Humana Named One of Nation's Best Corporate Citizens

Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) announced today that it has been recognized by Corporate Responsibility Officer Magazine as one of 2008's "100 Best Corporate Citizens."

Humana ranked seventh on this prestigious list, which included such well-known corporate citizens as Intel Corp., Starbucks Corp. and PepsiCo Inc. Humana was the only health services company to rank in the list's top 20.

"We are honored to be named one of the best corporate citizens in America," said Mike McCallister, Humana's president and chief executive officer. "At Humana our brand promise of 'guidance when you need it most' embodies a pledge to act in the highest ethical manner and to participate meaningfully in the communities where we do business. In this way we strive to be full partners with our consumers, our customers and the general public."

CRO, in affiliation with IW Financial, a research and consulting firm, ranked the corporate responsibility efforts of large-cap companies from the Russell 1000 index based on their efforts in the areas of climate change, employee relations, environment, financial performance, governance, human rights, lobbying and philanthropy.

CRO gave especially high marks to Humana's governance, ranking the company sixth in that area. In addition, Humana ranked number 52 in the financial category.

In addition to this year's CRO ranking, in 2007 Humana was included in CRO's top ten list of corporate citizens by industry, ranking first in health services and second in financial services, and was named as one of only 99 U.S. companies on the prestigious Dow Jones Sustainability Index.

About Humana
Humana Inc., headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, is one of the nation's largest publicly traded health and supplemental benefits companies, with approximately 11.5 million medical members. Humana is a full-service benefits solutions company, offering a wide array of health and supplementary benefit plans for employer groups, government programs and individuals.

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

More information regarding Humana is available to investors via the Investor Relations page of the company's web site at http://www.humana.com, including copies of:

-- Annual reports to stockholders;
-- Securities and Exchange Commission filings;
-- Most recent investor conference presentations;
-- Quarterly earnings news releases;
-- Replays of most recent earnings release conference calls;
-- Calendar of events (includes upcoming earnings conference call dates and times, as well as planned interaction with research analysts and institutional investors);
-- Corporate Governance Information.