WOONSOCKET, R.I., Aug. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Aetna and CVS
Health (NYSE: CVS) will enter the individual insurance marketplace
in Texas (specifically in select
counties in the Austin,
El Paso, Houston and San
Antonio markets) with the first Aetna CVS Health
hybrid-branded insurance product, providing access to health care
for more Texans. Aetna and CVS Health bring together quality
along with convenience and expanded services to meet consumer
health needs, simply and affordably.
"With the combined strength of Aetna and CVS Health, we're
uniquely positioned to provide greater value for consumers,
particularly the millions of Americans who are uninsured or
underinsured," said Dan Finke,
Executive Vice President, CVS Health, President, Aetna. "We are
taking a human-centered approach to health care by connecting
people to the services and support they want – in their
neighborhood, home and virtually anywhere they need us."
With these plans, members will have access to Aetna's
high-quality network of health care providers and telemedicine
services. Additionally, the plan provides members with unique and
convenient health care offerings at MinuteClinic, HealthHUB and CVS
Pharmacy locations across the country.
Along with an enhanced direct enrollment experience via Aetna's
website, the plans feature:
- No-cost or low-cost visits at any of the more than 50
MinuteClinic locations in Texas
and over 1,100 MinuteClinic locations across the country.
- Access to a Care Concierge at CVS HealthHUB locations, who
is available to assist members by helping them navigate health care
services and products.
- 20% off select CVS Health Brand health and wellness
products at any one of the 10,000 CVS Pharmacy stores.
- 90-day refills members can have delivered
directly to their door for free.
- Simplified member experience that lets members pay
their premium at the store and manage their account with our mobile
app or through the web.
"A key priority is providing people with access to the care they
need – simply, easily and affordably," said Neela
Montgomery, Executive Vice President, CVS Health and
President, CVS Pharmacy. "Whether it be through our health plan,
MinuteClinic, CVS HealthHUB, CVS Pharmacy or any of our virtual
care options, we are committed to helping simplify health care and
enable healthier outcomes."
Additional CVS Health services include:
- Added convenience with access to virtual care, including
through MinuteClinic
- Quality guidance and treatment for maternity care, as well
conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, kidney disease
- Help staying on track to better health with Pharmacy Advisor
counseling and data-driven Next Best Actions or health nudges
- Convenient, total health support with Destination Behavioral
Health
- Care in the comfort of the member's home with Coram Home
Infusion
The select Texas counties this
new offering will be available in include Bexar, Brazoria, Comal, El
Paso, Fort Bend,
Galveston, Guadalupe, Harris, Hays,
Kendall, Montgomery, Travis, and Williamson.
In addition to Texas, CVS
Health is entering the individual exchange market in Arizona (Banner | Aetna), Florida, Georgia, Missouri, Nevada, North
Carolina, Northern Virginia
(Innovation Health) and Virginia.*
*Filings in each state are complete. Final approval to entry
is pending state and federal reviews/certifications.
About CVS Health
CVS Health is the leading health solutions company, delivering
care in ways no one else can. We reach more people and improve the
health of communities across America through our local presence,
digital channels and our nearly 300,000 dedicated colleagues –
including more than 40,000 physicians, pharmacists, nurses, and
nurse practitioners. Wherever and whenever people need us, we help
them with their health – whether that's managing chronic diseases,
staying compliant with their medications, or accessing affordable
health and wellness services in the most convenient ways. We help
people navigate the health care system – and their personal health
care – by improving access, lowering costs and being a trusted
partner for every meaningful moment of health. And we do it all
with heart, each and every day. Learn more at
www.cvshealth.com.
About Aetna
Aetna, a CVS Health business, serves an estimated 34 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 and behavioral health plans, and medical
management capabilities, Medicaid health care management services,
workers' compensation administrative services and health
information technology products and services. Aetna's 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,
visit www.aetna.com and explore how Aetna is helping
to build a healthier world.
Aetna®, CVS Pharmacy® and MinuteClinic, LLC (which either
operates or provides certain management support services to
MinuteClinic-branded walk-in clinics) are part of the CVS Health®
family of companies.
©2021 Aetna Inc.
Media Contact:
Monica Prinzing
PrinzingM@cvshealth.com
831-241-8294
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