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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 20192020
OR
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from                     to                     
Commission file number 1-5975
HUMANA INC.
INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware61-0647538
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
500 West Main Street
Louisville,, Kentucky40202
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(502) (502) 580-1000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each classTrading SymbolName of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, $0.16 2/3 par valueHUMNew York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes      No  
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).    Yes      No  
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company” and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filerAccelerated filer
Large accelerated filerAccelerated filer
Non-accelerated filerSmaller reporting company
Emerging growth company
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).    Yes      No  
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock as of the latest practicable date.
Class of Common StockOutstanding at September 30, 20192020
$0.16 2/3 par value132,426,045132,341,451 shares



Humana Inc.
FORM 10-Q
SEPTEMBER 30, 20192020
INDEX
Page
Part I: Financial Information
Item 1.Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Page
Part I: Financial Information
Item 1.Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Item 2.
Item 3.
Item 4.
Item 1.
Item 1A.
Item 2.
Item 3.
Item 4.
Item 5.
Item 6.
Certifications






Humana Inc.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
September 30,
2019
 December 31,
2018
September 30,
2020
December 31, 2019
(in millions, except share amounts)(in millions, except share amounts)
ASSETS
   
ASSETS
Current assets:   Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents$5,527
 $2,343
Cash and cash equivalents$7,985 $4,054 
Investment securities10,430
 10,026
Investment securities12,741 10,972 
Receivables, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $73 in 2019
and $79 in 2018
848
 1,015
Receivables, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $78 in 2020
and $69 in 2019
Receivables, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $78 in 2020
and $69 in 2019
1,135 1,056 
Other current assets3,519
 3,564
Other current assets5,170 3,806 
Total current assets20,324
 16,948
Total current assets27,031 19,888 
Property and equipment, net1,864
 1,735
Property and equipment, net2,228 1,955 
Long-term investment securities404
 411
Long-term investment securities1,105 406 
Equity method investment in Kindred at Home1,061
 1,047
Equity method investmentsEquity method investments1,160 1,063 
Goodwill3,922
 3,897
Goodwill4,443 3,928 
Other long-term assets1,605
 1,375
Other long-term assets2,510 1,834 
Total assets$29,180
 $25,413
Total assets$38,477 $29,074 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
   
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:   Current liabilities:
Benefits payable$6,220
 $4,862
Benefits payable$8,208 $6,004 
Trade accounts payable and accrued expenses3,640
 3,067
Trade accounts payable and accrued expenses4,472 3,754 
Book overdraft273
 171
Book overdraft214 225 
Unearned revenues274
 283
Unearned revenues287 247 
Short-term debt699
 1,694
Short-term debt1,724 699 
Total current liabilities11,106
 10,077
Total current liabilities14,905 10,929 
Long-term debt5,365
 4,375
Long-term debt6,059 4,967 
Future policy benefits payable211
 219
Future policy benefits payable202 206 
Other long-term liabilities897
 581
Other long-term liabilities1,543 935 
Total liabilities17,579
 15,252
Total liabilities22,709 17,037 
Commitments and contingencies (Note 14)

 

Stockholders’ equity:   Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $1 par; 10,000,000 shares authorized; none issued
 
Common stock, $0.16 2/3 par; 300,000,000 shares authorized;
198,628,992 shares issued at September 30, 2019 and 198,594,841 shares
issued at December 31, 2018
33
 33
Preferred stock, $1 par; 10,000,000 shares authorized; NaN issuedPreferred stock, $1 par; 10,000,000 shares authorized; NaN issued
Common stock, $0.16 2/3 par; 300,000,000 shares authorized;
198,648,742 shares issued at September 30, 2020 and 198,629,992 shares issued at December 31, 2019
Common stock, $0.16 2/3 par; 300,000,000 shares authorized;
198,648,742 shares issued at September 30, 2020 and 198,629,992 shares issued at December 31, 2019
33 33 
Capital in excess of par value2,608
 2,535
Capital in excess of par value2,940 2,820 
Retained earnings17,045
 15,072
Retained earnings20,872 17,483 
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)177
 (159)
Treasury stock, at cost, 66,202,947 shares at September 30, 2019 and
63,028,169 shares at December 31, 2018
(8,262) (7,320)
Accumulated other comprehensive incomeAccumulated other comprehensive income370 156 
Treasury stock, at cost, 66,307,291 shares at September 30, 2020 and
66,524,771 shares at December 31, 2019
Treasury stock, at cost, 66,307,291 shares at September 30, 2020 and
66,524,771 shares at December 31, 2019
(8,447)(8,455)
Total stockholders’ equity11,601
 10,161
Total stockholders’ equity15,768 12,037 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity$29,180
 $25,413
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity$38,477 $29,074 
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Humana Inc.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Unaudited)
 
