Aetna Program Has Helped Physicians Over 350,000 Times; MedQuery Program Finds Care Improvement Opportunities Not Likely To Be Discovered From Paper Medical Records

HARTFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 31, 2005--Aetna's (NYSE:AET) national MedQuery(SM) program has detected over 350,000 opportunities to improve clinical quality and patient safety. Through the program, Aetna converts member health data into practical, usable information and provides it to treating physicians who can use it to improve care and patient safety. Aetna has nearly 3.5 million members in the program.