Health Net Named to Hispanic Business Magazine’s Top 60 Diversity Elite

Health Net, Inc. (NYSE:HNT) today announced it was named to Hispanic Business Magazine’s 2009 list of Top 60 Diversity Elite.

According to the September edition of Hispanic Business Magazine, the factors determining the 2009 Diversity Elite involve more than 32 variables that measure a company’s commitment to Hispanic hiring, promotion, marketing, philanthropy and supplier diversity. To compile the list, the magazine contacted the top Fortune 1000 companies, American subsidiaries of Global 500 companies and large U.S. public and private companies.

“We are proud to be on this prestigious list for the second consecutive year. We know to better serve our Hispanic members, ensuring that we have a significant population of Hispanic associates and suppliers helps us better understand and serve the needs of our customers,” said Karin Mayhew, senior vice president of Organization Effectiveness. “With the ongoing support of our associates and board of directors, we continually strive toward a more diverse workplace and affordable products to make health care more accessible to the multi-cultural populations we serve.”

About Health Net, Inc.

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 6.6 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.
Contacts

Health Net, Inc.
Margita Thompson, 818-676-7912
margita.n.thompson@healthnet.com
or
Amy Sheyer, 818-676-8304
amy.l.sheyer@healthnet.com“

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