Three months ended
September 30,
 Nine months ended
September 30,
Three months ended
September 30,
Nine months ended
September 30,
2019 2018 2019 2018 2020201920202019
(in millions, except per share results) (in millions, except per share results)
Revenues:       Revenues:
Premiums$15,712
 $13,712
 $47,139
 $41,236
Premiums$18,904 $15,712 $55,822 $47,139 
Services393
 381
 1,103
 1,090
Services457 393 1,331 1,103 
Investment income136
 113
 351
 418
Investment income714 136 940 351 
Total revenues16,241
 14,206
 48,593
 42,744
Total revenues20,075 16,241 58,093 48,593 
Operating expenses:       Operating expenses:
Benefits13,357
 11,243
 40,168
 34,449
Benefits15,611 13,357 45,415 40,168 
Operating costs1,889
 1,900
 5,252
 5,410
Operating costs2,513 1,889 6,984 5,252 
Depreciation and amortization127
 102
 343
 302
Depreciation and amortization128 127 362 343 
Total operating expenses15,373
 13,245
 45,763
 40,161
Total operating expenses18,252 15,373 52,761 45,763 
Income from operations868
 961
 2,830
 2,583
Income from operations1,823 868 5,332 2,830 
(Gain) loss on sale of business
 (4) 
 786
Interest expense62
 53
 184
 159
Interest expense75 62 211 184 
Other (income) expense, net(82) 11
 (217) 11
Other (income) expense, net(7)(82)63 (217)
Income before income taxes and equity in net earnings888
 901
 2,863
 1,627
Income before income taxes and equity in net earnings1,755 888 5,058 2,863 
Provision for income taxes200
 266
 684
 308
Provision for income taxes450 200 1,485 684 
Equity in net earnings of Kindred at Home1
 9
 16
 9
Equity in net earningsEquity in net earnings35 68 16 
Net income$689
 $644
 $2,195
 $1,328
Net income$1,340 $689 $3,641 $2,195 
Basic earnings per common share$5.16
 $4.68
 $16.31
 $9.64
Basic earnings per common share$10.12 $5.16 $27.53 $16.31 
Diluted earnings per common share$5.14
 $4.65
 $16.24
 $9.58
Diluted earnings per common share$10.05 $5.14 $27.37 $16.24 
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Humana Inc.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Unaudited)
 Three months ended
September 30,
 Nine months ended
September 30,
 2019 2018 2019 2018
 (in millions)
Net income$689
 $644
 $2,195
 $1,328
Other comprehensive income:       
Change in gross unrealized investment
gains/losses
87
 (42) 452
 (254)
Effect of income taxes(20) 10
 (105) 64
Total change in unrealized
investment gains/losses, net of tax
67
 (32) 347
 (190)
Reclassification adjustment for net
realized gains
(1) 3
 (7) (49)
Effect of income taxes
 (1) 2
 14
Total reclassification adjustment, net
of tax
(1) 2
 (5) (35)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net
of tax
66
 (30) 342
 (225)
Comprehensive loss attributable to equity method investment in Kindred at Home(1) 
 (6) 
Comprehensive income$754
 $614
 $2,531
 $1,103


