Health Net Federal Services Develops Guard and Reserve Video to Assist Families During Deployment and Reintegration
2008-11-08 15:36:06 -
www.healthnetfederalservices.com - Health Net Federal Services, LLC (Health Net), the government operations division of Health Net, Inc. (NYSE:HNT), today announced the online release of its National Guard and Reserve TRICARE Benefits video to educate National Guard and Reserve members and their families on the health care benefits they are entitled to during the various phases of the member's service.
"In response to the critical role our National Guard and Reserve members have in support of our country, Health Net Federal Services developed this video to educate our National Guard and Reserve families about their health care benefits," said Steve Tough, president, Health Net Federal Services. "It is our duty to ensure our National Guard and Reserve members and their families receive the highest quality care, and are well-equipped and educated to access the benefits they are entitled to receive."
Often National Guard and Reserve members and families live far from military installations, making it difficult to learn about and access their health care benefits and support services. For National Guard and Reserve families, it is crucial to understand their health care benefits, as these benefits change depending on a member's status or phase of deployment.
Health Net Federal Services' informative 20-minute video walks National Guard and Reserve families through TRICARE program eligibility for all phases of service; enrollment instructions; costs for care; dental and pharmacy benefits; and direct links to National Guard and Reserve and TRICARE Web sites.
Health Net Federal Services developed this video to assist all National Guard and Reserve families regardless of the TRICARE region in which they are located. Customer service contact information for each region is provided in the video. The video may be viewed at www.healthnetfederalservices.com.
About Health Net
Health Net Federal Services, a subsidiary of Health Net, Inc., has a long history of providing cost-effective, quality managed health care programs for government agencies including the Department of Defense and Veterans Affairs. As the managed care support contractor for the TRICARE North Region, Health Net provides health care services to over 3 million uniformed services beneficiaries, active and retired, and their families.
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 6.7 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 7.0 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. For more information on Health Net Federal Services, please visit www.healthnetfederalservices.com.
Cautionary Statements
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Health Net Media Contact:
Margita Thompson, 818-676-7912
margita.thompson@healthnet.com
or
Health Net Federal Services Contact:
Molly Tuttle, 916-351-5355
molly.tuttle@healthnet.com
