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RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--[ Health Net Federal Services ], LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of [ Health Net, Inc. ] (NYSE:HNT), today announced its month-long October breast cancer awareness campaign focused on the military community and the network of physicians who serve our military families in the TRICARE North Region.

"Through our month-long awareness campaign, including the introduction of a special camouflage/pink ribbon pin, Health Net Federal Services plans to recognize women in the military community for their contributions and sacrifice to our country, their communities and their families, and to remind them to take time to care for themselves"

According to the [ National Committee for Quality Assurance ], approximately 70percent of women nationwide aged 40-69 are current on their breast cancer screenings. According to TRICARE North Region claims data, the percentage of these women who are TRICARE Prime beneficiaries and have been screened falls 7 percent below the national average.

aThrough our month-long awareness campaign, including the introduction of a special camouflage/pink ribbon pin, Health Net Federal Services plans to recognize women in the military community for their contributions and sacrifice to our country, their communities and their families, and to remind them to take time to care for themselves,a said Thomas Carrato, president, Health Net Federal Services. aWe also plan to raise awareness of TRICAREas breast cancer screening benefit. TRICARE covers one screening mammogram for all women beginning at age 40 from a network provider annually at no cost. Women with a high risk, such as those with a family history of disease, may be eligible for screening at age 30.a

Key to its breast cancer awareness campaign is a unique camouflage/pink ribbon pin designed by Health Net Federal Services to symbolize a united front in the fight against breast cancer within the military community. Breast cancer pins will be available at targeted provider practices and facilities in the TRICARE North Region. Additionally, camouflage/pink ribbon pins are being handed out at military symposiums and events, as well as health-related runs, such as the recent Navy 5 Miler and upcoming [ Army Ten-Miler ] in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 21, 2012.

According to the [ American Cancer Society ]:

• All women are at risk for breast cancer. Breast cancer is the most common cancer among American women, except for skin cancer.
• Approximately one in eight women will develop breast cancer during her lifetime. That means more than 200,000 new cases of breast cancer are diagnosed each year.
• The risk of developing breast cancer increases as a woman ages (about two of three invasive breast cancers are found in women age 55 or older).
• Caucasian women are more likely to get breast cancer than women of any other racial or ethnic group; however, African-American women are more likely to die from breast cancer.

Because early detection is the best defense against breast cancer and mammograms can detect breast cancer when it is most treatable, Health Net Federal Services is spreading the word: Screening saves lives. Learn more by visiting [ www.hnfs.com/go/camopinkpin ].

Health Net Federal Services is the managed care contractor for the Department of Defenseas health care program, TRICARE, in the North Region, which includes Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky (except Fort Campbell), Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin and the District of Columbia. In addition, the TRICARE North Region covers a small portion of 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, through its subsidiaries, provides and administers health benefits to approximately 5.5million individuals across the country through group, individual, Medicare (including the Medicare prescription drug benefit commonly referred to as aPart Da), Medicaid, U.S. 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 4.8 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.

For more information on Health Net, Inc., please visit the companyas website at [ http://www.healthnet.com ].

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