Tag: Aetna Insurance

Aetna to broaden gender affirming surgery insurance coverage

H. Cutner
Gender affirming surgery insurance - surgeon with breast implant

This national health insurer has agreed to cover some trans women’s breast augmentation. Aetna recently agreed to cover gender affirming surgery insurance in the form of breast augmentation for some trans women patients. Many trans women have struggled to obtain this coverage which is often labeled as cosmetic. This change in gender affirming surgery insurance attitude was in part the result of a case with a 30-year-old transgender woman named Allison Escolastico. She had been seeking breast augmentation surgery for ten years and had been under the impression that Aetna,…

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CVS Health called “insane” for attempting to step into insurance industry

Logan B.
CVS Health insurance

Wall Street Analysts are baffled by the pharmacy and drug store chain’s potential Aetna purchase. CVS Health revealed its intentions to purchase nationwide insurance provider, Aetna. This would represent the company’s first steps into the health insurance industry. At the same time, it has Wall Street analysts puzzled over the decision. This entry into health insurance within the current atmosphere has analysts completely confused. Jeffries health care desk analyst, Jared Holz, called the CVS Health decision “insane.” Moreover, he also said that this move to acquire Aetna has arrived much…

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HIV status of thousands of Aetna insurance customers exposed through mail

Julie Campbell
aetna insurance customers envelope window

The use of clear windows on envelopes allowed private medical information to be revealed. Thousands of Aetna insurance customers suffered an accidental disclosure of their HIV status. What was essentially a stationary error caused the private medical data of 12,000 policyholders to be openly visible in the mail. The insurance company issued letters to certain clients, in envelopes with clear plastic windows. The envelopes with plastic windows are commonly used by many companies to allow the recipient’s name and address to show through. That way, the mailing information printed on…

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Aetna insurance moving headquarters out of Hartford after 164 years there

G. Turner
New York City Aetna Insurance

The coverage giant has been in Connecticut for over a century and a half and is now moving to New York City. After 164 years in Connecticut, Aetna Insurance is now moving its headquarters out of Connecticut and into New York City. The company had announced its intentions to relocate to NYC earlier this year and has faced intense lobbying from Connecticut officials against its decision. This comes as a hard hit to Hartford, which has already been struggling with considerable financial issues. On the side of Aetna Insurance, it…

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Aetna health insurance withdrawing from ACA exchanges next year

G. Turner
Aetna Health Insurance bubble burst ACA

The company has announced its departure from all marketplaces across the country in 2018. A number of large insurers have stepped out of certain specific marketplaces, but Aetna health insurance is backing out of the entire country. The health insurance company had already withdrawn from certain states, but this move is nationwide. Aetna health insurance will be taking on a complete removal from the Affordable Care Act’s marketplaces next year. It recently announced its decision as a result of ongoing financial losses. The insurer also cited uncertainty as to the…

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