HARTFORD, Conn., December 15, 2005 — Aetna (NYSE: ΑET) has appointed Patrick Scullion as president of Aetna Workers’ Comp Access® (AWCA). Scullion will lead the expansion of AWCA’s market-leading network access product for injured workers and the execution of Aetna’s strategy to develop a package of services catered specifically to the workers’ compensation industry.
"Pat is a seasoned executive within the workers’ compensation arena. He has played a significant role in the start-up of AWCA, which has given Aetna the opportunity to build on our existing relationships with doctors and hospitals, to expand relationships with organizations most important to injured workers and to apply that combination to a new line of business," said John Webb, head of Aetna’s Business Alliances segment. "Pat’s financial expertise and background in workers’ compensation make him an ideal leader to fulfill our vision to offer market-leading data analysis and reporting, and other administrative services that are unique to managed workers’ compensation."
Scullion has more than 22 years of health care industry experience. He joined Aetna in 2003 from First Health Group. During eight years there he served in a number of increasingly responsible roles, including vice president and controller. Prior to that he spent two years at American Pharmaceutical Company where he directed all aspects of financial activities and planning, and 10 years at Baxter International. Scullion is a certified public accountant with a degree from the University of Wisconsin.
AWCA helps injured workers, workers’ compensation insurance carriers, employers and other service providers manage the rising cost of workplace injuries and illnesses by providing access to health care professionals specializing in physical therapy, occupational medicine, chiropractic, radiology, orthopedics, behavioral health and pharmacy. The AWCA network is currently available in Pennsylvania, Michigan, New Jersey, Texas, Connecticut, Arizona, Colorado, Missouri, Tennessee and Virginia. Additional states are also under development to complete nationwide access.
As one of the nation’s leading providers of health care, dental, pharmacy, group life, disability, and long-term care benefits, Aetna puts information and helpful resources to work for its approximately 14.65 million medical members, 13.03 million dental members, 9.34 million pharmacy members and 13.67 million group insurance members to help them make better informed decisions about their health care and protect their finances against health-related risks. Aetna provides easy access to cost-effective health care through nationwide networks of more than 700,000 health care professionals, including over 418,000 primary care and specialist doctors and 4,231 hospitals. For more information, please visit www.aetna.com. (Figures as of September 30, 2005)
