EXHIBIT 23.1
Consent of Independent Auditors
The Board of Directors
Aetna Inc.:
We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statement on Form
S-3 of Aetna Inc. of our report dated December 1, 2000, relating to the
consolidated balance sheets of Aetna Inc. and Subsidiaries (formerly known as
Aetna U.S. Healthcare Inc.) 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 Amendment No. 2 to Form 10 of Aetna U.S. Healthcare Inc.
(renamed Aetna Inc.) and to the reference to our firm under the heading
"Experts" in the prospectus.
/s/ KPMG LLP
Hartford, Connecticut
January 19, 2001
