Aetna to Offer Individual Products to the National Association for the Self Employed
September 29 2011 - 11:53AM
Business Wire
Aetna (NYSE: AET) announced today that it would begin offering
Aetna Advantage Plans for Individuals and Families to the more than
200,000 members of the National Association for the Self Employed
(NASE). The Aetna plans would be made available to NASE members
through NaseCare, an organization that is committed to providing
high quality and affordable healthcare options to individuals,
families, self-employed, and small business owners.
“We are excited to work with organizations such as NASE and
NaseCare, who provide important benefits to the self-employed,”
said Barb DeMaio, head of Aetna’s Individual business. “Our
agreement will allow us to provide hundreds of thousands of
entrepreneurs and their families across the country access to
Aetna’s plans and industry-leading consumer tools.”
“NaseCare offers NASE members access to top tier health, life,
and dental insurance products,” said Chuck Taggart, President of
NaseCare. “We are pleased to add Aetna’s individual plans to our
product portfolio and give NASE members several more high-quality
health insurance options.”
Product Options
NASE members will be able to choose from a wide variety of Aetna
health plan offerings*, including PPO-style plans and
consumer-directed health plans compatible with health savings
accounts. The Aetna plans provide varying levels of cost and
coverage, allowing NASE members to choose the option that best
meets their unique needs.
NASE members can find more information on the plan options and
other resources available to Aetna members through the co-branded
website developed by Aetna and NaseCare.
Aside from the different plan choices, Aetna will also offer a
number of value-added options such as a Member Assistance Program
(MAP) and Concierge Services, which can both help individuals
better manage work and life issues. These types of services are
typically only offered to Aetna's larger customers.
In addition, NASE members will receive a 20 percent discount on
Vital Savings by Aetna® discount cards for Dental services.
About the National Association for the Self Employed
The National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE) is the
nation's leading resource for the self-employed and
micro-businesses, bringing a broad range of benefits to help
entrepreneurs succeed and to drive the continued growth of this
vital segment of the American economy. The NASE is a 501(c) (6)
nonprofit organization and provides big-business advantages to
hundreds of thousands of micro-businesses across the United States.
For more information, visit the association's Web site
at www.NASE.org.
About Aetna
Aetna is one of the nation’s leading diversified health care
benefits companies, serving approximately 36.5 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 and health care management services for
Medicaid plans. Our customers include employer groups, individuals,
college students, part-time and hourly workers, health plans,
governmental units, government-sponsored plans, labor groups and
expatriates. For more information, see www.aetna.com.
*Product offerings for Aetna Advantage Plans for Individuals and
Families vary by state.
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