Advancing Health Care Reform

Shortcuts Press Releases Job Search Regional Grants Aetna Facts Executive Bios 2008 Aetna Annual Report	Advancing Health Care Reform Advancing Health Care Reform \| Improving Access \| Improving Cost and Quality \| Improving Members' Lives \| Social Responsibility \| Thought Leadership As part of Aetna’s ongoing effort to promote a dialogue on important issues impacting health care, Aetna recently brought together leading employers, academics, policy makers and financial services executives to discuss the value of transparency and choice in health care, consumer readiness for the role of health care decision maker, and opportunities for employers, health plans, providers and government to work together to craft solutions for health reform. The event, sponsored by the Aetna Foundation, took place in New York City. Watch Video Highlights Of Aetna's Health Policy Forum (6:52) Aetna is working actively at the local, state and federal levels to advance health care reform through legislative proposals and business solutions. Aetna Sponsors Health Affairs Issue Offering Solutions To Address Rising Health Care Costs Ron Williams’ Health Care Reform Testimony to the House Ways & Means Committee (11 pages) Aetna's Priorities for Health Care Reform (3 pages) Aetna Chairman and CEO Ron Williams Testifies On Delivery System Reform During Senate Finance Committee Roundtable Discussion Ron Williams' 2009 Senate Finance Committee Testimony (13 pages) Aetna Chairman and CEO Ron Williams Testifies on Need For Fundamental Health Care Reform Before Senate HELP Committee Ron Williams' Senate HELP Committee Testimony (9 pages) Aetna Chairman and CEO Ron Williams Presents Health Care Reform Options Before U.S. Senate Finance Committee Ron Williams' Senate Finance Committee Testimony (15 pages) To Your Health! Aetna's Proposal for Health Care System Transformation (6 pages) The Washington Post: The Realities of Health Care Reform Aetna Calls on Suppliers To Help Reduce Number of Uninsured We advocated for an individual coverage requirement more than two years ago, which has become a model for many states. News Release: Aetna Supports Health Insurance Coverage Requirement News Release: Statement in Support of Massachusetts Law Aetna is working directly with legislators and forming coalitions with other concerned organizations to advance public policy solutions. News Release: Congress, Stakeholders Make History Achieving Mental Health Parity News Release: Aetna Statement In Support of Mental Health Parity Act of 2007 Congressional Testimony: Price and Quality Transparency in the Health Care Sector Aetna has developed extensive materials to explain our position on these issues and help educate constituents. Public Policy Perspectives (Issue Briefs) Features on the Issues	Hot Topics