Aetna MedicareSM Plan (HMO) (PPO)

Institutes of Quality ®The hospitals and health care centers listed in this section are in the AetnaInstitutes of Quality (IOQ) Network. They treat special health conditions andtheir services include: weight loss surgery, cardiac care (such as heart surgery),and orthopedic care (such as knee and hip replacements, or surgery of thespine). These centers belong to our quality network. They have high volumesand produce clear clinical results. Having a high volume means that they do alot of procedures in their area of specialty. This delivers value and quality toAetna Medicare members.Our quality network requirements were created by working with experts onthese health conditions. You can find the requirements on the web at:www.aetna.com/provider/medical/resource_med/business_med/institutes.htmlYou may need preauthorization for these services. Please see our Clinical PolicyBulletins. You can find them under Health Coverage Information onwww.aetna.com (our public website). Not all Institutes of Quality services arecovered by all health plans. And some Institutes of Quality do not have doctorswho contract with Aetna Medicare. You may have to pay extra if you use acenter that does not have doctors who contract with Aetna Medicare. Call thenumber on your ID card to find out.Total Number = 246www.aetnamedicare.com