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Health Net Federal Services Hires Government Relations Executive for Policy, Strategy; Federal Services Team Welcomes Donna Hoffmeier

Posted on: Tuesday, 30 May 2006, 09:00 CDT

Health Net Federal Services (HNFS), the government operations division of Health Net, Inc. (NYSE:HNT), announced today that Donna L. Hoffmeier has joined HNFS as vice president of Government Relations - Policy and Strategy. The addition of Donna Hoffmeier to the management team allows Health Net to work more closely with its government partners to address issues critical to providing effective and affordable health care services to military members, veterans and their families. Hoffmeier will be located in Health Net's Arlington, Va., office and report directly to Steve Tough, president, HNFS.

"The addition of Ms. Hoffmeier to the Health Net Federal Services team complements our organization by providing depth and additional health care/government expertise so that we may respond to the changing nature of government-provided health care, as well as meet our customers' expectations by offering high quality health care in a cost-effective manner," commented Tough. "Her experience and understanding of the procurement process, federal health care contracts and the many relationships necessary to manage the ever-changing landscape of military health care will be a tremendous asset to our organization."

Hoffmeier has had an established career working health care issues in both the private and public sectors. She served in various government affairs and strategy roles at UnitedHealth Group, including vice president, Public and Government Affairs, and most recently, as vice president of Government and Public Sector Strategy for UnitedHealth's specialty business division. Prior to joining UnitedHealth Group, Hoffmeier was president of a consulting firm that provided government relations, strategic planning and communications consulting services to a variety of companies providing health care related services to the federal government.

Previously, she directed the government affairs program for United Concordia Companies, Inc., and was the Washington representative for its parent company, Highmark. Hoffmeier also worked in the public sector for more than 15 years, including five years of congressional staff service, where, as a professional staff member for the House Armed Services Committee, she was responsible for evaluating and developing policy and legislation affecting the Military Health System. As a public affairs officer in the U.S. Navy, she served on active duty for 10 years.

Hoffmeier earned her Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communications cum laude from the University of South Florida.

About Health Net

Health Net Federal Services, a subsidiary of Health Net, Inc., has a long history of providing cost-effective and quality managed health care programs for government agencies, including the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs. As the managed care support contractor for the TRICARE North Region, Health Net provides health care services to over 3 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 HMO, POS, insured PPO and government contracts subsidiaries provide health benefits to approximately 6.6 million individuals in 27 states and the District of Columbia through group, individual, Medicare, Medicaid and TRICARE programs. Health Net's behavioral health services subsidiary, MHN, provides behavioral health, substance abuse and employee assistance programs (EAPs) to approximately 7.3 million individuals in various states, including the company's own health plan members. 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.

Cautionary Statements

Certain matters discussed in this release contain forward-looking statements 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, 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 filed with the SEC and the risks discussed in the company's other periodic filings 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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