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Health Net Federal Services Wins Distinguished Health Education Awards

Posted on: Wednesday, 5 December 2007, 09:00 CST

Health Net Federal Services, LLC, the government operations division of Health Net, Inc., (NYSE:HNT) announced today it recently received multiple awards for its health education materials by the Health Information Resource Center (HIRC). HIRC is a national clearinghouse for consumer health programs, recognizing the best materials and resources through its National Health Information and World Wide Web Health Awards.

"We are very proud that our materials have been recognized as some of the best in the health care industry," said Steve Tough, president, Health Net Federal Services. "This recognition supports our commitment to educate our beneficiaries and empower them to make healthy lifestyle choices and informed decisions about health management and disease prevention."

Health Net's Preventive Care Services division provides extensive health information programs and resources for TRICARE beneficiaries and Military Treatment Facilities in order to promote health and reduce the risk of disease among military families in the TRICARE North Region.

Health Net Federal Services received five distinguished awards in the Health Promotion/Disease and Injury Prevention category. Health Net's Healthy Living Newsletter series, Take Charge of Your Health Online poster series and Breast Health Self-Exam card each won a National Health Information Award. Health Net's Web-based resources, the Healthy Living page and Healthy Living with Health Net Weight Management Program each received a World Wide Web Health Award.

Health Net's Healthy Living page provides comprehensive resources on a variety of health issues including children's health, disease management, self-care, stress management, tobacco cessation, weight management and women's health.

The online Healthy Living with Health Net Weight Management Program promotes lifestyle habits to maintain a healthy weight for life. The program is often used as a supplemental resource by Military Treatment Facilities in the TRICARE North Region when educating and counseling patients who want to reach or maintain a healthy weight.

Entries were judged on content, format, effectiveness and overall quality by a panel of international health information and Internet experts. This year nearly 1,000 entries were received from top-rated health organizations.

About Health Net

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.

Cautionary Statements

Health Net, Inc. and its representatives may from time to time make written and oral forward-looking statements, including statements contained in news releases, in Health Net's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, in the company's reports to shareholders and in meetings with investors and analysts, within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. All statements, other than statements of historical information provided herein, may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. These statements are based on management's analysis, judgment, belief and expectation only as of the date hereof, and are subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances. Without limiting the foregoing, the words "believes,""anticipates,""plans,""expects,""may,""should,""could,""estimate,""intend" and other similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ materially due to, among other things, rising health care costs, negative prior period claims reserve developments, trends in medical care ratios, issues relating to provider contracts, litigation costs, regulatory issues, operational issues, health care reform and general business conditions. Additional factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the risks discussed in the "Risk Factors" section included within the company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. The company undertakes no obligation to publicly revise these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that arise after the date of this release.

Source: Business Wire

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