HUM Stock Discussion

Humana Inc. Description

Humana Inc., a health care company, offers a range of insurance products, and health and wellness services that incorporate an integrated approach to lifelong well-being. The company operates in three segments: Retail, Employer Group, and Healthcare Services. Its Retail segment provides Medicare and commercial fully-insured medical and specialty health insurance benefits, including dental, vision, and other supplemental health and financial protection products directly to individuals. This segment has contract with Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to administer the Limited Income Newly Eligible Transition program and state-based Medicaid businesses. The company's Employer Group segment provides Medicare and commercial fully-insured medical and specialty health insurance benefits, as well as administrative services only products, and health and productivity solutions directly to employer groups. Its Healthcare Services segment offers services to its health plan members, as well as to third parties, including provider services, pharmacy, integrated behavioral health services, and home care services. The company's Other Businesses category consists of military services, primarily its TRICARE South Region contract; Puerto Rico Medicaid; and closed-block long-term care businesses. As of December 31, 2012, Humana Inc. had approximately 12.1 million members enrolled in medical benefit plans; and approximately 8.1 million members enrolled in specialty products programs. The company was founded in 1961 and is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky.

Sector: Healthcare
Industry: Health Care Plans
Keywords: S&P 500 Insurance Products Health Insurance Healthcare Service Protection Products Mental Health Medicare Health Services Home Care Medicaid Supplemental Health Wellness Services Productivity Solutions Provider Services Behavioral Health Services Home Care Services Insurance Benefit Medicaid Services
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Keiji 10 months ago

It seems that pretty much everything is up...except for the stocks I own, some kind of curse or something.

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TraderMike 10 months ago

Ha!  That seems to happen a lot to me too. I think part of it is the "Magnificent 7" making the major indices (supposedly "the market") look better than they actually are.

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Crunching_The_Market 10 months ago

Ditto. Ton of PLTR. Been averaging down on most of my portfolio. Geesh. 

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