Aetna settles with doctors

Aetna, the US health insurer, is to settle a class action involving more than 700,000 US doctors. The action was based on allegations that Aetna had wrongly cut reimbursements and undermined doctors’ care of patients. Aetna has agreed to pay $100m in the settlement. Aetna is also to change its claims systems in a move that will boost physicians’ benefits by around $300mn.