Health Net of Arizona Appoints Thomas P. Smith Business Development Officer
Posted on: Friday, 1 September 2006, 12:00 CDT
Health Net of Arizona, Inc. today announced the appointment of Thomas P. Smith as business development officer.
"Business development officer is a newly created position in Health Net's executive management team in Arizona," said Mark El-Tawil, president and chief executive for Health Net of Arizona. "I know Tom and I am confident that he will make a tremendous contribution to our growth in coming years."
Smith has nearly 20 years of experience in managed care, including a number of executive positions. Most recently he was regional vice president of Network Management and Development for PacifiCare's Arizona and Nevada region. He also held executive posts at CIGNA, John Deere Health Care, Community Health Group, Aetna and Foundation Health Plan, a Health Net predecessor company.
Smith holds a law degree from Hofstra Law School in New York and a bachelor's degree from Eastern Illinois University.
About Health Net of Arizona, Inc.
Health Net of Arizona, Inc. is a subsidiary of Health Net Inc. (NYSE:HNT). Health Net, Inc. is among the nation's largest publicly traded managed health care companies and the nation's fifth-largest Medicare Advantage contractor, based on membership. Health Net's 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, including 150,000 in Arizona. Health Net Inc.'s behavioral health subsidiary, MHN, provides mental health benefits to approximately 7.3 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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