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Linda Streckfuss attributes her good health to PHS Health Plans and a prevention program it introduced several years ago on the
importance of regular mammograms. Linda, who had no family history of breast cancer, never took the time to have a mammogram.
After receiving several reminder postcards from PHS Health Plans, she finally scheduled a mammogram shortly after her th birthday.
Two X-rays of her left breast and  X-rays of her right breast prompted a biopsy, which tested positive for cancer. On February ,
, Linda had her right breast removed.A subsequent biopsy of her lymph nodes indicated the cancer was contained. Today, at age 52,
Linda is cancer free. She lives with her husband and four children by the shore in Leonardo, New Jersey.
By Your Side - With more than five million members throughout the country, Health Net provides a
variety of health care services to a wide range of individuals. From children and seniors to military retirees and low-income
individuals, Health Net is working to create products and programs to fit the varying health care needs of its customers.
In 2000, Health Net of California introduced an array of new health care products, offering consumers different
pricing options and benefit structures for a variety of lifestyles. It also launched “Salud con Health Net,”a cross-border
initiative that offers products designed to provide affordable health care for Latinos and their families in both
California and Mexico.
To promote prevention and wellness, Health Net health plans also conduct member education campaigns, reminding
women when it is time for a mammogram and educating men on the importance of prostate cancer screening.
In California, Health Net was the first health plan to launch a Web site for teenagers devoted solely to important teen
health issues such as depression, eating disorders and substance abuse.
PHS Health Plans experienced solid results with its End-Stage Renal Disease Program.The national mortality rate
for Americans who suffer from this condition is just over one percent, but for patients participating in the PHS program
between April 1999 and March 2000, the mortality rate was one-third lower than the national average.
The company’s behavioral health care subsidiary, MHN, collaborates with employer groups to develop workplace
programs designed to improve health care services and reduce employee absenteeism. Working closely with one
employer in particular, MHN’sPsychiatric Disability Management Program significantly reduced the amount of time
employees spent on disability leave by ensuring employees had access to practitioners and quality health care services,
and educating providers on workplace issues.
Young or old, sick or well, Health Net subsidiaries are developing products to provide affordable health care
coverage and population-based programs to keep its members well and improve the quality of life for those individuals
with chronic conditions.
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