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| 12/5/2011 | LOUISVILLE, Ky.--People who are eligible for Medicare have only until this Wednesday, December 7 to select their Medicare coverage for the upcoming 2012 plan year. In recent years, the Medicare Annual Election Period (AEP) has run through December 31. This year's election period started earlier than in past years - in mid-October - and is ending more than three weeks earlier. (More..) |
| 12/1/2011 | Humana Teams with Video Game Leader UBISOFT® to Promote Healthy Activity for People of All Ages LOUISVILLE, Ky.--Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM), one of the nation's leading health care companies, is partnering with video game leader Ubisoft on its breakthrough fitness game: "Your Shape: Fitness Evolved 2012." The game is now available worldwide exclusively on Kinect™ for Xbox 360®. (More..) |
| 11/29/2011 | Humana Announces Agreement to Acquire SeniorBridge LOUISVILLE, Ky.--Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) announced today it has signed an agreement to acquire SeniorBridge, a New York-based chronic-care provider best known for providing in-home care for seniors. Terms were not disclosed. (More..) |
| 10/19/2011 | Many Seniors Connect Well-being to Time They Spend with Family LOUISVILLE, Ky.--"Come back soon" is a common request from seniors when their families depart after a get-together. A new survey of 1,500 seniors indicates that some seniors' health and well-being may depend, in part, on how much time they spend with their extended families. (More..) |
| 10/6/2011 | LOUISVILLE, Ky.--Just more than one week from today - on October 15, 2011 - Medicare beneficiaries may start enrolling in Medicare plans for the 2012 plan year, which begins January 1, 2012. Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) - one of the nation's most experienced Medicare companies, with more than 4.3 million Medicare members - is once again offering a broad range of cost-effective Medicare Advantage (MA) medical plans and Medicare Prescription Drug Plans (PDP) to people with Medicare. (More..) |
| 10/1/2011 | LOUISVILLE, Ky.--Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) announced today that the company will once again offer a Medicare Part D prescription-drug plan (PDP), co-branded with Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) or "Walmart" to provide significant savings on monthly plan premiums, prescription medicine copayments and cost-shares for Medicare beneficiaries. Since its launch in 2010, more than one million seniors and people with disabilities have enrolled in the plan. (More..) |
| 8/24/2011 | LOUISVILLE, Ky.--Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) announced today that its RightSource mail order pharmacy service is now offering diabetic supplies directly to qualified Medicare Part B beneficiaries*, including both Humana Medicare members and non-members enrolled in Medicare Part B. The service includes home delivery of blood glucose meters, test strips, lancets and all other supplies necessary for diabetics to manage their blood sugar levels. (More..) |
| 8/18/2011 | Humana Celebrates 50 Years of Helping People LOUISVILLE, Ky.--Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) turns 50 today, and thousands of its associates, supporters and friends will celebrate at the KFC Yum! Center in Humana's corporate hometown of Louisville, Ky. The anniversary event will feature remarks from Humana Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Mike McCallister; Humana Co-founder and Chairman Emeritus David A. Jones; former board chair and current board member David A. Jones, Jr.; as well as acknowledgements from Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear and Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer. The University of Louisville pep band and the River City Drum Corp will play, and a comedy troupe will perform sketches that chronicle Humana's history and future aspirations (More..) |
| 7/14/2011 | Humana Creates "Virtual Neighborhood" to Provide Health and Wellness Education for Seniors LOUISVILLE, Ky.--Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) today is launching HumanaVille.com , an innovative online community that engages members 65 and older through an interactive "virtual neighborhood" that connects them to extensive health and wellness resources. From 2004 to 2009, the number of seniors actively engaging online increased by more than 50 percent, from 11.3 million active users to 17.5 million.1 HumanaVille was developed to support this ever-growing online population. (More..) |
