Humana Inc. is a health insurance and supplemental benefits company based in Kentucky. Humana Health Insurance is among the nation's largest such companies, with more than 17 million members.http://www.businesswire.com/news/humana/20100708005889/en/Humana-Release-Quarter-Results-August-2-2010 Humana offers a variety of different types of health insurance coverage plans for individuals and employer groups, as well as government benefit programs. Humana's government benefit programs include the military, Medicare and Medicaid. For individuals, Humana offers health maintenance organization (HMO) plans, preferred provider organization (PPO) plans and private fee-for-service (PFFS) health care benefits. Humana also offers a dental insurance program.http://www.humana.com/about/company_information/business_units.asp

For those looking for information about Humana's individual health insurance plans, Humana offers an official website with details about its programs. Visitors can search for plans available in individual states, get quotes for plans and apply for Humana One insurance online.http://www.humana-one.com/?kc=1005019688&cm_mmc_o=ZAFzEzCjC1bELlCjCZAFzEzCjC2BEfzgf%20Jl%20C%20ZAFzEzREw.gBF

Humana's roots can be traced back to 1961, when attorneys Wendell Cherry and David Jones opened one nursing home in Louisville, Kentucky. Within a few years, the pair had opened additional nursing homes in two other states. Cherry and Jones began purchasing hospitals in the 1970s and in 1974, officially named their company name to Humana Inc. By the late 1970s, Humana was the third largest hospital management company in the U.S.http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/Humana-Inc-Company-History.html

Humana did not begin offering health care plans until the mid-1980s. Within a few years, Humana's health care plans became a multi-billion dollar business.http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/Humana-Inc-Company-History.html Today, Humana Inc. employs approximately 25,000 people.http://www.linkedin.com/companies/humana