HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Health insurer Aetna Inc. has branched out to start selling individual insurance plans to members of the wholesale club operator Costco in nine states.

The Hartford, Conn., insurer said Tuesday that its Costco Personal Health Insurance program will offer five health plans online, providing major medical benefits, dental coverage and lower copays on prescriptions filled at Costco pharmacies.

Aetna said it will charge less for the insurance it sells through Costco than it normally does for individual plans.

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