Becker's Healthcare August 2, 2022
Marcus Robertson

Aetna, a CVS Health company, insurers about 39 million people. Here are five updates from the company since July 5:

1. Aetna will no longer require prior authorization for cataract surgery, according to a July 2022 email from the health insurance company.

2. Aetna Better Health of California earned the National Committee for Quality Assurance’s Multicultural Health Care distinction.

3. Aetna dropped its policy to not cover cardiac PET/CT scans following a joint letter from the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology and the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging.

4. Following the Supreme Court’s June 24 decision to...

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