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Aetna Completes Acquisition of Horizon Behavioral Services, LLC

Aetna (NYSE: AET) today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Horizon Behavioral Services, LLC, a leading provider of Employee Assistance Programs to many mid-sized and large employers.

The acquisition was announced on July 31. The business now will be part of Aetna Behavioral Health.

About Aetna

Aetna is one of the nation's leading diversified health care benefits companies, serving approximately 36.3 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, governmental units, government-sponsored plans, labor groups and expatriates. For more information, see www.aetna.com.

SOURCE: Aetna

Aetna Media Contact: 
Fred Laberge, 860-273-4788 
labergear@Aetna.com 
or 
Aetna Investor Contact: 
Kim A. Keck, 860-273-1327 
Keckka@Aetna.com

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