NU Online News Service, May 2, 2:19 p.m. – Health Net Inc., Woodland Hills, Calif., is reporting $50 million in net income for the first quarter on $2.5 billion in revenue, compared with $42 million in net income on $2.5 billion in revenue for the first quarter of 2001.
Health Net provided or administered major medical coverage for 4.5 million people at the end of the latest quarter, down from 5.2 million people a year earlier.
Average revenue per insured member fell 8.7%, to $501.