of measures taken in advance of symptoms to prevent illness or injury. This type of care is best exemplified by routine physical examinations and immunizations. The emphasis is on preventing illnesses before they occur. See also
Aetna provides health benefits to more than 820,000 members in Southeastern Pennsylvania. As one of the nation's leading providers of health care, dental, pharmacy pharmacy, art of compounding and dispensing drugs and medication. The term is also applied to an establishment used for such purposes. Until modern times medication was prepared and dispensed by the physician himself. In the 18th cent. , group life, disability and long-term care long-term care (LTC), n the provision of medical, social, and personal care services on a recurring or continuing basis to persons with chronic physical or mental disorders. benefits, Aetna puts information and helpful resources to work for its approximately 14.435 million medical members, 12.976 million dental members, 9.117 million pharmacy members and 13.662 million group insurance members to help them make better informed decisions about their health care and protect their finances against health-related risks. Aetna provides easy access to cost-effective health care through a nationwide network of more than 684,000 health care professionals, including over 405,000 primary care and specialist doctors and 4,135 hospitals. For more information, please visit www.aetna.com. (Figures as of June 30, 2005) |
|
||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion