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Louisville, KY (NYSE) 11 March 2008

Humana (NYSE: HUM) announced today the launch of a new portfolio of individual plans of insurance under its HumanaOne ® brand nine states – Alabama, Arkansas, Iowa, Indiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Utah . In 2007, Humana the various options for Medicare coverage in 15 other states (see below), where they have been popular with consumers.

variety of plans, it is for individuals and families choose to make a plan to fit your personal preferences, lifestyles and budgets simple. HumanaOne plans are designed specifically for independent contractors, employees of small businesses, part-time workers, students and early retirees designed. Humana markets HumanaOne plans through insurance agents and brokers and directly to the consumer. Applications of health insurance quote for the plans are online or by phone.

HumanaOne the new portfolio staff health insurance covers a wide range of benefits – with three-network coinsurance levels and 17 annual deductible choices – organized into three different packages, for:

People who are concerned about the safety and the need for services as provided by large employers to provide
people want to fit, flexibility, financial planning, including HSA-qualified offerings
People who want an affordable plan with a safety net “in case”

plans can be customized with optional benefits such as dental insurance, life insurance, accident and supplemental coverage.

one size fits all “more with the U.S. market for individual health insurance to 18 million and growing, we can not recognize that individual health insurance,” said Jerry Ganon, president of HumanaOne, Humana Small Business and HumanaDental. “So we have three different families of plans, each tailored to a particular type of consumer, but also provides very varied. This is the expansion of the main HumanaOne created since its inception in 2002.”

In 2007, Humana has introduced new products in 15 other states – Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas and Wisconsin. Soon the company plans to introduce new range of products in two other states where HumanaOne currently operates. HumanaOne currently more than 250,000 health plan members serving in 26 states.

HumanaOne new plans are designed to appeal to a wide range of consumers – who want the security, coverage and service in general health plans of large employers, those who want a simple fillet found safety in the event of serious health problems.

new portfolio of HumanaOne plans offers deductibles in the range 000-500 for individual coverage and 000-000 for family coverage. Premiums start at monthly for single coverage and increase according to plan, its features and level of benefits.

serve this new product line positions HumanaOne a much larger share of the growing market for individual health insurance, which we believe continues at a rate of seven fifty-five percent per year over five years to come, “said Steve DeRaleau, Chief Operating Officer of HumanaOne. “As more and more people are leaving a group health plan, early retirement, independent or work part-time, they will increasingly turn to individual health plans, and HumanaOne will cut them with a plan for their needs to serve.”

Humana guarantees monthly premium rates

on its HumanaOne plans for a full year after purchase, as the member remains in the same area and keeps the same benefits. We thank Humana large network of doctors and hospitals, HumanaOne policyholders who move to another state can simply take their plan with them, and would in most cases, or those who work at home can get away from network benefits by seeing one of the more than 400,000 Humana-doctors, hospitals and other providers awarded throughout the country.

HumanaOne members have 24-hour access to online tools and resources so that they compare the status of claims to review medical expenses, the costs for hospital, doctor and prescription and OTC. HumanaOne accepts applications by phone or via their website at http://www.humana-one.com/.

About Humana

Humana Inc. in Louisville, Kentucky, home of the nation’s largest publicly traded companies and health benefits, with about 11.5 million medical members. Humana is a full-service benefits solutions company, offering a wide range of health and supplementary provisions for employer groups, government programs and individuals.

during his 47-year history, Humana has consistently used opportunities to meet changing customer needs. Today the company is a leader in consumer engagement, guidance, leading to lower costs and better health plan experience throughout its diversified customer portfolio.

Information

More information about Humana is available to investors via the Investor Relations page of the web site at Humana.com, including copies of:

The annual report to shareholders
Securities and Exchange Commission
Current Investors Conference
Quarterly earnings news releases
Replays of most recent earnings release conference calls
Calendar of events (including upcoming earnings conference call dates, as well as planned interaction with analysts and institutional investors and research)
Corporate Information Governance

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