Three months ended
September 30,
Nine months ended
September 30,
 2020201920202019
 (in millions)
Net income$1,340 $689 $3,641 $2,195 
Other comprehensive income:
Change in gross unrealized investment
gains/losses
66 87 332 452 
Effect of income taxes(15)(20)(78)(105)
Total change in unrealized
investment gains/losses, net of tax
51 67 254 347 
Reclassification adjustment for net
realized gains
(1)(1)(48)(7)
Effect of income taxes10 
Total reclassification adjustment, net
of tax
(1)(1)(38)(5)
Other comprehensive income, net of tax50 66 216 342 
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to equity method investments(1)(2)(6)
Comprehensive income$1,393 $754 $3,855 $2,531 
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Humana Inc.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(Unaudited)
Common StockCapital In
Excess of
Par Value
Retained
Earnings
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
Treasury
Stock
Total
Stockholders’
Equity
Common Stock
Capital In
Excess of
Par Value

Retained
Earnings

Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)

Treasury
Stock

Total
Stockholders’
Equity
Issued
Shares
Amount
Issued
Shares

Amount
(dollars in millions, share amounts in thousands)
Three months ended September 30, 2020Three months ended September 30, 2020
Balances, June 30, 2020Balances, June 30, 2020198,630 $33 $2,898 $19,616 $317 $(8,448)$14,416 
Net incomeNet income1,340 1,340 
Other comprehensive lossOther comprehensive loss53 53 
Common stock repurchasesCommon stock repurchases19 (5)(5)
Dividends and dividend
equivalents
Dividends and dividend
equivalents
(84)(84)
Stock-based compensationStock-based compensation47 47 
Restricted stock unit vestingRestricted stock unit vesting(6)
Stock option exercisesStock option exercises
Balances, September 30, 2020Balances, September 30, 2020198,649 $33 $2,940 $20,872 $370 $(8,447)$15,768 

(dollars in millions, share amounts in thousands)
Three months ended September 30, 2019Three months ended September 30, 2019Three months ended September 30, 2019
Balances, June 30, 2019198,628

$33

$2,763

$16,429

$112

$(7,465)
$11,872
Balances, June 30, 2019198,628 $33 $2,763 $16,429 $112 $(7,465)$11,872 
Net income





689





689
Net income689 689 
Other comprehensive income











65




65
Other comprehensive income65 65 
Common stock repurchases



(200)





(800)
(1,000)Common stock repurchases(200)(800)(1,000)
Dividends and dividend
equivalents






(73)





(73)Dividends and dividend
equivalents
(73)(73)
Stock-based compensation



43








43
Stock-based compensation43 43 
Restricted stock unit vesting














Restricted stock unit vesting
Stock option exercises1



2





3

5
Stock option exercises
Balances, September 30, 2019198,629

$33

$2,608

$17,045

$177

$(8,262)
$11,601
Balances, September 30, 2019198,629 $33 $2,608 $17,045 $177 $(8,262)$11,601 
             
Three months ended September 30, 2018
Balances, June 30, 2018198,591

$33

$2,672

$14,211

$(176)
$(6,529)
$10,211
Net income





644





644
Other comprehensive loss











(30)



(30)
Common stock repurchases










(201)
(201)
Dividends and dividend
equivalents






(69)





(69)
Stock-based compensation



35








35
Restricted stock unit vesting



(3)





3


Stock option exercises2



3







3
Balances, September 30, 2018198,593

$33

$2,707

$14,786

$(206)
$(6,727)
$10,593
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

















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Humana Inc.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY — (Continued)
(Unaudited)

 Common StockCapital In
Excess of
Par Value
Retained
Earnings
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
Treasury
Stock
Total
Stockholders’
Equity
 Issued
Shares
Amount
(dollars in millions, share amounts in thousands)
Nine months ended September 30, 2020
Balances, December 31, 2019198,630 $33 $2,820 $17,483 $156 $(8,455)$12,037 
Net income3,641 3,641 
Impact of adopting ASC 326 -
Current expected credit loss
standard (CECL)
(2)(2)
Other comprehensive income214 214 
Common stock repurchases19 (30)(30)
Dividends and dividend
equivalents
(250)(250)
Stock-based compensation129 129 
Restricted stock unit vesting(21)21 
Stock option exercises12 17 29 
Balances, September 30, 2020198,649 $33 $2,940 $20,872 $370 $(8,447)$15,768 
Nine months ended September 30, 2019
Balances, December 31, 2018198,595 $33 $2,535 $15,072 $(159)$(7,320)$10,161 
Net income2,195 2,195 
Other comprehensive loss336 336 
Common stock repurchases— (50)(960)(1,010)
Dividends and dividend
equivalents
(222)(222)
Stock-based compensation119 119 
Restricted stock unit vesting32 (3)
Stock option exercises15 22 
Balances, September 30, 2019198,629 $33 $2,608 $17,045 $177 $(8,262)$11,601 
7
 Common Stock Capital In
Excess of
Par Value
 Retained
Earnings
 Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
 Treasury
Stock
 Total
Stockholders’
Equity
 Issued
Shares
 Amount 
 (dollars in millions, share amounts in thousands)
Nine months ended September 30, 2019
Balances, December 31, 2018198,595
 $33
 $2,535
 $15,072
 $(159) $(7,320) $10,161
Net income
 
