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Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On January 30, 2013, Health Net, Inc. ("we", "us" or "our") issued a press release announcing our financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2012. The press release contains the non-GAAP financial measure "adjusted days claims payable (DCP)." Adjusted DCP for the fourth quarter of 2012 was 58.2 days, adjusted DCP for the third quarter of 2012 was 57.7 days, and adjusted DCP for the fourth quarter of 2011 was 54.1 days. In addition, adjusted DCP for full year 2012 was 57.3 days and adjusted DCP for full year 2011 was 54.5 days. Adjusted DCP excludes claims reserve and health plan costs related to our capitation, provider and other claim settlements and Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug payables and costs. Adjusted DCP for the fourth quarter and full year 2011 also excludes reserves for claims and other settlements related to discontinued operations from the claims reserve. The most directly comparable GAAP financial measure to this non-GAAP financial measure is fourth quarter of 2012 DCP of 40.7 days, third quarter of 2012 DCP of 41.6 days, fourth quarter of 2011 DCP of 39.0 days, full year 2012 DCP of 40.4 days and full year 2011 DCP of 39.0 days.

Management believes that adjusted DCP provides useful information to investors because the adjusted DCP calculation excludes from both claims reserve and health plan costs amounts related to health care costs for which no or minimal reserves are maintained. In addition, solely with respect to the fourth quarter and full year 2011, adjusted DCP excludes from claims reserve the reserves relating to discontinued operations. Therefore, management believes that adjusted DCP may present a more accurate reflection of DCP than does GAAP DCP, which includes such amounts. This non-GAAP financial information should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for, financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. A reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measure to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is included in the attached press release. As used herein, "GAAP" refers to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.

The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and hereby incorporated in this Item 2.02 by reference. The information in this Item 2.02 shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing by Health Net, Inc. under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.