-- Aetna’s Health Care Benefits in the Middle East
Honored --
Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Monday, February 18th 2013
[ME NewsWire]
(BUSINESS WIRE/ME NewsWire)-- Aetna (NYSE: AET) a leading
global diversified health care benefits company, has been named “Health Insurer
of the Year” for 2013 by MENA Insurance Review (MIR), a leading magazine
covering the insurance sector in the Middle East and North Africa.
In recognizing Aetna, MIR pointed to the company’s rapid
growth in the Gulf region and its focus on helping its members lead healthier
lives.
“We are very excited to receive the MIR Health Insurer of
the Year award and be recognized for our growth and care management programs.
Our goal is to give people in the region easy access to affordable,
high-quality medical care and provide prevention and wellness programs that can
empower people to live healthier lives,” said Stuart Leatherby, Aetna International’s
general manager, Middle East and Africa.
“As one of the largest providers of health care benefits
in the U.S., we believe we can have a significant impact applying our extensive
knowledge to health care in the Middle East,” he said.
Aetna, which has had offices in Dubai for more than 10
years, provides global health care cover and health care management services in
most of the GCC countries. Its benefit plans are available for groups and
individuals.
In 2012, the company expanded the geographical scope of
its product offerings through insurer alliances in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,
Kuwait, Qatar and Jordan, complementing its existing licensed products and
services offered through insurer alliances in the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain
and Morocco. Last year, Aetna increased its medical portfolio in the UAE by 35
percent.
“We are quite impressed with Aetna’s comprehensive
programs to improve the health of the population in the Gulf,” said Ronan
McCaughey, editor of MENA Insurance Review. “We like the way Aetna supports
wellness and prevention programs, such as breast cancer screenings, flu shots
and check-ups, and encourages its members to have a primary care doctor. This
award also recognises the quality of Aetna’s care management programs, where,
for example, Aetna nurses call patients after a hospital discharge to make sure
they understand their treatment and medications.”
Aetna has been a pioneer in using mobile technology to
help its customers manage their health. The company offers a mobile app that
allows its members to locate nearby health care providers in its Middle East
network. Aetna also has apps that can help its customers understand their
symptoms, monitor their exercise and eating habits, and track their claims. Its
website offers region-specific information in six languages, including Arabic.
Aetna offers access to more than 70,000 hospitals,
doctors and clinics in its non-U.S. global network, including a direct billing
arrangement through an insurer alliance with the SEHA government hospitals in
the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. In the United States, more than a million health care
providers are part of Aetna’s network. In Dubai in 2012, Aetna also established
a multi-lingual call centre offering French and Arabic to serve a selection of
clients from the Middle East region.
About Aetna International
Aetna International is committed to helping create a
stronger, healthier global community by delivering comprehensive health
benefits and health management solutions worldwide. Aetna International's
expatriate business is one of the industry's largest and most prominent
international health benefits providers, supporting more than 500,000 members
worldwide. The organization’s expatriate offerings include medical, dental,
vision, life, disability and emergency assistance. Aetna International’s health
management business collaborates with health care systems, government entities
and plan sponsors around the world to design and build locally applied health
management solutions to improve health, quality and cost outcomes. For more
information, see www.aetnainternational.com.
About Aetna
Aetna is one of the nation's leading diversified health
care benefits companies, serving approximately 37.3 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, Medicaid health care management services
and health information 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.
Contacts
Aetna
Dubai, UAE
Kathy Hyde, 971 (0) 44387657
HydeK@aetna.com
or
United States
Marnie Goodman, 860-273-2314
GoodmanM2@aetna.com
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