Article: Aetna Reports Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2007 Results.(Company overview)(Financial report)

* Fourth-quarter operating earnings were $0.88 per share, a 13 percent increase over the prior-year quarter, in line with the Thomson/First Call mean of $0.88 per share

* Fourth-quarter net income was $0.87 per share, a 9 percent increase over the prior-year quarter

* Full-year 2007 operating earnings were $3.49 per share, a 20 percent increase over 2006

* Full-year net income was $3.47 per share, a 16 percent increase over 2006

* Commercial Medical Benefit Ratio was 79.2 percent for fourth quarter 2007 and 79.5 percent for the full year

* Medical membership grew organically by 168,000 in the fourth quarter 2007 and 730,000 ...

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