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Humana Inc.
Humana Inc is a publicly traded company having a good stock performance result. Humana Inc is a fortune 500 stock listed company trading under HUM.
The company headquartered located in Louisville, Kentucky, is one of the nation's largest publicly traded health benefits companies, with approximately 9 million medical members located primarily in 15 states and Puerto Rico. The company offers coordinated health insurance coverage and related services through traditional and Internet-based 8 plans to employer groups, government-sponsored plans and individuals. Humana has proven over its 45-year history that it embraces change and has seized opportunities that have helped to transform its business.
Today, innovation serves as Humana's growth engine as they transform the company's business to give their customers personalized, actionable health benefits information in real time. Humana is poised to take advantage of the tremendous opportunity offered by the growth of information technology, with the right blend of product designs and the use of digital technology to achieve administrative simplicity for employer groups, physicians, hospitals and other health care providers.
Humana Inc. reported 0.39dollars in diluted earnings per common share for the quarter ended December 31, 2005 compared to EPS of 0.29 dollar for the quarter ended December 31, 2004, an increase of 34 percent. For the year ended December 31, 2005, the company reported EPS of 1.87 dollar versus 1.72 dollar for the year ended December 31, 2004, an increase of 9 percent. Humana achieved record levels of revenues, net income and membership in 2005, as the Medicare business grew significantly there Commercial profits improved. But the real story of 2005 was successful preparation for unprecedented Medicare expansion in 2006 and beyond. Now they are superbly positioned to take advantage of this multi-year growth opportunity.
Revenues - 4Q05 consolidated revenues rose 14 percent to 3.66 billion dollars from 3.21 billion dollars in 4Q04, with total premium and administrative services fees also up 14 percent compared to the prior year's quarter. Fiscal year 05 consolidated revenues were up 10 percent to 14.42 billion dollar versus 13.10 billion dollar for fiscal year 04. They continued increases in membership in the company's higher-premium Medicare plans more than offset reduced revenues from its Commercial Segment membership on a year-over-year basis for both the quarter and the full year.
Humana offers a diversified portfolio of health insurance products and related services - through traditional and consumer-choice plans to employer groups, government-sponsored plans, and individuals.
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