| 5/10/2011 | LOUISVILLE, Ky. & NEW YORK-- Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM), a national leader in health care coverage, and The Reader's Digest Association, Inc. (RDA), parent company of Reader's Digest - one of America's best known and trusted brands - today announced a new alliance focused on enhancing seniors' health and well-being. As part of this alliance, the companies will develop and promote a new suite of co-branded Medicare products from Humana, with the first of these products expected to be available to Medicare beneficiaries later in 2011. (More..) |
| 3/4/2009 | Humana and Outcomes® Announce National Partnership to Offer Medication Therapy Management Program LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Outcomes Pharmaceutical Health Care (Outcomes) has been selected by Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) to partner on the administration of its Medication Therapy Management (MTM) program offered nationwide. (More..) |
| 8/14/2008 | Third Annual Humana Starlight Award to Honor Senior Citizen Volunteer SALT LAKE CITY -- Health-benefits company Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is now accepting applications for the third annual Humana Starlight Award honoring a senior citizen volunteer. This year's award has been expanded to include nominations of seniors providing exceptional volunteer service in Salt Lake County, Utah County, Weber County or Davis County. (More..) |
| 7/30/2008 | Freewheelin Rolls Into Palo Alto For National Senior Games! LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- As thousands of senior athletes begin arriving in Palo Alto, Calif., for the Saturday, Aug. 1, start of the National Senior Games presented by Humana, the health-benefits company is pleased to offer the athletes and their families and friends a cool way to tour the Stanford University campus, home of this year's biennial competition. Humana's Freewheelin bicycle-sharing team is at it again, teaming up with the city of Palo Alto to bring 120 bikes and two bike stations to the games free of charge for anyone age 18 and up, throughout the two weeks of the Games. (More..) |
| 7/29/2008 | 2009 Summer National Senior Games Send-Off Tour, with Olympian Peggy Fleming, to Stop in Las Vegas LAS VEGAS -- The send-off tour for the 2009 Summer National Senior Games, presented by Humana, will visit Las Vegas today with special guest and Olympic gold medalist Peggy Fleming. The biennial games, the largest multi-sport event in the world for seniors, will be held Aug. 1-15 in Palo Alto, Calif. (More..) |
| 7/22/2008 | CHICAGO & LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Bankers Life and Casualty Company and Humana today announced a strategic alliance under which Bankers will offer Humana's Medicare Advantage plans to its policyholders and consumers nationwide through their career agency force. (More..) |
| 7/16/2008 | 2009 Summer National Senior Games Send-Off Tour to Stop in Houston, Host City for 2011 Games LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The send-off tour for the 2009 Summer National Senior Games, presented by Humana, will visit Houston today. The biennial games, the largest multi-sport event in the world for seniors, will be held Aug. 1-15 in Palo Alto, Calif. (More..) |
| 7/9/2008 | 2009 Summer National Senior Games Send-Off Tour to Stop in Cleveland, Host City for 2013 Games LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The send-off tour for the 2009 Summer National Senior Games, presented by Humana, will stop in Cleveland today. The biennial games, the largest multi-sport event in the world for seniors, will be held Aug. 1-15 in Palo Alto, Calif. (More..) |
| 7/1/2008 | 2009 Summer National Senior Games Send-Off Tour To Start In Louisville, Ky. LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The send-off tour for the 2009 Summer National Senior Games, presented by Humana, will begin in Louisville, Ky., on Wednesday, July 1. The biennial games, the largest multi-sport event in the world for seniors, will be held Aug. 1-15 in Palo Alto, Calif. (More..) |
| 6/22/2008 | Humana Announces Strategic Alliance with CUNA Mutual Group LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) today announced an alliance that unites it as a leader in Medicare health insurance products with a premier financial services provider. The relationship, between Humana and CUNA Mutual Group, makes it possible for Humana's Medicare products to be offered by CUNA Mutual's call center and field-based agents to 9.5+ million credit union members age 65 and over. (More..) |
| 6/17/2008 | National Search Launched for "2009 GRANDparent of the Year" Presented by Humana ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Times may be tough, but a national effort has been launched to remind Americans with at least one grandparent in their families how rich they truly are. (More..) |