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Aetna giving 50,000 Apple Watches to employees, deduction to customers buying them

Aetna giving 50,000 Apple Watches to employees, deduction to customers buying them

The health insurer will gift 50-thousand devices to workers and offer discounts for customers to buy the Apple Watch.Aetna will be giving 50,000 of its employees free Apple Watches and will offer monthly payroll deduction to customers buying them, according to NBC Connecticut."This is only the beginning — we look forward to using these tools to improve health outcomes and help more people achieve more healthy days," Aetna CEO Mark Bertolini said to NBC Connecticut,The company made this announcement as part of its new initiative to improve customer experience.


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Aetna to provide Apple Watches to customers, employees

Aetna to provide Apple Watches to customers, employees

Aetna to provide Apple Watches to customers, employeesAlthough users of fitness trackers and smartwatches with health features are often advised not to substitute these devices for professional medical opinion, health care company Aetna's latest move is, if anything, a glowing recommendation of exactly that.At least as far as the Apple Watch is concerned.Starting this fall, the company will be subsidizing Apple Watches for select large employers and individual customers.


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Why Aetna will give employees free Apple Watches

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Aetna will give Apple Watches to employees, and subsidize them for customers

Aetna will give Apple Watches to employees, and subsidize them for customers

Health insurer Aetna announced Wednesday it will provide Apple Watches at no cost to its nearly 50,000 employees, who will participate in the company's wellness reimbursement program.The initiative is aimed at encouraging employees "to live more productive, healthy lives" by being able to monitor vital signs and track their exercise progress.The Hartford-based insurer also said it will make the Apple Watch available this fall to some large employers and individual customers during an open enrollment period and will subsidize a "significant" portion of the cost.


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Aetna to Give Away iPhones and Apple Watches (NYSE: AET) (NASDAQ: AAPL)

Aetna to Give Away iPhones and Apple Watches (NYSE: AET) (NASDAQ: AAPL)

Health insurance giant Aetna Inc. (NYSE: AET) will start to give away Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch as part of an experiment.However, the products will go to a precious few, except for Aetna's 50,000 employees, who will get free Apple Watches.The insurer's comments about the program:Aetna announced a new initiative to revolutionize members' consumer health experience by combining the power of iOS apps and the unmatched user experience of Apple products including Apple Watch, iPhone and iPad with Aetna's analytics-based wellness and care management programs.