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Humana

32 instances of misconduct since 1995 | $181.1M in penalties

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

Correspondence Date
Letter to Humana 10/14/2006
Second Letter to Humana 11/17/2006
Third Letter to Humana 6/3/2008
Response From Humana 5/4/2010
FY Rank Contract Awards
2021 #11 $7,187.2M
2020 #12 $6,999.4M
2019 #11 $6,807.2M
2018 #13 $5,470.9M
2017 #14 $3,715.2M
2016 #13 $3,653.1M
2015 #12 $3,607.0M
2014 #13 $3,585.5M
2013 #14 $3,495.2M
2012 #17 $3,472.1M
2011 #19 $3,445.3M

32 Instances of Misconduct since 1995

6 additional instances of misconduct pending resolution.

Date Instance Penalty
Total  
9/24/2021 O’Leary v. Humana (Nurse Overtime Pay)
Humana 		$11,200,000
4/19/2021 Medicare Advantage Compliance Audit
Humana 		$0
3/26/2021 Kinkead et al. v. Humana (Home Healthcare Overtime)
Humana 		$17,000,000
3/8/2019 Jenkins v. Humana (Sex and Pregnancy Discrimination)
Humana 		$500,000
10/8/2018 Inadequate Number of Anesthesiologists in Texas
Humana 		$700,000
7/9/2018 Violations of Overtime and Record-Keeping Provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act
Humana 		$128,422
3/19/2018 Pay Discrimination Against Women at Louisville Headquarters
Humana 		$2,500,000
9/6/2016 HIV/AIDS Discrimination Complaints
Humana 		Pending
2/16/2016 Failing to Cooperate With HIV/AIDS Discrimination Investigation
Humana 		$503,000
2/1/2016 Exact Sciences Corp. v. Humana (Unpaid Colorectal Cancer Screenings)
Humana 		$0
12/29/2015 Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Plan Violations
Humana 		$3,100,900
1/6/2015 Untrue, Deceptive or Misleading Statements to Policyholders in Missouri
Humana 		$161,800
6/18/2014 U.S. ex rel. Derrick v. Hoffman-La Roche et al. (Kickbacks, False Claims, Whistleblower Retaliation)
Humana 		$0
5/29/2014 Discrimination Against Individuals With HIV/AIDS
Humana 		Pending
5/14/2014 Graves v. Humana (Medicare Overbilling)
Humana 		$3,000,000
4/22/2014 Concentra Potential HPAA Violations
Humana 		$1,725,220
2/14/2014 Multistate Market Conduct Investigation
Humana 		$4,500,000
9/10/2013 Sending Misleading Letters to Kentucky Policyholders
Humana 		$65,430
1/18/2013 U.S. v. Fine and Wenger (Commercial Bribery)
Humana 		$2,000,200
10/11/2012 Baez v. Thompson, et al. (Medicare Overbilling)
Humana 		Pending
4/20/2012 Improperly Collecting Refunds From Providers in Missouri
Humana 		$608,642
10/27/2011 U.S. ex rel. Poehling v. UnitedHealth Group, et al. (Medicare Advantage False Claims)
Health Net, Inc., Humana, UnitedHealth Group 		Pending
8/9/2011 Failing to Promptly Report Medicaid Fraud or Abuse
Humana 		$3,360,000
6/2/2011 Colorado Insurance Violations
Humana 		$314,000
10/8/2010 Failure to Provide Accurate Beneficiary Information
Humana 		$55,880
9/21/2009 Misleading Mailings
Humana 		Pending
9/10/2008 Improper Medicare Plan Sales Practices (Wisconsin)
Humana 		$750,000
3/18/2008 Conspiracy to Suppress Payments to Physicians
Humana 		$3,000,000
1/11/2008 Selling Unauthorized Medicare Prescription Coverage
Humana 		$500,000
8/22/2007 Improper Medicare Plan Sales Practices
Humana 		$500,000
3/8/2007 Medicare Marketing Practices
Humana 		Pending
2/5/2007 Sacred Heart Health System, et al. v. Humana Military Healthcare Services (Breach of Contract, Fraud)
Humana 		$0
7/12/2005 Violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act
Humana 		$1,013,259
7/8/2005 Unsupported Price Increases
Humana 		$0
7/1/2005 Wrongful Death
Humana 		$4,190,000
5/5/2005 Conspiracy to Improperly Deny, Delay and/or Reduce Physician Payments
Humana 		$3,500,000
11/26/2003 Physician Corporation of America Securities Litigation (False Statements)
Humana 		$10,200,000
10/23/2003 Academy of Medicine of Cincinnati v. Humana Health Plan of Ohio Inc. (Antitrust)
Humana 		$106,000,000

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Company Headquarters

The Humana Building
500 W. Main Street
Louisville, KY 40202

Phone: (502) 580-1000
Fax: (502) 580-3677

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