UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) September 30, 2008
Humana Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
| 1-5975 | 61-0647538 | |
| (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | |
| 500 West Main Street, Louisville, KY | 40202 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |
502-580-1000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
Humana Inc. (“Humana”) issued a press release today announcing it is assisting the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) in providing uninterrupted access to health and prescription benefits by accepting approximately 16,000 Medicare members from MD Medicare Choice Plan (MDMC) covering 23 counties across Florida. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Cautionary Statement
This filing contains statements that are forward-looking. The forward-looking items herein are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking items may be significantly impacted by certain risks and uncertainties described in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, its Form 10-Qs for the periods ended March 31, 2008 and June 30, 2008, and Form 8-Ks filed during 2008, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits: |
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99 | Press Release | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| HUMANA INC. | ||
| BY: | /s/ Steven E. McCulley | |
| Steven E. McCulley | ||
| Vice President and Controller Principal Accounting Officer | ||
Dated: September 30, 2008
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99 | Press Release | |