Humana's 2024 in 10 headlines

Humana's 2024 in 10 headlines
Becker's Payer Issues; by Rylee Wilson; 12/31/24
Here are the 10 biggest stories about Humana Becker's covered in 2024:

1. Humana CFO Susan Diamond will step down after 18 years with the insurer in 2025. The company named Celeste Mellet, CFO of investment fund Global Infrastructure Partners, as Ms. Diamond's successor.
2. Cigna is not pursuing a merger with Humana, Cigna confirmed in November. Speculation the two companies could combine reemerged in October, after a deal fell through in 2023.
3. The percentage of Humana Medicare Advantage members enrolled in plans rated 4 stars or higher for 2025 dropped significantly. The company expects this will negatively affect its 2026 revenues. Humana filed a legal challenge over the ratings in October, asking a federal judge to require CMS to "retract and recalculate" its 2025 star ratings.

Publisher's notes: Please click on the link above for all 10 headlines. Also, bear in mind Humana is the largest hospice chain in the country.