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Support for Union Members is Strong: Sheet Metal Workers Local 12 to Benefit From a Members Assistance Program

Posted on: Wednesday, 12 December 2007, 15:00 CST

Managed Health Network, Inc. (MHN), a subsidiary of Health Net, Inc. (NYSE:HNT), today announced MHN's appointment as the first ever Member Assistance Program provider for the Sheet Metal Workers Local 12 in Pittsburgh, Pa., effective January 1, 2008.

For the first time, Local 12 is providing confidential work-life and emotional health services for the union's 1,206 members. The Member Assistance Program is designed to help union members and their dependents manage stressful life events (such as a death in the family, a traumatic accident or divorce); overcome substance abuse, tobacco dependency and depression; and make positive behavior changes that result in healthier lifestyles. A confidential toll-free telephone call is generally the first point of contact for members, and services are delivered predominantly through face-to-face and telephonic consultations and online member services.

Increasingly, unions are including a Member Assistance Program provision in their collective bargaining efforts. MHN is proud to meet this growing need.

"We're very happy to have an opportunity to serve the Sheet Metal Workers Local 12 Welfare Fund," says MHN CEO and president Steve Sell. "The Member Assistance Program will provide a helping hand for members whenever they need it. We can help members resolve family conflicts, find help for depression, tackle debt, find child care services -- and so much more."

This appointment demonstrates MHN's continued focus on supporting the needs of Labor and Trust in the area of work-life and emotional health balance.

About MHN

MHN is one of the largest and oldest providers of managed behavioral health care and Employee Assistance/Member Assistance Programs (EAP or MAP) in the United States, serving nearly 11 million members. Based in Point Richmond, Calif., MHN provides workplace solutions ranging from EAP and behavioral health to integrated disease management and wellness programs. MHN's provider network includes more than 42,000 practitioners and 1,400 hospitals and care facilities throughout the United States.

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.

Source: Business Wire

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