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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * McCarthy Margaret M   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol AETNA INC /PA/ [AET] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) EVP, Operations & Technology (Last) (First) (Middle) AETNA INC., 151 FARMINGTON AVENUE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 11/28/2018 (Street) HARTFORD, CT 06156 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 11/28/2018   D   38,920 D (1) 0 D   Common Stock 11/28/2018   D   1,986.5035 D (1) 0 I By 401(K) Plan (2)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Appreciation Rights	$ 72.26	11/28/2018		D			50,296	(3)	(3)	Common Stock	50,296	(3)	0	D
Stock Appreciation Rights	$ 100.5	11/28/2018		D			59,513	(4)	(4)	Common Stock	59,513	(4)	0	D
Stock Appreciation Rights	$ 103.45	11/28/2018		D			56,727	(5)	(5)	Common Stock	56,727	(5)	0	D
Stock Appreciation Rights	$ 125.27	11/28/2018		D			54,897	(6)	(6)	Common Stock	54,897	(6)	0	D
Performance Stock Units	(7)	11/28/2018		D			16,240	(7)	(7)	Common Stock	16,240	(7)	0	D
Performance Stock Units	(8)	11/28/2018		D			6,826	(8)	(8)	Common Stock	6,826	(8)	0	D
Restricted Stock Units	(9)	11/28/2018		D			16,054	(9)	(9)	Common Stock	16,054	(9)	0	D
Deferred Stock Units	(10)	11/28/2018		D			44,840.0906	(10)	(10)	Common Stock	44,840.0906	(10)	0	D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
McCarthy Margaret M AETNA INC. 151 FARMINGTON AVENUE HARTFORD, CT 06156			EVP, Operations & Technology

Signatures

/s/ Margaret M. McCarthy by William C. Baskin III, Attorney-in-Fact		11/28/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Converted pursuant to the merger agreement (the "Merger Agreement") between CVS Health Corporation ("CVS Health") and Aetna Inc. ("Aetna") into $145 in cash and 0.8378 shares of CVS Health Common Stock for each share of Aetna Common Stock.
(2)	Represents the pro rata portion of the stock portion of the Aetna Common Stock Fund held by Reporting Person on October 31, 2018 pursuant to the Aetna Inc. 401(k) Plan. The information is based on information provided by the Plan Trustee as of that date.
(3)	Represents Stock Appreciation Rights ("SARs") granted under the Aetna Inc. 2010 Stock Incentive Plan (the "Plan") on March 3, 2014. These SARs were canceled pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement in exchange for an amount in cash for each SAR equal to (a) $145 plus (b) 0.8378 multiplied by the average of the volume weighted averages of the trading prices of CVS Health Common Stock on each of the five consecutive trading days ending on the trading day two trading days prior to the closing date, less (c) the exercise price (the "SAR Amount").
(4)	Represents SARs granted under the Plan on March 2, 2015. These SARs were canceled pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement in exchange for an amount in cash for each SAR equal to the SAR Amount.
(5)	Represents SARs granted under the Plan on February 19, 2016, of which 66.7% had vested. Each vested SAR was canceled pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement in exchange for an amount in cash equal to the SAR Amount. Each unvested SAR was converted to a CVS Health SAR pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement.
(6)	Represents SARs granted under the Plan on February 17, 2017, of which 33.3% had vested. Each vested SAR was canceled pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement in exchange for an amount in cash equal to the SAR Amount. Each unvested SAR was converted to a CVS Health SAR pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement.
(7)	Represents Performance Stock Units ("PSUs") earned at a specified level in conjunction with the change in control of Aetna and pursuant to the terms of the relevant PSU award agreement. The PSUs were originally granted under the Plan on February 19, 2016. These PSUs were converted to time-vesting CVS Health Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement.
(8)	PSUs earned at a specified level in conjunction with the change in control of Aetna and pursuant to the terms of the relevant PSU award agreement. The PSUs were originally granted under the Plan on February 17, 2017. These PSUs were converted to time-vesting CVS Health RSUs pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement.
(9)	RSUs granted under the Plan on March 2, 2018. These RSUs were converted to CVS Health RSUs pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement.
(10)	Represents Deferred Stock Units ("DSUs") previously reported and accrued pursuant to the Plan. These DSUs were canceled for an amount in cash for each DSU equal to (a) $145 plus (b) 0.8378 multiplied by the average of the volume weighted averages of the trading prices of CVS Health Common Stock on each of the five consecutive trading days ending on the trading day two trading days prior to the closing date.

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