Health Net Partners With Providence Bruins to Honor New England Troops
Health Net Federal Services, LLC, the government operations division of Health Net, Inc. (NYSE:HNT), today announced its partnership with the Providence Bruins hockey team to recognize United States service members and their families in the New England region.
Health Net and the Providence Bruins will honor one family from the Rhode Island National Guard or Newport Naval Station at each of this season’s 40 home games with tickets and special recognition during the game.
“Health Net Federal Services’ partnership with the Providence Bruins is an opportunity to show our troops how much we value their contribution to our country. It also is a privilege to extend the standards of the military health care system to our New England service members and their families,” said Nate Nygaard, vice president of Operations in the Northeast, Health Net Federal Services.
“The Providence Bruins immediately felt committed to work with Health Net Federal Services to pay tribute to our military heroes and their families. We are proud to provide the opportunity for our community to show its collaborative support for our local heroes and their families,” said Kevin Boryczki, vice president of Marketing, Providence Bruins.
About Health Net
Health Net Federal Services, a subsidiary of Health Net, Inc., has a long history of providing cost-effective, quality managed health care programs for government agencies including the Department of Defense and Veterans Affairs. As the managed care support contractor for the TRICARE North Region, Health Net provides health care services to over 3Â million uniformed services beneficiaries, active and retired, and their families.
Health Net, Inc. is among the nation’s largest publicly traded managed health care companies. Its mission is to help people be healthy, secure and comfortable. The company’s health plans and government contracts subsidiaries provide health benefits to approximately 6.7 million individuals across the country through group, individual, Medicare, Medicaid and TRICARE and Veterans Affairs programs. Health Net’s behavioral health subsidiary, MHN, provides mental health benefits to approximately 7.0 million individuals in all 50 states. The company’s subsidiaries also offer managed health care products related to prescription drugs, and offer managed health care product coordination for multi-region employers and administrative services for medical groups and self-funded benefits programs.
For more information on Health Net, Inc., please visit the company’s Web site at www.healthnet.com. For more information on Health Net Federal Services, please visit www.healthnetfederalservices.com.