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Aetna, Inc.
Industry: Insurance
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Company Profile:
Aetna, Inc. is an American diversified health insurance company, providing a range of traditional and consumer directed health care insurance products and related services, including medical, pharmaceutical, dental, behavioral health, group life, long-term care, and disability plans, and medical ...
This is a type of medicine. It must have a doctor’s prescriptions before it can be sold. It is different than an over-the-counter drug. This can be bought without a prescription.
Industry:Health care
This is a reference price. It is the lowest cost that pharmacies, doctors and health plans might pay for a prescription drug on the market.
Industry:Health care
This is a doctor who is part of a health plan's network. He or she is a patient’s main contact for care. PCPs give referrals for other care. They coordinate care their patients get from specialists or other care facilities. In some health plans, a person must choose a PCP to coordinate care.
Industry:Health care
This is a type of Medicare Advantage Plan. It is offered through a private health plan company. A person pays a premium for medical coverage. Then, the person can go to any doctor or hospital that: is approved by Medicare; accepts the plan's payment and other terms.
Industry:Health care
People can get prescription drugs through the mail with this. It is a service that health plans often offer. Members can save time and money using it by getting a three-month supply all at once. Aetna Rx Home Delivery® is the name of Aetna’s mail-order pharmacy.
Industry:Health care
This is a routine health service. A doctor or dentist does this to preserve health and prevent the spread of disease.
Industry:Health care
These are prescription drugs that people take on a regular basis. These drugs help treat chronic conditions. These drugs include ones for asthma, diabetes, high blood pressure and other health conditions. Buying them through a mail-order pharmacy can save money.
Industry:Health care
This is a type of dentist. This dentist restores or maintains dental health by replacing natural teeth. A person might see this specialist for dentures.
Industry:Health care
This is a word to describe a tumor. It means the tumour is cancerous. It is cancer. It can grow and spread in the body. (See also metastatic or metastasize.)
Industry:Health care
This is a type of health plan. It signs an agreement with doctors and hospitals to form a network. Members may get a higher level of benefits if they use doctors or hospitals in this network. Costs are often higher when people go out of the network for care. The plan may also require preapproval of some services.
Industry:Health care