However, S&P has revealed that it expects to raise the rating on Coventry to "BBB+" within a year. This is only one notch below Aetna's rating. However, the rating is open to revision based on Coventry's financial results until the closure of the acquisition. Furthermore, the debt rating on Coventry's debt is expected to be raised to the level with Aetna's debt rating after the acquisition as the latter will take over the entire debt of the former.