danthewrightman
- Aug 13, 2010
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AETNA and Continuum Reach 3 Year Agreement

2 days after our petition was sent, the two parties had reached a 3-year agreement. Here is the news release from AETNA. The petition may not have directly done any good, but I still think it is worthwhile for consumers to speak up and protest when corporations decide they can charge the same amount for a much-degraded commodity (and unfortunately, health care is primarily seen by both Democrats and Republicans as a profit-generating commodity in the USA).

–Suzanne Verderber

#CONTINUUM

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