Apr 20 Health Humana Inc. Overcharged Medicare Nearly $200 Million, Federal Audit Finds A health plan for seniors in Florida improperly collected nearly $200 million in 2015 by overstating how sick some patients were, the audit says. By Fred Schulte Apr 20 Health Humana Inc. Overcharged Medicare, Federal Audit Finds Fred Schulte
Oct 30 Health Analysts Say Humana Is Strong. Why Are 800 People Losing Their Jobs? Increased competition and a reinstated federal tax could be behind the layoffs. By Lisa Gillespie Oct 30 Health Analysts Say Humana Is Strong. Why Are 800 People Losing Their Jobs? Lisa Gillespie
Apr 5 Economy Kindred Shareholders Approve Humana Deal Stockholders of Louisville-based Kindred Healthcare have approved the sale of the company to a consortium that includes Humana Incorporated and two private equity firms. By Rick Howlett Apr 5 Economy Kindred Shareholders Approve Humana Deal Rick Howlett
Mar 29 Health WSJ Report: Walmart In Preliminary Talks To Buy Louisville-Based Humana The newspaper cites people familiar with the deal, the terms of which weren’t disclosed. But the move would be the latest in a trend of retail pharmacies acquiring health insurers By Erica Peterson Mar 29 Health WSJ Report: Walmart In Preliminary Talks To Buy Humana Erica Peterson
Mar 22 Health Louisville Health Care Executives Discuss Hiring, Retention According to the Kentucky Center for Education and Workforce Statistics, more than 50,000 new positions will be created in the health care industry in Kentucky by 2022. By Lisa Gillespie Mar 22 Health Louisville Health Care Executives Discuss Hiring, Retention Lisa Gillespie
Mar 9 Health Large Shareholder Files Lawsuit To Block Humana-Kindred Deal A lawsuit has been filed by a large shareholder of Louisville-based Kindred Healthcare that seeks to block the sale of the company to Humana and two private equity firms. By Rick Howlett Mar 9 Health Large Shareholder Files Lawsuit To Block Humana-Kindred Deal Rick Howlett
Dec 22 Economy What The Humana-Kindred Deal Means For Attracting Other Businesses A University of Kentucky economist says the number of Fortune 500 companies in a city doesn’t really matter when it comes to attracting more businesses. By Roxanne Scott Dec 22 Economy What The Humana-Kindred Deal Means For Attracting Other Businesses Roxanne Scott
Dec 21 Health How Humana’s Purchase Of Kindred Home Health Could Affect Care Health care experts agree that having a health insurance company also controlling home health services could have a variety of effects for patients. By Lisa Gillespie Dec 21 Health How Humana's Purchase Of Kindred Home Health Could Affect Care Lisa Gillespie
Dec 19 Health Humana Is Buying Kindred’s Home Health Business. Here’s Why That Makes Sense The deal is a sign Humana is positioning itself to benefit from baby boomers, and from a shift toward preventing health problems with home health care. By Lisa Gillespie Dec 19 Health Humana Is Buying Kindred. Here's Why That Makes Sense Lisa Gillespie
Dec 19 Health Humana Is Buying Kindred, Merging Two Major Louisville Employers Humana, partnering with two private equity firms, has announced a deal to buy home health provider Kindred for about $4.1 billion. By Staff Dec 19 Health Humana Is Buying Kindred, Merging Two Major Louisville Employers Staff
Nov 6 Economy Louisville-Based Humana Will Lay Off 1,300 Employees Nationwide Humana, Inc. will lay off 1,300 employees across the country, the Louisville-based company announced Monday. The layoffs will be effective in early 2018. By Roxanne Scott Nov 6 Economy Louisville-Based Humana Will Lay Off 1,300 Employees Nationwide Roxanne Scott
Sep 25 Economy Humana To Offer Early Buyouts To Some Employees Louisville-based Humana says it is offering buyouts to some employees to help cut costs for the upcoming year. By Rick Howlett Sep 25 Economy Humana To Offer Early Buyouts To Some Employees Rick Howlett
Mar 1 Economy Humana Eliminating Jobs In Louisville The company confirmed in an email Wednesday that it would “phase out” positions that no longer fit with its new strategy. By Stephen George Mar 1 Economy Humana Eliminating Jobs In Louisville Stephen George
Feb 14 Health Aetna, Humana End Attempted Merger Several weeks after a federal judge blocked their planned merger on antitrust concerns, health care insurers Aetna and Humana have agreed to abandon the deal. By Lisa Gillespie Feb 14 Health Aetna, Humana End Attempted Merger Lisa Gillespie
Jan 23 Health Inside Humana’s Downtown HQ, Reaction To Judge’s Decision Mixed We spoke with some of the more than 12,000 employees who work for the company in Louisville. By Jacob Ryan Jan 23 Health Inside Humana's Downtown HQ, Reaction To Judge's Decision Mixed Jacob Ryan