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Topics of interest include the controversy around walk-in medicine, the Federal Reserve moving to lower interest rates, controversy around insurance being linked to employment, cancer research, pension legislation, Aetna removing their auto business in Georgia, intrauterine device (IUD) research, research on US health habits, Medicare, information on the 161 hospitals with high death rates in the US, chronic fatigue research, the movement for gay rights, new chief for Aetna Realty, antitrust legislation advancements, the surplus of doctors increasing health care costs, worker stress, the drop in consumer borrowing, research on therapy, job discrimination during the recession, research on emotional support reducing the rate of caesareans, workers' compensation laws in Texas, changes to malpractice litigations, states soliciting hospitals to get federal funding, racial bias in employment, the stock market, the cost of drunk driving, the civil rights compromise, AIDS research, the challenges older women face in the workplace, asbestos research, research on how vigorous exercise effects older men, the auto insurance debate in Connecticut, information on companies working with school districts, and research about how older people are effective employees.

Topics of interest include Aetna withdrawing from auto insurance market in Pennsylvania, information about sexual misconduct among clergy members, information about companies looking to libraries to learn about information technology, information about the federal deficit outlook, Aetna leaving the auto insurance market in South Carolina, information about the AIDS crisis, the drop in traffic deaths in New Mexico, information about the exercise stress test, information about anti-drunk driving legislation, a new treatment for burn injuries, advancements in heart medications, information about MBA schools, information about a controversial breast cancer treatment, psychiatrists being under pressure from insurance companies, Aetna becoming the owner of Partners National Health Plans, information about the stock market, increased scrutiny regarding lab tests, parental leave benefits for men, the House of Representatives passing a disability bill, information about a pollution case involving Aetna, research on Accutane blocking tumors, information about wellness programs, information about the tobacco industry, and information about prenatal surgery.

Includes interoffice correspondence, photocopied articles, clippings, and photographic negative regarding the history of Aetna's medical department and information about Dr. Gurdon Wadsworth Russel. A topic of particular interest is the 1853 Railroad Accident at Norwalk, Connecticut.

Photocopied articles regarding George S. (Pop) Merritt, and Aetna employee who was well known for preparing elaborate annual dinners (hosted by Aetna president, Morgan Brainard). These dinners were called the Pop Merritt Chowder Club. Includes information about dinner guests, food served, and information about George Merritt's life/death.

Topics of interest include the establishment of general agencies in Grand Rapids, Michigan, changes among general agents, and information about the President's Trophy Awards.

Includes articles and a booklet regarding the development of Aetna's Employee Benefits Division building in Middletown, Connecticut location. Includes the masterplan for construction and information about interior landscaping.