 
 2,195
 
 
 2,195
Other comprehensive income

 

 

 
 336
 

 336
Common stock repurchases
 
 (50) 

 
 (960) (1,010)
Dividends and dividend
equivalents

 
 
 (222) 

 . (222)
Stock-based compensation
 
 119
 
 
 

 119
Restricted stock unit vesting32
 
 (3) 

 
 3
 
Stock option exercises2
 
 7
 
 
 15
 22
Balances, September 30, 2019198,629
 $33
 $2,608
 $17,045
 $177
 $(8,262) $11,601
              
Nine months ended September 30, 2018
Balances, December 31, 2017198,572
 $33
 $2,445
 $13,670
 $19
 $(6,325) $9,842
Net income
 
 
 1,328
 
 
 1,328
Other comprehensive loss

 

 

 (4) (225) 

 (229)
Common stock repurchases
 
 200
 

 
 (494) (294)
Dividends and dividend
equivalents

 
 
 (208) 

 
 (208)
Stock-based compensation
 
 105
 
 
 

 105
Restricted stock unit vesting
 
 (92) 

 
 92
 
Stock option exercises21
 
 49
 
 
 
 49
Balances, September 30, 2018198,593
 $33
 $2,707
 $14,786
 $(206) $(6,727) $10,593


See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.



Humana Inc.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
 For the nine months ended
September 30,
 2019 2018
 (in millions)
Cash flows from operating activities   
Net income$2,195
 $1,328
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
operating activities:
   
Loss on sale of business
 786
Net realized capital gains(23) (90)
Equity in net earnings of Kindred at Home(16) (9)
Stock-based compensation119
 105
Depreciation382
 330
Amortization53
 70
(Benefit) provision for deferred income taxes(21) 165
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effect of
businesses acquired and dispositions:
   
Receivables179
 (211)
Other assets334
 (939)
Benefits payable1,358
 410
Other liabilities168
 548
Unearned revenues(9) (84)
Other53
 97
Net cash provided by operating activities4,772
 2,506
Cash flows from investing activities   
Cash transferred in sale of business
 (805)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired
 (354)
Acquisition, equity method investment in Kindred at Home
 (1,095)
Purchases of property and equipment(506) (436)
Purchases of investment securities(4,130) (3,379)
Maturities of investment securities1,281
 815
Proceeds from sales of investment securities2,878
 2,614
Net cash used in investing activities(477) (2,640)
Cash flows from financing activities   
Receipts from contract deposits, net11
 378
Proceeds from issuance of senior notes, net987
 
(Repayments) proceeds from issuance of commercial paper, net(358) 240
Repayment of term loan(650) 
Change in book overdraft102
 58
Common stock repurchases(1,010) (294)
Dividends paid(216) (195)
Proceeds from stock option exercises and other, net23
 47
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities(1,111) 234
Increase in cash and cash equivalents3,184
 100
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period2,343
 4,042
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period$5,527
 $4,142
Supplemental cash flow disclosures:   
Interest payments$136
 $120
Income tax payments, net$578
 $511

