Aetna logo The moves by Aetna and UnitedHealth address a complaint by the drug industry that the discounts pharmaceutical companies offer on their treatments don't reach consumers. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Aetna Inc. will pass on the discounts it negotiates on prescription drugs to about 3 million of its members, the latest move by a health insurer to address Americans' complaints about the cost of medicine.

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