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Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is a 45-year-old Fortune 500 company based in Louisville, Kentucky that markets and administers health insurance plans. With a customer base of over 11 million in the United States, the company is the largest Fortune 500 company in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, with a market cap of over $10 billion dollars. Humana employs over 18,500 "associates" nationwide.

Doing business throughout the United States, Humana was a pioneer in infusing consumerism into its suite of services, thereby revolutionizing the way consumers choose and use their health benefits. had violated the federal Racketeer Influenced andSearch. [citation needed]

History

The company was founded by David Jones and Wendell Cherry as a nursing home company in 1961. Then known as Extendicare, the company became the largest nursing home company in the United States. Extendicare later moved into purchasing hospitals in 1968, becoming the world's largest hospital company in the 1980s.

In 1984, Humana began offering health insurance.

In 1985, Humana brought the pioneering artificial heart research of Dr. Robert Jarvik and Dr. HUMANA INC. William DeVries to Louisville, creating the Humana Heart Institute.

In 1993, Humana spun-off its hospital operations from the health insurance operations. The new company was called Galen Health Care Inc. Soon after, Galen merged with Columbia/HCA.

In 2005, Humana entered into a business partnership with Richard Branson's Virgin.

Michael B. Come to eHealthInsurance & Save!. McCallister, a 32 year company veteran, is President and Chief Executive Officer of Humana. McCallister began his career in 1974 as a financial analyst in the company's finance department. In 2006, he was rated as one of the most successful CEOs in American business at creating shareholder value by Forbes Magazine.

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