Humana Impact Report

THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE HUMANA CORPORATION AND HUMANA PHILANTHROPY ON THE COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY AND THE LOUISVILLE METRO AREA

by Thomas E. Lambert, PhD, Applied Economist, with the assistance of Ms. Summer Davis, MBA Student, University of Louisville College of Business, Louisville, KY 402921

Headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, Humana Inc. is a leading (2022 Fortune #40 ranking) health and wellbeing company focused on making it easy for people to achieve their best health with clinical excellence through coordinated care. The company’s strategy integrates care delivery, the member experience, and clinical and consumer insights to encourage engagement, behavior change, proactive clinical outreach and wellness for the customers they serve across the country. Humana provides many economic and philanthropic benefits to the Commonwealth of Kentucky and to the Louisville Metro area. This research study is based primarily on six years of Humana’s financial data and shows significant economic and philanthropic impacts on the Commonwealth of Kentucky