 For the nine months ended
September 30,
 20202019
 (in millions)
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income$3,641 $2,195 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
operating activities:
Gains on investment securities, net(696)(23)
Equity in net earnings(68)(16)
Stock-based compensation129 119 
Depreciation390 382 
Amortization66 53 
Benefit for deferred income taxes(3)(21)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effect of
businesses acquired and dispositions:
Receivables(82)179 
Other assets(1,547)334 
Benefits payable2,204 1,358 
Other liabilities1,257 168 
Unearned revenues40 (9)
Other25 53 
Net cash provided by operating activities5,356 4,772 
Cash flows from investing activities
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired(709)
Purchases of property and equipment(668)(506)
Purchases of investment securities(7,230)(4,130)
Maturities of investment securities3,500 1,281 
Proceeds from sales of investment securities2,097 2,878 
Net cash used in investing activities(3,010)(477)
Cash flows from financing activities
(Withdrawals) receipts from contract deposits, net(274)11 
Proceeds from issuance of senior notes, net1,088 987 
Proceeds (repayments) from issuance of commercial paper, net21 (358)
Proceeds from term loan1,000 
Repayment of term loan(650)
Change in book overdraft(11)102 
Common stock repurchases(30)(1,010)
Dividends paid(239)(216)
Proceeds from stock option exercises and other, net30 23 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities1,585 (1,111)
Increase in cash and cash equivalents3,931 3,184 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period4,054 2,343 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period$7,985 $5,527 
Supplemental cash flow disclosures:
Interest payments$159 $136 
Income tax payments, net$778 $578 
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Humana Inc.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)


1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT EVENTS
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements are presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the disclosures normally required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, or GAAP, or those normally made in an Annual Report on Form 10-K. The year-end condensed consolidated balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by GAAP. For further information, the reader of this Form 10-Q should refer to our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018,2019, that was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, on February 21, 2019.20, 2020. We refer to the Form 10-K as the “2018“2019 Form 10-K” in this document. References throughout this document to “we,” “us,” “our,” “Company,” and “Humana” mean Humana Inc. and its subsidiaries.
The preparation of our condensed consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. The areas involving the most significant use of estimates are the estimation of benefits payable, the impact of risk adjustment provisions related to our Medicare contracts, the valuation and related impairment recognition of investment securities, and the valuation and related impairment recognition of long-lived assets, including goodwill. These estimates are based on knowledge of current events and anticipated future events, and accordingly, actual results may ultimately differ materially from those estimates. Refer to Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements included in our 20182019 Form 10-K for information on accounting policies that we consider in preparing our consolidated financial statements. Since the filing of our 2019 Form 10-K we have received common stock, primarily in Oak Street Health, Inc., or OSH, as part of their initial public offering during the third quarter of 2020. We have updated our accounting policy for investment securities below.
The financial information has been prepared in accordance with our customary accounting practices and has not been audited. In our opinion, the information presented reflects all adjustments necessary for a fair statement of interim results. All such adjustments are of a normal and recurring nature.
Investment Securities
Investment securities, which consist of debt and equity securities, are stated at fair value. Our debt securities have been categorized as available for sale. Debt securities available for current operations are classified as current assets and debt securities available for our long-term insurance products and professional liability funding requirements, as well as restricted statutory deposits and equity securities, are classified as long-term assets. For the purpose of determining realized gross gains and losses for debt securities sold, which are included as a component of investment income in the consolidated statements of income, the cost of investment securities sold is based upon specific identification. Unrealized holding gains and losses for debt securities, net of applicable deferred taxes, are included as a component of stockholders’ equity and comprehensive income until realized from a sale or other-than-temporary impairment. For the purpose of determining gross gains and losses for equity securities, changes in fair value at the reporting date are included as a component of investment income in the consolidated statements of income.
COVID-19
The temporary deferral of non-essential care resulting from stay-at-home and physical distancing orders and other restrictions on movement and economic activity implemented throughout the country beginning in the second half of March 2020 to reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, has impacted our business. Hospital admissions and utilization were significantly depressed in April and increased throughout May and June. Utilization continued to rebound throughout the third quarter of 2020, reaching approximately 95% of historic baseline levels at the close of the third quarter. The impact of the deferral of non-essential care was partially offset by COVID-19 testing and treatment costs, as well as our ongoing pandemic relief efforts.


