Aetna Reports Big Increase In Profits

NU Online News Service, Feb. 13, 2004, 6:04 p.m. EST – Past restructuring efforts continued to pay off for Aetna Inc., Hartford, in the fourth quarter of 2003.[@@]

The managed care company is reporting $249.5 million in net income for the latest quarter on $4.6 billion in revenue, compared with $98.2 million in net income on $4.7 billion in revenue for the fourth quarter of 2002.