Aetna has been recognized by national organizations and publications for its
commitment to diversity, its technology innovations, and for several
employment-related accolades.
Company Awards
Aetna has been named FORTUNE magazine's most admired company in the Health Care: Insurance and Managed Care category for 2009, the second consecutive year that Aetna has earned this distinction. FORTUNE ranks companies in various industry sectors in eight categories, according to their peers.
Aetna was identified as the preferred partner for hospitals and health systems across the U.S. in the Davies Public Affairs 2009 national payer survey of hospital executives. The survey reveals a "strong preference from hospitals based on trust, honesty, business practices and good faith negotiations."
Aetna, in 2008, was awarded the "Recognizing Innovation in Multicultural Health Care Award" by the National Committee for Quality Assurance for its telephonic culturally competent disease management program.
Aetna was ranked first among national health plans in the 2008 PayerView Rankings. According to the rankings from Athenahealth Inc., an unaffiliated provider of practice management and electronic medical record services, Aetna pays physicians faster and denies claims less often than other health plans measured.
Aetna was ranked 23rd on CRO's 100 Best Corporate Citizens 2008. The list
recognizes the corporate responsibility efforts of corporations in eight categories:
climate change, employee relations, environment, financial, governance, human
rights, lobbying and philanthropy.
Aetna is a winner in the Institute for Healthcare Advancement's 2008Health Literacy Awards.
Aetna won in the "research" category for its Asthma Health Literacy study.
The National Business Group on Health has named Aetna a 2007 winner of its
Behavioral Health Awards for
its commitment to helping workers and their families cope with mental health and
substance abuse disorders.
Aetna and Ron Williams, Chairman, CEO and President, were awarded the
A. Leon Higginbotham Corporate Leadership Award by the Lawyers' Committee
for Civil Rights Under Law, a national civil rights legal organization, for
2007. The award recognizes Aetna's long-standing record of diversity and corporate
social responsibility.
The National Business Coalition on Health recognized Aetna with an
eValue8TM Innovation Award in 2006 for its
Aetna Rx Check Program. Aetna was recognized in 2005 for outreach work to support
physicians treating Hispanic/Latino people with diabetes.
Aetna earned the 2006 Large/Affiliated Innovation and Excellence Award:
Chronic Care for its integrated approach to helping members with diabetes manage
their conditions. The Innovation and Excellence awards are bestowed by America's
Health Insurance Plans Foundation.
Aetna was honored with a 2005 Award for Excellence in
Workplace Volunteer Programs by The Points of Light Foundation & Volunteer
Center National Network. This international award honors businesses that have
made a commitment to effectively engaging employees in volunteering.
The 2004 HERA Award, given annually by America's Health Insurance
Plans (AHIP) and Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, was bestowed on Aetna's Adolescent
Immunization Program for advancing quality in children's health and for outreach to
diverse populations.
Aetna was named one of the Top Companies for Executive Women for 2009 by the National Association for Female Executives. The list spotlights corporations whose commendable practices and employment records demonstrate that women matter to the bottom line. Aetna has been named to the list since 2002.
DiversityInc has named Aetna to its 2009 list of Top 50 Companies for Diversity®. The company also ranked 5th on The DiversityInc Top 10 Companies for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transsexual (LGBT) Employees and 7th on The DiversityInc Top 10 Companies for People With Disabilities.
Aetna was named to Diversity/Careers in Engineering & Information Technology's 2008 list of Best Diversity Companies.
Aetna has earned the top rating of 100 percent in the 2009 Corporate Equality Index, an annual Human Rights Campaign survey. It's the 7th straight year Aetna has received a perfect score for service to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees and consumers.
Aetna was ranked number 40 on the list of the Top 100 Employers of the Class of 2008 by The Black Collegian, the career and self-development magazine for African American students.
Black Enterprise named Aetna to its 2008 list for "Top 40 companies for diversity," the third straight year Aetna has earned this distinction.
Named a 25 Noteworthy Company by DiversityInc 2008, 2007
Savoy Professional magazine has named Ron Williams and Elease Wright to its 2008 "Top 100 Most Influential Blacks in Corporate America" list.
Felicia Norwood, President and Chief Operating Officer of Aetna's ActiveHealth Management, was named in The Network Journal's list of 25 Influential Black Women In Business, 2008. Elease E. Wright, Aetna's head of Human Resources, was named on the list in 2006.
