Health Net Federal Services Wins Distinguished Education and Communication Awards

Health Net Federal Services, LLC, the government operations division of Health Net, Inc. (NYSE:HNT), today announced it recently received multiple MarCom Awards for its education and communication materials from the Association of Marketing & Communication Professionals (AMCP). AMCP is an international organization of thousands of creative professionals, recognizing the best materials and resources in the business through its MarCom Awards.

"We are very proud that our materials have been recognized as some of the best in the communications industry,” said Steve Tough, president, Health Net Federal Services. "This recognition supports our commitment to educate our beneficiaries, empower them to make healthy lifestyle choices and promote their quality of life.”

Health Net Federal Services’ Marketing, Communications and Graphics division works with various departments within the organization to produce extensive education and communication materials and resources for TRICARE and Veterans Affairs beneficiaries to educate them on their benefits, honor their sacrifice, and respond to the unique challenges military families face.

Health Net Federal Services received eight distinguished MarCom Awards. The following four entries, followed by the category entered, received a Platinum Award, MarCom’s most prestigious award: "Enrollment Virtual Environment (EVE) Training” (Writing/Web Based Training); "Healthy Living Packet” (Media Kit/Service Launch); "My Life Kids Journal Series” (other); "PN Magazine News Article – Quest for the Best” (Writing/Feature Article). The following three entries received a Gold Award: "AMSUS Ad” (Ads/Magazine); "Be a Compliance Hero Privacy Awareness” (Marketing/Promotion Campaign/Special Events); "Celebration of Children Toy Drive Poster” (Design/Poster); and Health Net’s "National Guard & Reserve Benefits Video” (CD/DVD Based Multi-media Campaign) received an Honorable Mention. View some of Health Net’s award-winning materials.

Entries were judged on quality, creativity and resourcefulness and overall quality that serve as industry benchmarks by a panel of international marketing and communication experts. This year, nearly 5,000 entries were received from organizations including media conglomerates and Fortune 500 companies from all over the world.

About Health Net

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 6.6 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 6.5 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.