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Health Net Federal Services Launches Mobile Site Providing On-the-Go Access to Health Care for Military Families

^{Published on 2011-10-27 05:48:14 - 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 the launch of its mobile site for the TRICARE North Region. Active duty and retired service members and their families can now locate providers, urgent care and convenient clinics anywhere in the TRICARE North Region using a smart phone or tablet.

"We are excited to provide on-the-go access to health care services to those we serve using the technology of choice and convenience in todayas evolving world"

aWe are excited to provide on-the-go access to health care services to those we serve using the technology of choice and convenience in todayas evolving world,a said TomCarrato, president of Health Net Federal Services. aMilitary families are continuously on the go. With our new mobile site, access to care is a click away no matter where they are in the TRICARE North Region.a

Other features on Health Net Federal Servicesa mobile site highlight the most commonly sought information, including behavioral health resources, answers to the most frequently asked questions, contact information, and a tool to easily locate military treatment facilities and TRICARE Service Centers in the TRICARE North Region.

Active duty and retired service members and their families can access Health Net Federal Servicesa mobile site at [ www.hnfs.com/go/mobile ] or through its website at [ www.hnfs.com ]. The mobile siteas built-in auto-detect feature will pull up either smart phone or tablet version. No downloading is required.

As the managed care support contractor for the TRICARE North Region, Health Net Federal Services provides health care services to approximately 3 million uniformed service beneficiaries, including active duty and retired service members, National Guard and Reserve members, family members, survivors and other eligible beneficiaries. The TRICARE North Region includes: Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin. In addition, the contract covers portions of Tennessee, Missouri and Iowa.

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. Health Net provides and administers 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 Netas behavioral health services subsidiary, Managed Health Network, Inc., provides behavioral health, substance abuse and employee assistance programs to approximately 5.0 million individuals, including Health Netas own health plan members. Health Netas 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.

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 approximately 3.0 million uniformed services beneficiaries, active and retired, and their families. In addition, Health Net provides quality, cost-effective health care solutions for veterans, as well as behavioral health services for active duty service members, veterans and their families. Visit Health Net at [ www.healthnet.com ], [ www.hnfs.com ] and [ www.facebook.com/healthnetfederalservices ].

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