(Source: Health Net Inc) LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 8, 2013-- August is National Breastfeeding Month, and Health Net, Inc. (NYSE: HNT) is supporting this annual initiative, which is spearheaded by the United States Breastfeeding Committee, by promoting the many benefits of breastfeeding. "It's well established that breastfeeding is beneficial to both babies and mothers," said Patricia Buss, M.D., Medical and Health Care Services Operations officer for Health Net, Inc. However, recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicate that some breastfeeding rates are relatively low. "For example," Buss said, "the CDC reported in 2012 that, while 75 percent...
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