The number of uninsured children in 2003 was 8.4 million - or 11.4 percent of all children.
Aetna Health
Insurance
Aetna, Inc. 151 Farmington Avenue
Hartford, Connecticut 06156
People have been enrolling with Aetna, Inc. for more than 150 years. In that time, the company has gathered a following of 13.6 million members. Aetna offers many kinds of insurance, including health, group, life, disability and long term. With the exception of Texas, Georgia, Arizona, California and Maryland, Aetna also offers dental and pharmacy coverage. Recently they have become the first full-service health insurer to offer enrollees consumer-directed health plans such as the Health Savings Account, HRA and RRA.
Families are perhaps the biggest beneficiaries of Aetna's overall success. In 2004, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals and America's Health Insurance Plans honored the company with the 2004 HERA award for its Adolescent Immunization Program. With this program, Aetna has reached out to a far more diverse population than other comparable-sized insurance companies. Besides the popularity of its outreach programs, Aetna also offers enrollees flu shots, a 24-hour nurse hotline, and a resource connection that brings with it discounts for business supplies and products in such places as Staples and OfficeMax.
Aetna offers families plenty of options when it comes to keeping their loved ones healthy. Their PPO plans vary enough to please all sizes and types of families. Popular Aetna plans offered to families include:
PPO 500: This plan is very flexible, providing low annual deductibles and lower copays. Their monthly payments are higher than other plans available.
PPO 1500: This preferred provider organization plan is also very flexibility and offers enrollees a low deductible. However, they have high premiums.
PPO 5000: For families who need low monthly payments, this plan is a good option, but the tradeoff is in higher co pays and deductibles as high as $10,000.
Aetna's many PPO plans offer enrollees peace of mind and a myriad of options that especially benefit those who are willing to use network doctors. Perhaps this is why Aetna has consistently received excellent ratings from the four largest ratings companies.
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