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Revision as of 13:15, 1 December 2010
Aetna is an American health insurance company and "worldwide commissioner of health management services".
It commissions services for approximately 37.2 million people worldwide through a broad range of health management services and health insurance products.[1]
ln the UK it offers help with commissioning, including data management and decision support, disease management, service design, quality improvement strategies, contracting, performance management, training, and education. It does not provide clinical services.
Aetna UK was established in early 2007 to offer dedicated commissioning support services to Primary Care Trusts (PCTs). It is part of an on-going expansion of Aetna’s international businesses, with London serving as the operations centre for both commissioning services and Aetna’s UK, Europe, Middle East and Africa expatriate business.[2]
Aetna claims "relationships and contracts with 783,000 healthcare professionals" in the US and 90 facilities in the UK.[3]
Lobbying
United States lobbying
Aetna's total lobbying expenditure in the US for 2010: $3,847,744. It also employs the following lobbying firms in the US:[4]
People
Contacts
8 Eastcheap - 2nd floor
London, EC3M 1AE
Global url: www.aetna.com
References
- ↑ Aetna press release, Aetna Appointed by Department of Health to the PBC Development Framework, 2 Dec 2008
- ↑ Alternative Primary Care, [http://alternativeprimarycare.wordpress.com/2009/11/11/aetna-uk/ Aetna UK[, 11 November 2009
- ↑ British Medical Journal, New kids on the block, 24 August 2010
- ↑ Aetna Inc, Open Secrets, accessed Nov 2010
