humana8-k12082016.htm
 
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):    December 8, 2016
 
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. issued a press release today announcing updated earnings expectations for the full year ending December 31, 2016, as a result of a change in accounting associated with the collectability of receivables associated with the risk corridor premium stabilization program established under the Affordable Care Act. A copy of the release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, and is incorporated herein by reference.
 
Item 9.01   Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d)   Exhibits:
 
Exhibit No.                                          Description                                                                  
 
99.1
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/   Cynthia H. Zipperle                              
              Cynthia H. Zipperle
              Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer
              and Controller
              (Principal Accounting Officer)
 
 
Dated:    December 8, 2016
 
 
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
 
 
Exhibit No.                                          Description                                                                  
 
99.1
Press Release