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Health Net Joins Blue Star Families and Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors to Release Suicide Prevention PSAs in the Mili

^{Published on 2011-04-28 05:41:23 - Market Wire}
 

RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--[ Health Net Federal Services, LLC ], part of the Government Contracts segment of [ Health Net, Inc. ] (NYSE:HNT), today announced in conjunction with Blue Star Families and long-time partner, Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS), the release of their public service announcement (PSA) series in response to the call for action in addressing rising suicide rates among military service members.

aOver the last decade, our military community has experienced a continuum of multiple, extended deployments to some of todaya™s most dangerous combat zones in the world. As a result, more and more of our service members are returning home with invisible wounds of war, including post traumatic stress disorder, anxiety and depression,a said Steven Tough, president of Health Neta™s Government and Specialty division, which includes Health Net Federal Services. aAs an organization committed to supporting the health of our military community, it is our responsibility to respond with effective and accessible behavioral health resources, and to help in the critical effort to inform and unite our community through opportunities, such as the development and release of these PSAs, for the sake of those who serve.a

The public service announcements were filmed by The Creative Coalition and directed by actor Tim Daly, featuring celebrities including Cher, Melissa Leo, Lea Thompson and Peter Gallagher, to deliver a message of hope and support for our service members faced with the challenges of living and working in a combat zone.

View the PSAs on [ www.hnfs.com ], [ Facebook ] and YouTube.

Health Net Federal Services, a subsidiary of Health Net, Inc., has a long history of providing cost-effective, 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 nearly 3.0 million uniformed services beneficiaries, active and retired, and their families. In addition, Health Net provides high quality, cost-effective health care solutions for veterans, as well as behavioral health services for active duty service members, veterans and their families. Visit us at [ www.hnfs.com ] for more information.

About Health Net

Health Net, Inc. is a publicly traded managed care organization that delivers managed health care services through health plans and government-sponsored managed care plans. Its mission is to help people be healthy, secure and comfortable. The company provides health benefits to approximately 6.0million individuals across the country through group, individual, Medicare (including the Medicare prescription drug benefit commonly referred to as aPart Da), Medicaid, Department of Defense, including TRICARE, and Veterans Affairs programs. Health Neta™s behavioral health services subsidiary, Managed Health Network, Inc., provides behavioral health, substance abuse and employee assistance programs to approximately 5.4 million individuals, including Health Neta™s own health plan members. The companya™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 companya™s website at [ www.healthnet.com ].