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<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary information extracted from the financial
statements contained in the Form 10K for the year ended December 31, 1995 for
PARTNERS Health Plan of Pennsylvania Inc. and is qualified in its entirety by
reference to such statements.
</LEGEND>
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<NAME> AETNA PARTNERS HEALTH PLAN
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<F1>Represents a liability on the Company's Balance Sheet
<F2>There is not a significant difference between primary and fully diluted
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