Current Report Filing (8-k)

 

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)

 

 

      Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions ( see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

       o     Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

       o     Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

       o     Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

       o     Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

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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

 

 

 

 

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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