Health Net Appoints George Miller to Board of Directors; Director Patrick Foley to Retire
March 17 2015 - 8:30AM
Business Wire
Health Net, Inc. (NYSE:HNT) today announced that it appointed
George Miller, 69, to its board of directors, effective
March 12, 2015.
Miller served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1975
through January 2015, representing the 11th district in Northern
California.
During his service as a congressman, from 1975 to 2011 he served
as the Chairperson of the House Committee on Education and the Work
Force, which was one of the three committees responsible for
passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in the House. Miller also
served as the Chairperson of the House Committee on Natural
Resources from 1991 to 1995, and served on the House Select
Committee on Children, Youth and Families from 1982 to 1984. He
also served as the Vice-Chair of the Democratic Committee on
Steering and Policy for eight years and as a member of the House
Committee on the Budget.
“I am pleased to welcome George to Health Net’s board,” said Jay
Gellert, president and chief executive officer of Health Net, Inc.
“George is known and respected for his intimate understanding and
leadership across a full range of policy areas, including health
care and the ACA.”
The company also announced the retirement of Patrick Foley,
effective May 7, 2015. Foley served as a director of the
company since April 1997 and as a director of a predecessor company
since 1996. He currently is a member of Health Net’s compensation
and governance committees.
“On behalf of the entire board and Health Net, I’d like to thank
Pat for his tireless commitment to the company,” stated Gellert.
“His involvement has added greatly to our company, and we will miss
him.”
About Health Net
Health Net, Inc. 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, 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 Health
Net’s website at www.healthnet.com.
Health Net, Inc.Investor Contact:Peter O’Neill,
818-676-8692peter.x.o’neill@healthnet.comorMedia
Contact:Brad Kieffer,
818-676-6833brad.kieffer@healthnet.com
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