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  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="hnt_StockRepurchaseProgramDomain" name="StockRepurchaseProgramDomain" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="hnt_StockRepurchaseProgramTable" name="StockRepurchaseProgramTable" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrldt:hypercubeItem" type="xbrli:stringItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="hnt_StockRepurchaseProgramTwoThousandElevenMember" name="StockRepurchaseProgramTwoThousandElevenMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="hnt_StockRepurchaseProgramTwoThousandTenMember" name="StockRepurchaseProgramTwoThousandTenMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="hnt_SummaryOfSignificantAccountingPoliciesAbstract" name="SummaryOfSignificantAccountingPoliciesAbstract" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:stringItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="hnt_T3ContractMember" name="T3ContractMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="hnt_ThresholdAmountForNoncomplianceWithSeniorNoteIndenture" name="ThresholdAmountForNoncomplianceWithSeniorNoteIndenture" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="hnt_TotalGainsAndLossesAbstract" name="TotalGainsAndLossesAbstract" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:stringItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="hnt_TotalNumberOfPeopleWithInformationOnDrives" name="TotalNumberOfPeopleWithInformationOnDrives" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:positiveIntegerItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="hnt_TypeOfContractAxis" name="TypeOfContractAxis" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrldt:dimensionItem" type="xbrli:stringItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="hnt_TypeOfContractDomain" name="TypeOfContractDomain" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="hnt_UnobservableInputAxis" name="UnobservableInputAxis" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrldt:dimensionItem" type="xbrli:stringItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="hnt_UnobservableInputDomain" name="UnobservableInputDomain" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="hnt_VariableBaseRateBMember" name="VariableBaseRateBMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="hnt_VariableBaseRateMember" name="VariableBaseRateMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="hnt_WeightedAverageSharesOutstandingAbstract" name="WeightedAverageSharesOutstandingAbstract" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:stringItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="hnt_WesternRegionOperationsMember" name="WesternRegionOperationsMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
</xsd:schema>
