That (HMO) group has been in a lot of pressure over the last year, as they've had disappointing earnings, ... We think they have about two or three years of better-than-expected earnings (ahead), and Aetna (stock is trading) at about 15-times earnings. So it's a cheap stock, a large-cap company due for better times.
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Jack Rowe did an excellent job bringing stability to this company when it needed it most and brought in strong people and turned the company around. He is the man most responsible for the turnaround at Aetna. You can see it in the way the shares have performed in the last few years.
The focus has been on earnings, and when you get something like Aetna, then that's going to help the market. But one of these days, that focus is going to shift to inflation and interest rates. And the Fed is going to have to get it absolutely right in order for this market to manage even small gains.
This new hurricane presents enormous additional challenges and hardships for everyone affected, and Aetna will do what we can to help our members get care and comfort, ... With so many people cut off from their usual physicians, hospitals and pharmacies, we are expanding our efforts to help members, in addition to continuing coverage even if they are unable to make premium payments.
BIRTH, n. The first and direst of all disasters. As to the nature of it there appears to be no uniformity. Castor and Pollux were born from the egg. Pallas came out of a skull. Galatea was once a block of stone. Peresilis, who wrote in the tenth century, avers that he grew up out of the ground where a priest had spilled holy water. It is known that Arimaxus was derived from a hole in the earth, made by a stroke of lightning. Leucomedon was the son of a cavern in Mount Aetna, and I have myself seen a man come out of a wine cellar.
We are very pleased to be able to complete this transaction. APM is stronger today because we now own a best-in-class operation that integrates medical and pharmacy benefits for our members with chronic conditions. Aetna Specialty Pharmacy increases our capacity to deliver industry-leading clinical management programs that help manage overall health care costs.
Aetna has been creamed here by the decision of some health insurance groups to stop requiring doctors to get the green light with the group before recommending patient treatments and I think represents a great long-term buying opportunity.
It shouldn't come as any surprise that ING is interested in buying the financial services and international business. I think the surprising thing is that Aetna would consider selling the financial services and international businesses because it generates a huge tax liability for them, whereas they could have done a deal two months ago that was tax positive.