DII establishes and promotes best practices among government
contractors
Company Website:
http://www.healthnet.com
RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif. -- (Business Wire)
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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