-- 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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