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  0001782445
  XXXXXXXX
  LIVE
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  HUMANA INC
  001-05975
  500 W MAIN ST
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  Diamond Susan M
  Former Chief Financial Officer
  Humana Common
  Charles Schwab & Co. Inc.
  9899 Schwab Way
  Lone Tree
  CO
  80124
  10959
  2732133.50
  120641615
  04/08/2025
  NYSE
  Humana Common
  02/21/2025
  Restricted Stock Units
  Issuer
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  02/21/2025
  N/A
  Humana Common
  04/08/2025
  Retirement Plan Equivalent Common Shares
  Issuer
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  2265
  04/08/2025
  N/A
  Y
  04/08/2025
  Susan M. Diamond