Humana Inc.

Public Company, Headquarters Location
500 W Main St., Louisville, KY 40202-2946, United States
(800)486-2620, (502)580-1000, http://www.humana.com

Primary SIC: Hospital And Medical Service Plans, Primary NAICS: Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers
Description: Humana, Inc. was organized as a Delaware, corporation in 1964. It offers health and supplemental benefit products for employer groups, government benefit programs, and individuals. The company's business is managed through two segments: government and commercial. As of late 2008, Humana had operating facilities in Louisville, KY; Green Bay, WI; Tampa Bay, FL; Cincinnati, OH; and San Juan, Puerto Rico, all of them used for customer service, enrollment, and claims processing. The government segment includes three lines of business: Medicare, military, and Medicaid. In late 2008, Humana offered at least one type of Medicare plan in all 50 states. Also, as of late 2008, its TRICARE South Region contract provided health insurance to dependents of military personnel and to retired military personnel and their dependents in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Louisiana, Arkansas, Texas and Oklahoma. Medicaid business consisted of contracts in Puerto Rico, and Florida. In the commercial segment, HMOs, PPOs and dental, vision, and disease management services are marketed to employer groups and individuals. The company's mail-order pharmacy business opened in 2006. Humana has acquired several companies in recent years, such as CHA Service Company in 2006; DefenseWeb Technologies, Inc., CompBenefits Corp. and KMG America Corp. in 2007; and OSF Health Plans, Inc. and PHP Companies, Inc. (Cariten Healthcare) in 2008.Insurance: Health maintenance organization.