Humana Military Healthcare Services Celebrates Ten Years of Department of Defense Contracts

LOUISVILLE, Ky., June 30  /PRNewswire/ -- Humana Military Healthcare Services, Inc. (HMHS), the Department of Defense's (DoD) TRICARE South Region managed health care support contractor is celebrating its diamond anniversary - ten continuous years of serving military beneficiaries under DoD TRICARE contracts. Established in 1993, HMHS was awarded its first TRICARE contract in late 1995 and began supporting the military community on July 1, 1996.

"As a life-long beneficiary of the military health system, I am very proud of our team's proven success over the years," said Dave Baker, president and CEO of the company.  "Humana Military associates are extremely dedicated to providing access to affordable, high quality health care services to our deserving men and women in uniform, their families and to those who have served before.  With ten years of a proven track record behind us, we look forward to helping the Department of Defense sustain this wonderful benefit for years to come."

HMHS' first contract covered 1.8 million military beneficiaries in the Southeast and Gulf Coast areas of the United States.  In 2001, HMHS nearly doubled its responsibility by acquiring an additional TRICARE contract for services in the mid-Atlantic and Midwest regions, thereby growing the company's responsibility to approximately 2.7 million lives.

In August 2004, HMHS began administering its current TRICARE contract covering nearly 2.8 million lives in ten states across the southern United States.  The company also administers a separate contract for active duty members and their families in Puerto Rico, and under a separate contract with the Department of the Army, provides military appointment services to seven military hospitals and clinics throughout the nation.

About HMHS

HMHS, headquartered in Louisville, KY, has been a Department of Defense contractor for the administration of the TRICARE program since July 1, 1996. In August 2003, HMHS was awarded the contract to provide health benefits support and services to approximately 2.8 million active duty and retired military and their eligible family members in the 10-state South Region.  HMHS was also awarded the Department of Defense's contract to provide health care services and support for active duty service members and their families located in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, in February 2004.

About Humana

Humana Inc., headquartered in Louisville, Ky., is one of the nation's largest publicly traded health benefits companies, with approximately 9 million medical members. 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.

Over its 45-year history, Humana has consistently seized opportunities to meet changing customer needs. Today, the company is a leader in consumer engagement, providing guidance that leads to lower costs and a better health plan experience throughout its diversified customer portfolio.

More information regarding Humana is available to investors via the Investor Relations page of the company's web site at http://www.humana.com/, including copies of: 

   - Annual report to stockholders;
   - Securities and Exchange Commission filings;
   - Most recent investor conference presentation;
   - Quarterly earnings news releases;
   - Replay of most recent earnings release conference call;
   - Calendar of events (includes upcoming earnings conference call dates,
     times, and access number, as well as planned interaction with research
     analysts and institutional investors);
   - Corporate Governance information.


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