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He | alth Net, Inc. 21650 Oxnard Street Woodland Hills, CA 91367 818.676.6000 800.291.6911 www.healthnet.com |
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Angie McCabe 818.676.8692 |
Media Contact:Margita Thompson 818.676.7912 |
angie.mccabe@healthnet.com margita.thompson@healthnet.com
HEALTH NET, INC. MOURNS THE DEATH OF
THOMAS T. FARLEY, A MEMBER OF ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS
LOS ANGELES, August 26, 2010 Health Net, Inc. (NYSE:HNT) (the Company) announced with great sadness today the death of Thomas T. Farley on August 23, 2010. Farley was a member of the companys board of directors and served on the Audit, Finance and Governance Committees.
Farley was a senior partner in the law firm of Petersen & Fonda, P.C. in Pueblo, Colo., and served on the Board of Governors of the Colorado State University System. Additionally, Farley was a director/advisor of Wells Fargo Bank of Pueblo and Sunset and a member of the Board of Regents of Santa Clara University. Farley also was a director of the Finance Council of the Catholic Diocese in Southern Colorado and of Catholic Charities in Southern Colorado.
We are all saddened by the passing of Tom Farley, said Roger Greaves, Health Nets chairman of the board. Tom was an inspiration to all of us at Health Net. He was a man of strong character and will be sorely missed by the entire Health Net family.
With Farleys passing, the company has nine directors. The board of directors has not designated a replacement for Farley, but intends to begin evaluating candidates to fill the vacancy.
About Health Net
Health Net, Inc. is among the nations largest publicly traded managed health care companies. Its mission is to help people be healthy, secure and comfortable. The companys health plans and government contracts subsidiaries provide health benefits to approximately 6.0 million individuals across the country through group, individual, Medicare, Medicaid and TRICARE and Veterans Affairs programs. Health Nets behavioral health subsidiary, MHN, provides mental health benefits to approximately 5.5 million individuals in all 50 states. The companys 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 companys website at www.healthnet.com.
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