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18
An estimated
10 percent of
Americans may suffer
from depression,
making early
intervention critical.
We know that patients who forgo treatment of depression early
can find their overall health, productivity and quality of life
suffering as a result. An estimated 10 percent of Americans may
suffer from depression, making early intervention critical.
Outcomes data for patients who have gone through our existing
medical/psychiatric program (1,571 members studied from
March 2003 to September 2005) shows impressive results:
■8.9 percent reported physical improvement
■44.9 percent reported mental health improvement
■Members averaged a gain of 3.95 days worked per month
Our approach is helping to meet constituent needs by looking
at the patient/physician relationship in a new and different way.
SHARING THE ‘PRICE TAG’
More involved than ever before in health care decisions,
consumers today need access to extensive health care information,
from the quality and efficacy of treatment options to their
wide-ranging costs. In 2005, Aetna took the innovative step of
launching a new initiative in the Greater-Cincinnati area that
gives members online access to the physician-specific rates for up
to 25 of the most common office-based medical services.
As a result, members in Greater Cincinnati can now know the
cost of services before they go to the doctor’s office. This first-of-
its-kind program puts more helpful information into the hands
of consumers, who are better able to make the health care
decisions that are right for them. Price transparency adds an