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	<title>Illinois Insurance News &#187; Aetna</title>
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		<title>Aetna withdrawing from Indiana individual health insurance market effective December 1, 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2011 23:28:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Aetna withdrawing from Indiana]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Aetna withdrawing from Indiana individual health insurance]]></description>
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		<title>Aetna to Discontinue Child-only policies beginning October 1, 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.ilhealthagents.com/blog/carriers/aetna/aetna-to-discontinue-child-only-policies-beginning-october-1-2010/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 23:13:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Aetna Child Policies]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Aetna Discontinues Child Only Policies]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[For 10/1/10 and later effective dates, Aetna will discontinue new business sales of child-only policies to applicants (under the age of 19) for Aetna Advantage Plans for Individuals, Families and the Self Employed. No existing policyholders are affected by this action. Effective immediately, any applications received requesting a child-only policy with a 10/1/10 effective date [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Aetna&#8217;s Underwriting requirements regarding the last doctor&#8217;s visit</title>
		<link>http://www.ilhealthagents.com/blog/carriers/aetna/aetnas-underwriting-requirements-regarding-the-last-doctors-visit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 05:01:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Aetna Doctor Visit Requirement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aetna Individual and Family Underwritiing Guidelines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aetna Individual Underwriting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aetna Underwritng Requirements]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Aetna has recently clarified their underwriting requirements when a doctor&#8217;s visit is needed in order to underwrite a new application. The doctor’s visit must be performed by a Medical Doctor (MD), Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO), Nurse Practitioner/Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner (NP/CRNP) or Physician Assistant (PA). Aetna Online Application Age/Timeline Requirements: Newborn through age 17: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Aetna Implements New Newborn/Adoption Policy</title>
		<link>http://www.ilhealthagents.com/blog/carriers/aetna/aetna-implements-new-newbornadoption-policy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ilhealthagents.com/blog/carriers/aetna/aetna-implements-new-newbornadoption-policy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:05:57 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Aetna]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aetna Adoption Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aetna Adoption Verification]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aetna Newborn Identification]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aetna Newborn Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aetna Newborn Verification]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Effective November 16, 2009, Aetna implemented a new policy for dependent verification related to newborn/adopted child(children) for all Aetna Advantage Plans for Individuals, Families and Self-Employed nationwide. The new policy requires an attestation form verifying eligibility for the newborn/adopted child(children) to be submitted in order for the newborn/adopted child(children) to be added to the member’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Aetna changing to Bank of America to Administer Health Savings Accounts for Individual and Family Plans</title>
		<link>http://www.ilhealthagents.com/blog/carriers/aetna/aetna-changing-to-bank-of-america-to-administer-health-savings-accounts-for-individual-and-family-plans/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ilhealthagents.com/blog/carriers/aetna/aetna-changing-to-bank-of-america-to-administer-health-savings-accounts-for-individual-and-family-plans/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 23:49:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aetna]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health Savings Accounts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aetna Bank of America HSAs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aetna Health Savings Account Administrator]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aetna Health Savings Accounts]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Effective October 1st, Bank of America will administer Health Savings Accounts (HSA) for HSA-compatible Aetna Advantage Plans for Individuals, Families and the Self-Employed. There is no change to Aetna&#8217;s HSA-compatible AARP® Essential Premier Health Insurance Plans at this time. HSAs are currently administered by JPMorgan Chase Bank. Existing members who currently have an HSA with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mercy Harvard Hospital to Join Aetna Network</title>
		<link>http://www.ilhealthagents.com/blog/carriers/aetna/mercy-harvard-hospital-to-join-aetna-network/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ilhealthagents.com/blog/carriers/aetna/mercy-harvard-hospital-to-join-aetna-network/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 08:52:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aetna]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aetna Illinois Hospital Networks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aetna Illinois PPO Network]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mercy Hospital Joins Aetna Network]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Mercy Harvard Hospital will be joining the Aetna Chicago network effective October 1, 2009. Mercy Harvard Hospital is a 77 bed facility, that is located in Harvard Illinois. This addition will provide members additional choice and improve hospital access. The Mercy Harvard Hospital will be available to members enrolled in the following Aetna Advantage products: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Order of St. Francis Healthcare System joins Aetna Northern IL network</title>
		<link>http://www.ilhealthagents.com/blog/carriers/aetna/order-of-st-francis-healthcare-system-joins-aetna-northern-il-network/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ilhealthagents.com/blog/carriers/aetna/order-of-st-francis-healthcare-system-joins-aetna-northern-il-network/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 21:23:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Aetna OSF Healthcare System]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Order of Saint Francis Hospitals]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Aetna has announced that the Order of Saint Francis (OSF) Healthcare System will be joining the Aetna Northern IL network effective September 1, 2009. The OSF Healthcare System will be available to members enrolled in the following Aetna Advantage products: Aetna Choice® POS II Open Access Aetna Select Open Choice PPO Aetna HealthFund National Advantage [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Aetna Introduces New Chicagoland Plan for Small Businesses</title>
		<link>http://www.ilhealthagents.com/blog/carriers/aetna/aetna-introduces-new-chicagoland-plan-for-small-businesses/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ilhealthagents.com/blog/carriers/aetna/aetna-introduces-new-chicagoland-plan-for-small-businesses/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2009 22:43:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO&#8211;(BUSINESS WIRE)&#8211;Aetna (NYSE: AET) is introducing a health insurance plan with the goal of helping small businesses in under-served communities offer health insurance to their employees for the first time ever. Called the Aetna Illinois Community Plan, it is designed for Chicago-area small businesses with 2 to 50 eligible employees and is approximately 25 percent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Aetna Expanding Medicare Advantage Plans for Cook County</title>
		<link>http://www.ilhealthagents.com/blog/carriers/aetna/aetna-expanding-medicare-advantage-plans-for-cook-county/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ilhealthagents.com/blog/carriers/aetna/aetna-expanding-medicare-advantage-plans-for-cook-county/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:09:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aetna]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aetna Medicare]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Medicare Cook County]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Medicare beneficiaries in Cook County now have access to almost twice as many hospitals and physicians compared with last year through two types of Aetna Medicare Advantage plan options &#8211; the Aetna Golden Medicare Plan® (HMO) and the Aetna Golden ChoiceSM Plan (PPO). &#8220;Aetna is extremely pleased to have added 18 hospitals and more than [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Aetna now allows domestic partner coverage in Illinois</title>
		<link>http://www.ilhealthagents.com/blog/carriers/aetna/aetna-now-allows-domestic-partner-coverage-in-illinois/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ilhealthagents.com/blog/carriers/aetna/aetna-now-allows-domestic-partner-coverage-in-illinois/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:36:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aetna]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[domestic parter coverage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[domestic partner insurance law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Illinois domestic partner]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Effective January 1, 2009, the following changes occurred with regard to domestic partner coverage with Aetna: Aetna small group health insurance plans will allow domestic partner coverage in Illinois, although it is not state mandated. Coverage is available to eligible dependents who are same sex or opposite sex partners to groups with 5 or more [...]]]></description>
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