Aetna has expanded its health care transparency initiatives to additional markets including Connecticut; Massachusetts; Fort Myers, Fla.; Colorado; Raleigh/Durham, NC; Ohio; Pittsburgh, PA; West Virginia and other locations. Aetna Members now have access to Physician-specific cost information in 49 markets and Facility-specific cost information in 36 markets.
Aetna’s suite of health care transparency tools are available through Aetna Navigator, Aetna’s secure member self-service website and include the following resources, which continue to expand over time:
— Physician-specific Price Transparency – Launched in August 2005
— Physician-specific Clinical Quality and Efficiency Transparency – Launched in August 2006
— Medical Procedure by Facility Cost- Launched in November 2007