| Aetna, Inc. provides health care, dental, pharmacy, group life, disability, and long-term care benefits in the United States. It operates in three segments: Health Care, Group Insurance, and Large Case Pensions. Health Care segment consists of health and dental plans offered on a risk basis and on an employer-funded basis. It provides medical and dental benefit products, including health maintenance organization, point-of-service, preferred provider organization, and indemnity benefit products. These products are also sold with the company’s consumer-directed health plans, Aetna HealthFund and Health Savings Accounts. It also provides specialty products, such as pharmacy benefits management, dental, vision, and behavioral health programs. Further, this segment provides access to network of independent dental and vision participating providers through its Vital Savings by Aetna discount program. Group Insurance segment offers life, disability, and long-term care insurance products. Large Case Pension segment manages a variety of retirement products, including pension and annuity products primarily for defined benefit and defined contribution plans. The company was incorporated in 1982 under the name of United States Health Care Systems, Inc. and subsequently changed its name to Aetna, Inc. Aetna is headquartered in Hartford, Connecticut. |
