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  0001185643
  XXXXXXXX
  LIVE
  0000049071
  HUMANA INC
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  500 W MAIN ST
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  KY
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  BROUSSARD BRUCE D
  Officer
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  Lone Tree
  CO
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  9000
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  126600318
  11/03/2022
  NYSE
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  11/03/2022
  Stock Option Exercise
  Issuer
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  Issuer
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