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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 ...
Long-term care services are costly. Health plans, disability insurance and Medicare do not help much. They are not made for this type of care. Long-term care insurance can help cover the cost of this care.
Industry:Health care
These are personal care services. They help people who cannot care for themselves anymore. Services include help with bathing, dressing and eating. It may involve constant supervision and care. This care may be given at home or adult day care centers. It can also be given at assisted living facilities and nursing homes.
Industry:Health care
Employees may come down with an illness or injury. They may not be able to work for a long time. An LTD benefit through their employer helps protect them and their families from financial loss. It provides a source of income for a set time. This helps to maintain a percentage of the employees’ pre-disability income. Other income benefits outside the LTD plan may reduce the amount payable under an LTD plan. See “Other income benefits.”
Industry:Health care
This is for workers who will receive a pension when they retire. If they are disabled and cannot work for a long time, they might lose their full pension amount. This benefit pays into their pension even when they are disabled. It helps them get the full amount when they retire.
Industry:Health care
This is for workers who will receive a pension when they retire. If they are disabled and cannot work for a long time, they might lose their full pension amount. This benefit adds a little extra to their pension fund payments at retirement. It makes up for what they lost while disabled.
Industry:Health care
This is used mostly in health plans people buy on their own. It is how far back a health insurance company will look at their health records. If the period is 5 years, people must list all conditions they had or were treated for in the last 5 years. If the list is wrong or has certain health problems on it, the company can say no. They can also say yes and call for a pre-existing condition waiting period. This is the time someone must wait before the condition will be covered. Disability plans also have look-back periods. They may exclude benefits for disabilities caused by pre-existing conditions.
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
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
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
