[April 21, 2014]

Aetna Releases Aetna Story 2014: Building a Healthier World

Consumers belong at the center of a health care system that promotes wellness, provides better care for chronic conditions and uses economic incentives to reward positive health outcomes. To showcase Aetna's (NYSE: AET) work to build and support this new health care model, the company released "Building a Healthier World," a digital annual report.

"When we have an integrated, functional health care system that focuses on the chronically ill, on promoting wellness and on payment reform, we will have a system that works and we will have a healthier world," Aetna Chairman, CEO and President Mark T. Bertolini said. "This is the new model. This is the only model that works."

"Building a Healthier World" highlights Aetna's transformative work to build a better health care system, leading to healthier communities, a healthier nation - and ultimately a healthier world. The report also demonstrates how Aetna is working to build a health care system that delivers quality care at an affordable cost.

"We are building a simpler, more itegrated system that allows you to get the right care at the right time with less duplication and hassle," Bertolini said. "We are transforming the health care experience."

The report is presented in an electronic format for the sixth consecutive year to better engage readers and preserve natural resources. The report features:

• A video showcasing how Aetna's personalized technology is transforming the consumer experience by putting powerful health care information and answers at your fingertips;
• A video demonstrating how Aetna is collaborating with doctors, hospitals, pharmacies, labs and others to build a simpler, more integrated health care system;
• A video showing how the company's wellness and care management programs support personalized care so members can better manage their own unique health care issues;
• A discussion about Aetna's work in local communities, including more than 400,000 hours of time Aetna employees donated to the communities where they live and work; and
• Financial highlights.

The report is available at www.aetnastory.com.

About Aetna

Aetna is one of the nation's leading diversified health care benefits companies, serving an estimated 44 million people with information and resources to help them make better informed decisions about their health care. Aetna offers a broad range of traditional, voluntary and consumer-directed health insurance products and related services, including medical, pharmacy, dental, behavioral health, group life and disability plans, and medical management capabilities, Medicaid health care management services, workers' compensation administrative services and health information technology products and services. Aetna's customers include employer groups, individuals, college students, part-time and hourly workers, health plans, health care providers, governmental units, government-sponsored plans, labor groups and expatriates. For more information, see www.aetna.com.

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