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LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–

Health
Net of California, Inc., a subsidiary of Health
Net, Inc. (NYSE: HNT – News), announced today that its HMO, POS, PPO,
Healthy Families Program and Medicaid lines of business have been
awarded the Multicultural Health Care (MHC) Distinction by the National
Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA).
This national distinction recognizes organizations that lead the market
in providing culturally and linguistically sensitive services, and
working to reduce health care disparities.

“At Health Net, we believe that cultural competency is a critical
component of a high quality health care system,” said Steve
Sell, president, Western Region Health Plan and president, Health
Net of California. “Achieving the NCQA’s Multicultural Health Care
Distinction confirms and acknowledges our commitment to help make health
care work for all members – from our comprehensive language assistance
program to our quality improvement and medical management efforts that
address health care disparities.”

To date, only seven health plans nationwide have earned the MHC
Distinction. Of those, four plans received the distinction only for
their Medicaid product, while three others were awarded the distinction
for their commercial HMO and Medicare HMO products.

“Everyone at Health Net is proud of becoming the first health plan in
California to receive the MHC Distinction for our Medi-Cal product, for
our commercial PPO products, and for multiple lines of business that
include commercial HMO, POS, PPO and Medicaid,” Sell continued. “And by
continuously expanding the diversity of Health Net’s provider network,
further developing our robust cultural and linguistic services, and
enhancing efforts around health care disparities, we remain committed to
improving the services we provide to our diverse customer populations.”

Health Net of California’s Multicultural Health Care Distinction, which
is reflected in Health Net’s NCQA
scorecard, is valid through January 2014. Its Medicare line of
business has received the “Excellent” accreditation status from the
National Committee for Quality Assurance. Health Net of California’s
commercial HMO/POS and PPO lines of business (offered by Health Net Life
Insurance Company) and Health Net of California’s Medicaid line of
business have received the “Commendable” accreditation status.

About NCQA

NCQA is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to improving health
care quality. NCQA accredits and certifies a wide range of health care
organizations. It also recognizes clinicians and practices in key areas
of performance. NCQA is committed to providing health care quality
information for consumers, purchasers, health care providers and
researchers.

About Health Net

Health Net of California, a subsidiary of Health Net Inc., is one of the
largest health plans in the state. Together with Health Net Life
Insurance Company, it serves more than 2.2 million members statewide and
contracts with more than 67,000-plus physicians, 300-plus hospitals and
5,000-plus pharmacies, giving its members greater choice and more
convenient access to care. For more information on Health Net, Inc.,
please visit Health Net’s website at www.healthnet.com.

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