Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Bierbower Elizabeth D
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
HUMANA INC [HUM] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Segment Pres., Employer Group
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
HUMANA INC., 500 WEST MAIN STREET		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/05/2013
(Street)

LOUISVILLE, KY 40202		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Humana Common 09/05/2013   M   17,673 A $ 45.975 34,146 D  
Humana Common 09/05/2013   S   17,673 D $ 96.0115 (13) 16,473 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Options (1) $ 45.975 09/05/2013   M     17,673   (2) 04/01/2015 Humana Common 17,673 $ 0 0 D  
Options (1) $ 41.83               (3) 02/19/2016 Humana Common 6,981   6,981 D  
Options (1) $ 79.655               (4) 06/20/2019 Humana Common 5,411   5,411 D  
Options (1) $ 72.84               (5) 02/20/2020 Humana Common 5,200   5,200 D  
Restricted Stock Units (6) $ 0.1667 (8)               (9)   (9) Humana Common 2,860   2,860 D  
Restricted Stock Units (7) $ 0 (8)               (10)   (10) Humana Common 1,692   1,692 D  
Restricted Stock Units (7) $ 0 (8)               (11)   (11) Humana Common 1,883   1,883 D  
Restricted Stock Units (7) (8)               (12)   (12) Humana Common 1,716   1,716 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Bierbower Elizabeth D
HUMANA INC.
500 WEST MAIN STREET
LOUISVILLE, KY 40202		       Segment Pres., Employer Group  

Signatures

 Elizabeth D. Bierbower   09/06/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Right to buy pursuant to the Company's 2003 Stock Incentive Plan.
(2) Non-Qualified stock options granted to reporting person on 4/1/08, 100% vested.
(3) Non-Qualified stock options granted to reporting person on 2/19/09, 100% vested.
(4) Non-Qualified stock options granted to reporting person on 6/20/12, vesting in three increments from 6/20/13 to 6/20/15.
(5) Incentive and Non-Qualified stock options granted to reporting person on 02/20/13, vesting in three increments from 02/20/14 to 02/20/16.
(6) Right to receive one share per restricted stock unit pursuant to the Company's 2003 Stock Incentive Plan.
(7) Right to receive one share per restricted stock unit pursuant to the Company's 2011 Stock Incentive Plan.
(8) Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Humana Inc. common stock, exempt under Rule 16b-3(d)(1) & (3).
(9) Restricted stock units granted to reporting person on 2/17/11, 100% of the award is vesting on 2/17/14.
(10) Restricted stock units granted to reporting person on 2/23/12, 100% of the award is vesting on 2/23/15.
(11) Restricted stock units granted to reporting person on 6/20/12, 100% of the award is vesting on 6/20/15.
(12) Restricted stock units granted to reporting person on 02/20/13, 100% of the award is vesting on 02/20/16.
(13) Sold at prices ranging from $96.00 to $96.02.

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