Aetna Teams Up With Florida State Hispanic Chamber Of Commerce To Offer Individual Products

LAKE WORTH, Fla., April 24, 2012 — As part of its efforts to meet the unique needs of the Hispanic business community, Aetna (NYSE: AET) is now offering individual products to members of the Florida State Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (FSHCC) and their families. Thousands of Chamber members and their families will be able to purchase affordable, high-quality coverage.

The individual plans available to FSHCC members will include services above those offered in Aetna’s standard plans, including a new consumer portal for on-line services and a member assistance program. The plans will be available statewide to all members, but access will be expanded to local chambers and FSHCC affiliates.

“Aetna values the close relationship we’ve built with the FSHCC,” said Kevin Enterlein, president of Aetna’s South Florida and Central Florida markets. “Most of the Chamber’s members are sole proprietors, and many often struggle to find high quality and affordable health insurance coverage. We believe these individual plans will be particularly attractive to them.”

FSHCC members will be able to select from a wide variety of plan options*, including PPO-style plans; high-deductible health plans compatible with health savings accounts; preventive and hospital plans that combine coverage for preventive care with catastrophic coverage for services like inpatient hospital care and outpatient surgery; and an optional dental PPO plan.

Along with the different plan choices, Aetna will offer value-added options such as a member assistance program (MAP) and concierge services, which can help people better manage work and life issues. FSHCC members will also be able to obtain Vital Savings by Aetna® discount cards for dental and pharmacy services.

“This opportunity to work with Aetna is critical to our Hispanic business community in Florida,” said Julio Fuentes, FSHCC president and CEO. “Affordable and quality health care for the employer and employees is essential to the growth of any business. We are proud to be working alongside Aetna to provide excellent benefits to our members in Florida.”

FSHCC members will have access to a new consumer portal for online quoting and rating, as well as dedicated telephonic access to Aetna sales representatives. Once enrolled, members will have access to a number of different resources, such as Aetna Navigator®, Aetna’s password-protected member website, as well as the CareEngine-powered Personal Health Record (PHR).

Aetna provides health benefits to more than 1.1 million members in Florida.

About Aetna
Aetna is one of the nation's leading diversified health care benefits companies, serving approximately 36.4 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, medical management capabilities, health care management services for Medicaid plans and health information exchange technology services. Our 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.

About the Florida State Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Julio Fuentes, President and CEO, established the Florida State Hispanic Chamber of Commerce in 2000 as the first and only statewide business advocacy organization concentrated on the Hispanic business community in Florida. Ever since, FSHCC tremendously developed into one of the state’s most powerful organization of employers, chambers of commerce and associations. Today the chamber represents a diverse business community with millions of fundamental Latino members as well as a cross section of business relationships in Florida. FSHCC mission is to promote the economic advancement Florida’s Hispanic community, with a focus on economic and political empowerment, and public advocacy to improve the quality of life in the state of Florida. For more information, visit www.fshcc.com.

* All of these plans are medically underwritten, meaning that all applicants and their enrolling dependents are subject to medical underwriting to determine eligibility and placement within the appropriate risk category.