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Humana Medical Insurance Program Caters for an Estimated 7.0 Million Members.

DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c30066) has announced the addition of Humana Busintell Report to their offering.

Humana offers coordinated health insurance coverage and related services through a variety of traditional and Internet-based plans for employer groups employer group Association of employers Managed care An entity with a current group benefits agreement in effect with a health plan to provide covered health care services to its employee-subscribers and eligible dependents. , government-sponsored programs, and individuals. As of September 30, 2005, Humana approximately 7.0 million members in its medical insurance programs, as well as approximately 1.9 million members in its specialty products programs. Humana has approximately 495,000 contracts with physicians, hospitals, dentists Dentists can refer to one of the following:
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, and other providers to provide health care to its members. During 2004, 43% of Humana's premiums and administrative services fees were derived from contracts with the federal government, including 17% related to its TRICARE contracts and 15% related to one contract in Florida with the CMS (1) See content management system and color management system.

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. Under the CMS contract in Florida Humana provides health insurance coverage to approximately 231,700 members. Additionally, 37% of its premiums and administrative services fees in 2004 were earned from contracts with employer groups and individuals covering members located in Texas, Illinois Illinois, river, United States
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 and Ohio. Humana manages its business with two segments: Commercial and Government. The Commercial segment consists of members enrolled in products marketed to employer groups and individuals, and includes three lines of business: fully insured medical, administrative services only, or ASO ASO arteriosclerosis obliterans.
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, and specialty. The Government segment consists of members enrolled in government-sponsored programs, and includes three lines of business: Medicare Medicare, national health insurance program in the United States for persons aged 65 and over and the disabled. It was established in 1965 with passage of the Social Security Amendments and is now run by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.  Advantage, Medicaid, and TRICARE. Humana bases its business model on two priorities important to the market: first, the need to find new and innovative answers to the cost issue; and second, consumers' growing desire for a better health plan experience.

Topics Covered

1.0 Health Insurance Industry Overview/Trends

2.0 Medicare Prescription Drug prescription drug Prescription medication Pharmacology An FDA-approved drug which must, by federal law or regulation, be dispensed only pursuant to a prescription–eg, finished dose form and active ingredients subject to the provisos of the Federal Food, Drug,  Plan Overview

3.0 Company Overview

4.0 Corporate Strategy

5.0 Internet Activities

6.0 Company Executives

7.0 Financial and Membership Information

8.0 Lines of Business

9.0 Disease Management

10.0 Sources

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