Humana Inc

July 31 - U.S. health insurer Humana Inc reported a 13.9% rise in its second-quarter revenue on Wednesday, helped by higher sales from its business which sells government-backed Medicare Advantage health plans.

Humana Inc said on Monday it would not bid for Centene Corp, quelling speculation that it would acquire the health insurer that has already agreed to buy smaller rival WellCare Health Plans Inc for $15.27 billion.

Humana Inc said https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/49071/000119312519163308/d754845d8k.htm on Monday it would not make a proposal to combine with Centene Corp, which in March agreed to buy WellCare Health Plans Inc for $15.27 billion. In a statement, Humana confirmed...

Humana Inc said on Wednesday it would not meet its earnings growth target for 2020 due to a $1.2 billion hit from an industry-wide fee and a proposal to overhaul rebates in health plans, sending its shares down as much as 5 percent.

May 1 - U.S. health insurer Humana Inc reported a 15.3 percent rise in first-quarter profit on Wednesday, on higher sales of its government Medicare health plans for people older than 65 and the disabled.

Humana Inc's full-year profit forecast came in shy of analysts' estimates on Wednesday as its Medicare Prescription drug plans remained under pressure and said it expects 2019 margins in the fast-growing business to fall short of its own targets.

U.S. health insurer Humana Inc reported a 7.4 percent rise in its fourth-quarter revenue on Wednesday, as more customers enrolled in its government-backed Medicare Advantage health plans.

Health insurer Humana Inc <HUM.N> said on Wednesday that enrollment for its 2019 Medicare prescription drug plans dropped as customers opted for lower priced options from rivals.

Health insurer Humana Inc said on Wednesday that it expected membership in its prescription drug plans in 2019 to decline by 750,000 to 800,000, citing intense competition in the prescription drug market.

Drugstore owner Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc and health insurer Humana Inc are in preliminary discussions to take equity stakes in each other, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.

Drugstore owner Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc and health insurer Humana Inc are in preliminary discussions to take equity stakes in each other, the Wall Street Journal reported https://www.wsj.com/articles/walgreens-humana-are-in-preliminary-talks-to-take-stakes-in-each-other...

U.S. health insurer Humana Inc <HUM.N> on Wednesday reported a third-quarter profit that handily beat Wall Street estimates and raised its full-year earnings forecast as it expects more customers to buy its Medicare Advantage health plans.

U.S. health insurer Humana Inc reported a 29 percent rise in third-quarter profit on Wednesday, helped by its Medicare Advantage business that sells healthcare plans to people over age 65 and the disabled.

Humana Inc <HUM.N> said it was looking to expand its tie-up with Walmart <WMT.N>, easing concerns that the insurer's agreement with drugstore chain Walgreens Boots Alliance <WBA.O> would prevent it from broadening its partnership with the retailer.

Humana Inc's profit fell 70 percent in the second quarter, the health insurer said on Wednesday as it took a charge related to the sale of a unit.

The head of Humana Inc <HUM.N> on Wednesday said the U.S. health insurer is focused on corporate partnerships and small deals to create health clinics, curbing investor hopes of an imminent major transaction as the sector undergoes a seismic consolidation.

* HUMANA-IN SEPT 2018, EXPECTS TO PAY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT $1.05 BILLION FOR PORTION OF ANNUAL HEALTH INSURANCE INDUSTRY FEE ATTRIBUTED TO CALENDAR YEAR 2018

Humana Inc's <HUM.N> first-quarter profit reflects lower-than-expected flu costs after the rates of infection peaked earlier than it had anticipated, Chief Financial Officer Brian Kane said on Wednesday.

* QTRLY ADJUSTED CONSOLIDATED REVENUES OF $14.28 BILLION VERSUS ADJUSTED CONSOLIDATED REVENUES FOR Q1 2017 OF $13.48 BILLION