QUEST DIAGNOSTICS ANNOUNCES NATIONAL AGREEMENT
WITH AETNA U.S. HEALTHCARE
TETERBORO, N.J., March 27, 2000
Under the agreement, Quest Diagnostics is one of the preferred national providers of
laboratory services for Aetna U.S. Healthcare members, including members of Prudential
Healthcare plans, now part of Aetna U.S. Healthcare. The agreement provides members of
Aetna U.S. Healthcare and Prudential Healthcare with expanded access to Quest
Diagnostics national network, including facilities of the former SBCL and all the
Quest Diagnostics sites.
"We are pleased to have been selected as a preferred national laboratory provider
for Aetna U.S. Healthcare," said Surya N. Mohapatra, Ph.D., President and Chief
Operating Officer of Quest Diagnostics. "We have the opportunity to offer the full
resources of the nations largest laboratory network to Aetna U.S. Healthcare
physician providers and members, increasing their access to high-quality convenient and
reliable diagnostic testing services. Our nationwide network of 40 major laboratories and
1,400 conveniently located patient service centers clearly distinguishes us as the service
leader."
Quest Diagnostics is the nation's leading provider of diagnostic testing, information
and services with annualized revenues of more than $3 billion. The testing performed on
human specimens helps doctors diagnose, treat and monitor disease; enables employers to
detect workplace drug abuse; and supports pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies in
clinical trials of new therapeutics worldwide. Quest Informatics analyzes laboratory and
other medical data to help health care providers improve the care of patients. Additional
company information can be found on the Internet at: www.questdiagnostics.com.
Aetna U.S. Healthcare is the nations leading health and related benefits
organization, providing a full spectrum of products ranging from health maintenance
organizations (HMO) to indemnity health insurance, group life and disability products, and
dental, vision, and pharmacy benefits to approximately 29 million Americans. In addition,
Aetna U.S. Healthcare provides quality measurement and improvement programs and data
analysis for providers and purchasers of health care. To learn more about Aetna U.S.
Healthcare, visit its website at www.aetnaushc.com.
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