Health Net Federal Services Supports 22nd Annual Army Ten-Miler.

Major Sponsor for Race That Raises Money for Service Members, Families

ARLINGTON, Va. -- Health Net Federal Services, Inc. (HNFS), the government operations division of Health Net, Inc. (NYSE:HNT) is proud to be a major sponsor of the 22nd Annual Army Ten-Miler (ATM), a race that raises money for family support and recreation services for military personnel.

"Our service members could not do what they do without the support of their families," said HNFS president Steven Tough. "Through sponsoring events like the Army Ten-Miler, we help active-duty, reserve and retired military families lead healthier lives."

Since 1985, the race has donated proceeds to the Army's Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) branch, a comprehensive network of support and leisure services for Active Duty, Reserve and National Guard soldiers and their families. Civilian employees, military retirees and other eligible participants also benefit from MWR programs.

HNFS is honored to have designed and provided the running gear for the Gold Star Wives running teams. The Gold Star Wives is a non-profit membership organization comprised of military widows and widowers who have lost a spouse on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces, or from a service-related disability.

The Army Ten-Miler is fun for the entire family. As the ATM's Youth Run and Activity Zone sponsor, HNFS encourages younger family members to have fun and participate in physical fitness activities. Children ages 5 through 12 can participate in the Health Net Federal Services Youth Run, and kids of all ages are welcome at the Activity Zone.

Runners and spectators may visit the Health Net Federal Services Expo booth and enter its hourly raffle to win one of 15 iPods on Friday, October 6, and Saturday, October 7, 2006.

This year's race will bring 24,000 runners from around the country to compete in one of the most popular 10-mile races in the country. Participants will run around the Capitol Mall past the Washington Monument, the U.S. Capitol and other landmarks and cross the finish line at the Pentagon. HNFS is proud to participate by sponsoring two Health Net running teams: a competitive team and a non-competitive team with some runners doing their first 10-mile race.

About Health Net

Health Net Federal Services, a subsidiary of Health Net, Inc. (NYSE:HNT), 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 HMO, POS, insured PPO and government contracts subsidiaries provide health benefits to approximately 6.6 million individuals in 27 states and the District of Columbia through group, individual, Medicare, Medicaid and TRICARE programs. Health Net's behavioral health services subsidiary, MHN, provides behavioral health, substance abuse and employee assistance programs (EAPs) to approximately 7.3 million individuals in various states, including the company's own health plan members. 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.