Transcript: Our Priorities for Health Care Reform

Screen: We want a better health care system too.

Screen: Over 46.3 million people in the U.S. are uninsured.

Voice over by Ron Williams: We have to find a way to get and keep everyone covered with health insurance.

President Obama: Aetna has been trying to work with us in dealing with some of this pre-existing condition stuff.

Screen: In the U.S. we spend more on health care than we do on food.

Mark Bertolini: Health care is a significant portion of the economic problem.

Screen: The U.S. is expected to spend $2.5 trillion on health care in 2009. If U.S. health care spending continues along current trends, total spending will reach $4.3 trillion by 2018.

Screen: At Aetna, we believe that every American should have access to quality, affordable health care.

Voice over by Ron Williams: At Aetna, we believe that every American should have access to quality, affordable health care.

Ron Williams: We've worked diligently for several years to help make meaningful health reform a reality.

Screen: "Health is a shared responsibility"

Voice over by Steve Kelmar: We need reform to happen.

Screen: "We all pay for the uninsured"

Voice over by Steve Kelmar: The system isn't working for everyone.

Screen: "A system of health care for all Americans"

Voice over by Steve Kelmar: But we also need to make sure that we do no harm to those who have insurance, and that we address the affordability issues.

Screen: Press Release - "Aetna Announces Support for Individual Health Insurance Requirement"
Voice over by Ron Williams: In 2005, we became the first national insurer to advocate an individual insurance requirement.

Screen: To Your Health! Aetna's Proposal for Health Care System Transformation

Voice over by Ron Williams: Since then, we have led the way with specific, comprehensive proposals that will help drive change throughout the system.

Mark Bertolini: The opportunity to work on a population base and impact quality of care is what we seek by getting everyone covered.

Ron Williams: Guided by our values, we are working with key stakeholders…

Screen: Press Release - Aetna Works To Achieve Meaningful Reform With Congress/Testimony of Aetna Chairman and CEO Ronald A. Williams Before the House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means U.S. Senate Finance Committee, June 24, 2009

Voice over by Ron Williams: …including customers, providers, and government leaders to achieve 3 goals.

Screen: To get and keep everyone covered.

Voice over by Ron Williams: To get and keep everyone covered.

Screen: Improve the quality of health outcomes.

Voice over by Ron Williams: Improve the quality of health outcomes…

Ron Williams: …providing better value for each dollar spent on care.

Screen: And leverage the strengths of the employer based system that covers 177 million Americans today.

Voice over by Ron Williams: And leverage the strengths of the employer based system that covers 177 million Americans today.

Screen: Examples of innovation - Aetna's Care Management Strategy, Personal Health Record, Aetna SmartSource and transparency

Voice over by Ron Williams: We know that much of the innovation we have today has come from the employer based system.

Mark Bertolini: Our business is really about improving quality and creating affordability.

Screen: Image of an arrow on a road.

Voice over by Ron Williams: We recognize that transforming the health care system is a journey, and not a destination…

Ron Williams: …and that decisions we make as a country today…

Screen: Image of a child hugging a globe.

Voice over by Ron Williams: …will affect generations to come.

Ron Williams: You can be sure that at Aetna, we will continue to play a leadership role…

Screen: Image of "Health Care for All" button.

Voice over by Ron Williams: …in developing solutions that meet the needs of all Americans.