The National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce and the Human Rights Campaign
have named Aetna President Mark T. Bertolini the winner of their first Healthcare Leadership Award. This 2007 award honors the person or
organization who has shown commitment to gay and lesbian equality in the health care
system.
Aetna was named as a 2007 Readers' Choice Best Diversity Company in the
Diversity/Careers in Engineering & Information Technology
publication.
Aetna was named one of the 2007 Best Places to Work for gay, lesbian,
bisexual and transgender employees by the Human Rights Campaign. HRC recognizes
companies that have made a commitment to end discrimination on the basis of sexual
orientation and gender identity in the workplace.
Aetna received the 2007 Legacy Award for Corporation of the Year from the
100 Black Men of Greater Washington, D.C.Inc. The annual award recognizes those
having a significant impact on the lives of young African-American men.
Black MBA Magazine, the official publication of the National Black MBA
Association, named Aetna to its 2007 list of Top 50 Companies for Black MBAs To
Work. The list showcases companies that "make a concerted effort to recruit,
develop and retain African-American MBAs."
Essence, a lifestyle magazine for African-American women, named Aetna
as one of the 25 Great Places to Work for 2007.
Black Enterprise named Aetna Chairman, CEO and President Ronald A. Williams its
2006 Corporate Executive of the Year for his "exemplary leadership qualities"
and role in Aetna's "spectacular corporate turnaround."
Aetna received the 2006 Corporation of the Year award from the board
of directors and members of the Black Chamber of Commerce of Orange County,
CA.
Top 50 employers for Minorities, Fortune magazine,
2005.
Top 50 Employers for Women, Fortune magazine, 2005.
Top 50 Corporations for Supplier Diversity, HISPANICTrends,
2005.
Perfect Score, HRC Corporate Equality Index, Human Rights Campaign
Foundation, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002.
Top 50 Companies for Latinas,
Latina Style magazine,
2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000.
Aetna's secure provider website, via the NaviNet platform, was recognized in 2008 for innovative connectivity achievement with Health Data Management magazine's second annual Editor's Choice Award for "consumer connectivity."
ActiveHealth Management, an independent subsidiary of Aetna, has been named a winner of the 2008 CDHC Solutions Award, taking top honors in the Most Effective Solution Provider category for ActivePHR, its intelligent personal health record.
Aetna's secure member website, Aetna Navigator, won a
Silver Award in the Best Interactive Site category, among health plans, as part of
the 2007 eHealthcare Leadership Awards. Aetna has received several eHealthcare
Leadership awards since 2001.
Aetna InteliHealth, a consumer health information website, was rated "Excellent"
by Consumer Reports Webwatch and the Health Improvement Institute in July 2007.
Excellent is the group's highest rating.
Meg McCarthy,
Aetna's Chief Information Officer, was selected as one of Computerworld's
"Premier 100 IT Leaders for 2006."
World Wide Web Health Awards, Merit award, from the Health
Information Resource Center in 2006 for Aetna's education site for health care
professionals; in 2003, a Bronze and a Merit Award for Aetna InteliHealth.
Aetna has been ranked 48th by BusinessWeek in its 2008 "Best Places to Launch a Career." Aetna is the only health insurer on the Top 50 list in 2008.
Aetna was one of eight Connecticut employers recognized by Connect-Ability in 2008 as one of the Top Employers for People with Disabilities.
Aetna has been ranked 13th on Training magazine's Top 125 Training Companies list 2008. Aetna also made the list, which recognizes top companies of employer-sponsored workforce training and development, in 2007, 2006 and 2005.
Aetna in 2007 was recognized as a "5-Star Employer" by the Employer
Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), an agency of the U.S. Department
of Defense, for going "above and beyond" federal laws relating to employment and
reemployment of workers who volunteer in the Guard and Reserve.
Aetna was named one of the Top 500 Entry Level Employers for 2007 by
CollegeGrad.com
In 2006, Aetna received the U.S. Secretary of Labor's New Freedom
Initiative Award for use of public-private partnerships to increase employment
opportunities for youth and adults with disabilities.
Aetna in 2006 was named a "Best Employer for Healthy Lifestyles" for
the second straight year by the National Business Group on Health. Aetna earned a
Platinum Award, NBGH's highest honor.
Top 100 Places to Work in IT, Computerworld magazine, 2008, 2006,
2005, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000.
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