Aetna Announces Appearance at Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. 2007 Health Services Investor Conference

Business Wire, Nov 20, 2007

HARTFORD, Conn. -- Aetna (NYSE: AET) announced today that Joseph M. Zubretsky, executive vice president & CFO of Aetna, is scheduled to make a presentation at the Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. Health Services Investor Conference on November 28, 2007, in New York, NY.

Aetna's presentation is scheduled to begin at 11:30 a.m. EST. Investors, analysts and the general public are invited to listen to this presentation over the Internet via Aetna's Investor Information link at www.aetna.com/investor. To listen to this presentation live on the Internet, visit Aetna's web site prior to the presentation to download and install any necessary audio software. A webcast replay will be available via Aetna's Investor Information link at www.aetna.com/investor, beginning approximately two hours after the event, for 14 days.

Anyone listening to the presentation is encouraged to read Aetna's annual and quarterly reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a discussion of Aetna's historical results of operations and financial condition. Information reconciling certain financial and other measures that may be disclosed in the presentation to relevant GAAP measures is available in the Aetna first and fourth quarter 2006 Financial Supplements, Aetna third quarter 2007 Financial Supplement and press release and Aetna Guidance Summary dated October 25, 2007 via the Aetna Investor Information link.

Aetna is one of the nation's leading diversified health care benefits companies, serving approximately 36.4 million people with information and resources to help them make better informed decisions about their health care. Aetna offers a broad range of traditional and consumer-directed health insurance products and related services, including medical, pharmacy, dental, behavioral health, group life and disability plans, and medical management capabilities and health care management services for Medicaid plans. Our customers include employer groups, individuals, college students, part-time and hourly workers, health plans and government-sponsored plans and expatriates. www.aetna.com.