Calchoice

Health Net is one of the largest publicly traded, health care companies delivering managed health care services through health plans and government-sponsored managed care plans throughput the United States. The company s health maintenance organizations, point-of-service, insured preferred provider organizations, and government contracts subsidiaries provide health benefits through group, individual, Medicare, Medicaid, and TRICARE programs. It also offers managed health care products related to behavioral health and prescription drugs, and offer managed health care product coordination for multiregion employers and administrative services for medical groups and self-funded benefits programs. The company s health plans offer health care services, such as ambulatory and outpatient physician care, hospital care, pharmacy services, and ancillary diagnostic and therapeutic services. It markets its products and services to individual members through independent brokers, agents, and consultants, as well as through the Internet. Jay M. Gellert has been the chief executive officer of Health Net for more than eight years. He has been with the health care provider for over 10 years. Gellert earned a BA degree from Stanford University. Health Net is headquartered in Woodland Hills, Calif.