October 2012 Renewal Package Update

Aug 10, 2012

Aetna is pleased to announce the Managed Choice (MC) and PPO plans will receive a RATE PASS in the fourth quarter. However, upon review of the October renewals, Aetna has identified that some of the MC plans received an increase in error.

The MC rates shown in the October renewals for the plans listed below are incorrect. This includes rates where members are enrolled as well as the rates for the alternate plans listed.
For Employers with members enrolled in these plans, a revised/updated renewal will be sent during the week of August 13th. Both Employers and Brokers will receive a copy of the revised renewal.
Aetna will not be issuing updated renewals if there were no members enrolled in an impacted plan.

The below grid identifies the plans that were increased in error and the percentage of the reduction:

Rating Area	Geographic area	MC 2500	MC 3500	MC 4500	MC 7500	MC 10,000
1	San Diego	-2%	-2%	-2%	-2.5%	-5%
2	Orange County	No change
3	Parts of Los Angeles (zip codes 901, 903, 905-908, 910-915,. 917, 918, 935) and Ventura Counties	-1%	-1%	-1%	-2.5%	-5%
4	Parts of Los Angeles (zip codes 900,902,904,916)	-2%	-2%	-2%	0%	0%
5	Riverside (zip codes 917, 925, 928) and San Bernardino (zip codes 917, 923, 924, 935)	No change
6	Fresno, Kings, Madera, Merced, and Tulare	-3%	-2%	-2%	-2.5%	-5%
7	All or part of El Dorado, Kern, Placer, Riverside (zips 922, 923), Sacramento, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Sutter, Yolo, Yuba counties	-3%	-2%	-2%	-2.5%	-5%
8	All or part of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Benito, San Francisco, Santa Clara (zips 950, 951), Sonoma counties	No change	No change	No change	-2.5%	-2.5%
9	All or part of Alpine*, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Del Norte, Glenn, Humboldt, Imperial, Inyo, Lake, Lassen, Mariposa, Mendocino, Modoc, Mono, Monterey, Napa, Nevada, Plumas, San Bernardino(zips 922), San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara (zips 940, 943), Santa Cruz, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Solano, Tehama, Trinity, Tuolumne counties	No change	No change	No change	-5%	-5%

Aetna aplogizes for the error and appreciates you assisting clients with the renewal process.

If you have questions in the meantime, please contact your b&p Group Sales Representative to discuss the details above - 877.722.3373.