Aetna Announces Appearance At 30th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference

HARTFORD, Conn., January 03, 2012 — Aetna (NYSE: AET) announced today that Mark T. Bertolini, chairman, CEO and president, is scheduled to make a presentation at the 30TH Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference on January 10, 2012, in San Francisco.

Aetna’s presentation is scheduled to begin at 1:00 p.m. EST (10:00 a.m. PST).  Investors, analysts and the general public are invited to listen to this presentation over the Internet via Aetna’s Investor Information link at www.aetna.com/investor.  To listen to this presentation live on the Internet, visit Aetna’s web site prior to the presentation to download and install any necessary audio software.  A webcast replay will be available via Aetna’s Investor Information link at www.aetna.com/investor, beginning approximately two hours after the event, for 14 days.

Anyone listening to the presentation is encouraged to read Aetna’s annual and quarterly reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a discussion of Aetna's historical results of operations and financial condition.  Information reconciling certain financial and other measures that may be disclosed in the presentation to relevant GAAP measures will be available prior to the presentation via the Investor Information portion of Aetna’s web site.

About Aetna
Aetna is one of the nation's leading diversified health care benefits companies, serving approximately 36.3 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.