Health Net (HNT) 10-Q 2009 Q3 Quarterly report

Exhibit 32.1

Certification of CEO and CFO Pursuant to

18 U.S.C. Section 1350,

as Adopted Pursuant to

Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Health Net, Inc. (the “Company”) for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2009 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), Jay M. Gellert, as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and Joseph C. Capezza, as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, each hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of his knowledge:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/S/    JAY M. GELLERT

Jay M. Gellert

Chief Executive Officer

November 6, 2009

/S/    JOSEPH C. CAPEZZA

Joseph C. Capezza

Chief Financial Officer

November 6, 2009