Opinion on  Health Net Inc. (HNT)     Sector: Financial  >  Industry: Insurance (Accident & Health)
Health Net Inc.

Health Net, Inc., through its subsidiaries, delivers managed health care services through health plans and government sponsored managed care plans. The company’s health maintenance organizations, insured preferred provider organizations (PPO), and point-of-service plans (POS) provide health benefits through group, individual, Medicare, Medicaid, TRICARE, and Veterans Affairs programs. It offers various health care services, including ambulatory and outpatient physician care, hospital care, pharmacy services, behavioral health, and ancillary diagnostic and therapeutic services. The company also provides 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. In addition, it owns health and life insurance companies licensed to sell exclusive provider organization, PPO, POS, and indemnity products, as well as auxiliary non-health products, such as life and accidental death and dismemberment, dental, vision, behavioral health, and disability insurance. Further, the company provides health care related services to the U.S. Department of Defense on contract basis. It markets its products and services to individuals and employer groups through inside sales staff, brokers, agents, and consultants, as well as through the Internet. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Woodland Hills, California.