Health Net Awarded Arizona Medicaid Contract

Health Net Awarded Arizona Medicaid Contract

Company currently expects to begin administering Medicaid benefits in Maricopa County in October 2013

PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Health Net, Inc. (NYS: HNT) today announced that the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) awarded Health Net a contract to administer Medicaid benefits in Maricopa County, which is currently expected to begin in October 2013.

"We are delighted to have been selected by AHCCCS," said David Friedman, vice president of State Health Programs for Health Net. "Health Net has more than 20 years of experience providing access to quality, affordable Medicaid benefits in California, and we look forward to participating in Arizona's managed Medicaid program."

AHCCCS oversees the Medicaid program that provides coverage to more than 1 million Arizona beneficiaries statewide. When the contract becomes effective, which is currently expected to be in October 2013, Health Net, which was selected following a competitive bid process, will be offered as an acute care health plan option to AHCCCS-eligible beneficiaries. Health Net's initial contract is for three years, with two additional one-year extensions at the option of AHCCCS.

"Health Net has a talented team of caring, dedicated associates who are committed to providing access to physicians, specialists, hospitals and pharmacies, and 24-hour telephone access to a nurse advice service," said Bret Morris, president of Health Net of Arizona. "We look forward to meeting the health care needs of AHCCCS-eligible beneficiaries in Maricopa counties."

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 5.4 million individuals across the country through group, individual, Medicare (including the Medicare prescription drug benefit commonly referred to as "Part D"), Medicaid, Department of Defense, including TRICARE, and Veterans Affairs programs. Through its subsidiaries, Health Net also offers behavioral health, substance abuse and employee assistance programs, managed health care products related to prescription drugs, 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 Health Net's website at www.healthnet.com.

Cautionary Statements

Health Net, Inc. and its representatives may from time to time make written and oral forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act ("PSLRA") of 1995, including statements in this and other press releases, in presentations, filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), reports to stockholders and in meetings with investors and analysts. All statements in this press release, other than statements of historical information provided herein, may be deemed to be forward-looking statements and as such are intended to be covered by the safe harbor for "forward-looking statements" provided by PSLRA. These statements are based on management's analysis, judgment, belief and expectation only as of the date hereof, and are subject to changes in circumstances and a number of risks and uncertainties. Without limiting the foregoing, statements including the words "believes," "anticipates," "plans," "expects," "may," "should," "could," "estimate," "intend," "feels," "will," "projects" and other similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ materially from those expressed in, or implied or projected by the forward-looking information and statements due to, among other things, health care reform and other increased government participation in and regulation of health benefits and managed care operations, including the ultimate impact of the Affordable Care Act, which could materially adversely affect Health Net's financial condition, results of operations and cash flows through, among other things, reduced revenues, new taxes, expanded liability, and increased costs (including medical, administrative, technology or other costs), or require changes to the ways in which Health Net does business; rising health care costs; continued slow economic growth or a further decline in the economy; negative prior period claims reserve developments; trends in medical care ratios; membership declines; unexpected utilization patterns or unexpectedly severe or widespread illnesses; rate cuts and other risks and uncertainties affecting Health Net's Medicare or Medicaid businesses; Health Net's ability to successfully participate in the duals demonstration; litigation costs; regulatory issues with federal and state agencies including, but not limited to, the California Department of Managed Health Care, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the Office of Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and state departments of insurance; operational issues; failure to effectively oversee our third-party vendors; noncompliance by Health Net or Health Net's business associates with any privacy laws or any security breach involving the misappropriation, loss or other unauthorized use or disclosure of confidential information; liabilities incurred in connection with Health Net's divested operations; impairment of Health Net's goodwill or other intangible assets; investment portfolio impairment charges; volatility in the financial markets; and general business and market conditions. Additional factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the risks discussed in the "Risk Factors" section included within Health Net's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and the other risks discussed in Health Net's filings with the SEC. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Except as may be required by law, Health Net undertakes no obligation to address or publicly update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that arise after the date of this release.

Health Net, Inc.
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