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EXHIBIT 23.2
Consent of Independent Auditors
The Board of Directors
Aetna Inc.:
We consent to incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form
S-8, of the Aetna Inc. 2000 Stock Incentive Plan of our report dated December
1, 2000, relating to the consolidated balance sheets of Aetna U.S. Healthcare
Inc. and Subsidiaries ("New Aetna") as of December 31, 1999 and 1998 and the
related consolidated statements of income, shareholder's equity, and cash flows
for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 1999, which
report appears in the Amendment No. 2 to Form 10 of Aetna U.S. Healthcare Inc.
(to be renamed Aetna Inc.).
/s/ KPMG LLP
Hartford, Connecticut
December 18, 2000
