Becker's Hospital Review

Aetna contacts 931 physicians prescribing the most opioids

Aetna analyzed 8.6 million insurance claims to identify and notify physicians prescribing the highest amount of opioids, The Washington Post reported. Last week, the Hartford, Conn.-based insurer sent ...
Becker's Hospital Review

ProMedica physicians: Aetna hasn’t increased rates in 6 years

Members of Toledo, Ohio-based ProMedica Physician Group said low rates are the main sticking point in an ongoing contract spat with Aetna, according to The Blade. Beginning Jan. 1, ProMedica ...

UConn Health, Aetna reach agreement to restore in-network coverage

UConn Health and insurance provider Aetna have reached a multi-year agreement which restores full in-network access to UConn ...
Fierce Healthcare

Aetna and ProHealth Physicians Provider Collaboration Model Leads to Fewer Hospitalizations for Certain Patients

HARTFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- As groups throughout the health care system work to develop Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), Aetna (NYSE: AET) today announced results of a collaborative ...
STAT

Aetna’s ACA hospital prices, and a new Cigna deal

Aetna, the health insurance subsidiary of CVS Health, stopped selling Affordable Care Act plans this year. The company said its ACA members had too many medical claims, with CEO David Joyner noting ...
Courthouse News Service

Top California court backs physicians suing Aetna for unfair competition

LOS ANGELES (CN) — The California Supreme Court breathed new life Monday into a lawsuit that accuses Aetna of having fired or threatened to fire physicians who referred patients to out-of-network ...
Fierce Healthcare

Aetna offers Web-based cultural education

Aetna has created a Web-based course designed to help clinicians work better with culturally-diverse patient populations. The training is available not only for Aetna physicians, nurses and internal ...
News4Jax

UF Health St. Johns, Flagler sign agreement with Aetna, physicians will again be in-network

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – UF Health Flagler Hospital and UF Health St. Johns-employed physicians will again be in-network participating providers with Aetna insurance plans, effective April 1, UF Health ...
Becker's ASC

Aetna Sues Six New Jersey Physicians for Out-of-Network Claims

Aetna is suing six New Jersey physicians who allegedly filed out-of-network claims for patients admitted to in-network hospitals, according to a report by the Record. The lawsuits, filed separately ...

Aetna reaches coverage deal with UConn Health, officials say

The agreement restores full, in-network access to UConn Health services for individuals with Aetna insurance plans.
Insurancenewsnet.com

Aetna and Central Ohio Primary Care Physicians Provider Collaboration Model Leads to Fewer Hospitalizations for Certain Patients

HARTFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- As groups throughout the health care system work to develop Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), Aetna (NYSE: AET) today announced results of a collaborative ...