Health Net Federal Services Selected as Member of Defense Industry Initiative
May 13 2015 - 9:30AM
Business Wire
DII establishes and promotes best practices
among government contractors
Health Net Federal Services, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of
Health Net, Inc. today announced it has been selected to be a
member of the steering committee and the working group for the
Defense Industry Initiative on Business Ethics and Conduct (DII).
The DII was established in 1986 to share, maintain and evolve best
practices on ethical conduct within the government defense
industry.
“Health Net Federal Services has been an active member of the
DII for many years and is honored to be selected to represent the
health care industry within the DII,” said Steve Tough, president
of Government Programs for Health Net, Inc. “We are proud to join
the DII leadership to contribute to the continued culture of
ethical and best business practices among all government
contractors.”
The steering committee of the DII is its policy-making body,
consisting of the CEOs and presidents of prominent government
contractors, and the working group directs the activities of the
DII.
About the Defense Industry Initiative
Nonpartisan and non-profit, the DII has seventy-seven signatory
companies comprising the top U.S. defense and security companies.
Collectively, DII’s signatory companies receive over $540 billion
per year in federal funds. DII’s mission is the continued promotion
and advancement of a culture of ethical conduct in every company
that provides products and services to the United States Armed
Forces. The DII serves our U.S. Armed Forces, acting as stewards of
taxpayer resources and meeting the highest standards of ethics and
efficiency. The CEOs of every DII member company must sign a
personal letter abiding by DII’s core principles. The DII’s members
commit to honesty in all business dealings, the protection of
taxpayer resources, and high-quality products and services for the
U.S. military.
About Health Net Federal Services
Health Net Federal Services has a long history of providing
cost-effective, quality managed health care programs for government
agencies, including the U.S. Departments of Defense and Veterans
Affairs (VA). As the managed care support contractor for the
TRICARE North Region, Health Net Federal Services provides health
care services to approximately 2.8 million uniformed services
beneficiaries, active and retired, and their families. In addition,
Health Net Federal Services provides quality, cost-effective health
care solutions for veterans, as well as behavioral health services
for active duty service members, veterans and their families.
Health Net Federal Services also works collaboratively with VA
to administer the Patient Centered Community Care program. Health
Net Federal Services processes authorizations for health care on
behalf of VA for veterans to receive care from authorized community
providers, schedules appointments, manages receipt of all required
medical documentation for care, and processes claims for
payment.
For more information about Health Net Federal Services, please
visit www.hnfs.com.
About Health Net, Inc.
Health Net, Inc. (NYSE:HNT) is a publicly traded managed care
organization that delivers managed health care services through
health plans and government-sponsored managed care plans. Its
mission is to help people be healthy, secure and comfortable.
Health Net provides and administers health benefits to
approximately 6.0 million individuals across the country
through group, individual, Medicare (including the Medicare
prescription drug benefit commonly referred to as “Part D”),
Medicaid, dual eligible, U.S. Department of Defense, including
TRICARE, and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs programs.
Health Net also offers behavioral health, substance abuse and
employee assistance programs, managed health care products related
to prescription drugs, and managed health care products related to
prescription drugs.
For more information on Health Net, Inc., please visit Health
Net’s website at www.healthnet.com.
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