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Humana Inc.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
(Unaudited)
Revenue Recognition

Our revenues include premium and service revenues. Service revenues include administrative service fees that are recorded based upon established per member per month rates and the number of members for the month and are recognized as services are provided for the month. Additionally, service revenues include net patient service revenues that are recorded based upon established billing rates, less allowances for contractual adjustments, and are recognized as services are provided. For more information about our revenues, refer to Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements included in our 20182019 Form 10-K for information on accounting policies that we consider in preparing our consolidated financial statements. See Note 1514 for disaggregation of revenue by segment and type.
At September 30, 2019,2020, accounts receivable related to services were $141$155 million. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019,2020, we had no material bad-debt expense and there were no material contract assets, contract liabilities or deferred contract costs recorded on the condensed consolidated balance sheet at September 30, 2019.2020.
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019,2020, services revenue recognized from performance obligations related to prior periods (for example, due to changes in transaction price), was not material. Further, services revenue expected to be recognized in any future year related to remaining performance obligations was not material.
Equity Method InvestmentHealth Care Reform
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and The Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (which we collectively refer to as the Health Care Reform Law) enacted significant reforms to various aspects of the U.S. health insurance industry. Certain of these reforms became effective January 1, 2014, including an annual insurance industry premium-based fee. The Continuing Resolution bill, H.R. 195, enacted on January 22, 2018, included a one year suspension in Kindred at Home2019 of the health insurance industry fee, but the fee resumed in calendar year 2020. The Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020, enacted on December 20, 2019, permanently repealed the health insurance industry fee beginning in calendar year 2021.
In September 2020, we paid the third quarter of 2018,federal government $1.2 billion for the annual health insurance industry fee attributed to calendar year 2020. This fee, fixed in amount by law and apportioned to insurance carriers based on market share, is not deductible for tax purposes. On January 1 we along with TPG Capital, or TPG,recorded a liability for this fee in trade accounts payable and Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe, or WCAS, completedaccrued expenses which we carried until the acquisitions of Kindred Healthcare, Inc., or Kindred, and privately-held Curo Health Services, or Curo, respectively, merging Curo withfee was paid. We also recorded a corresponding deferred cost in other current assets in our condensed consolidated financial statements which is amortized ratably to expense over the hospice businesscalendar year. Amortization of the Kindred at Home Division, or Kindred at Home. As part of these transactions, we acquired a 40% minority interestdeferred cost was recorded in Kindred at Home, a leading home health and hospice company, for total cash considerationoperating cost expense of approximately $1.1 billion.$292 million and $884 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively, resulting from the amortization of the 2020 annual health insurance industry fee.

On November 2, 2017, we filed suit against the United States of America in the United States Court of Federal Claims, on behalf of our health plans seeking recovery from the federal government of approximately $611 million in payments under the risk corridor premium stabilization program established under Health Care Reform, for years 2014, 2015 and 2016. On April 27, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the government is obligated to pay the losses under this risk corridor program, and that Congress did not impliedly repeal the obligation under its appropriations riders. In September 2020, we received a $609 million payment from the U.S Government pursuant to the judgement issued by the Court of Federal Claims on July 7, 2020. The $609 million payment received from the U.S Government and approximately $31 million in related fees and expenses are reflected in "Premiums" revenue and "Operating costs", respectively, in our condensed consolidated statements of income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and reported in the Corporate segment.

2. RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
In June 2016, the FASB issued guidance introducing a new model for recognizing credit losses on financial instruments based on an estimate of current expected credit losses. The guidance was effective for us beginning January 1, 2020. The new current expected credit losses (CECL) model generally calls for the immediate recognition
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of all expected credit losses and applies to loans, accounts and trade receivables as well as other financial assets measured at amortized cost, loan commitments and off-balance sheet credit exposures, debt securities and other financial assets measured at fair value through other comprehensive income, and beneficial interests in securitized financial assets. The new guidance replaces the current incurred loss model for measuring expected credit losses, requires expected losses on available for sale debt securities to be recognized through an allowance for credit losses rather than as reductions in the amortized cost of the securities, and provides for additional disclosure requirements. Our investment portfolio consists primarily of available for sale debt securities. We adopted the new standard effective January 1, 2020. Due to the high concentration of our financial assets measured at amortized cost being with the federal government resulting in zero nonpayment risk as well as our available for sale debt securities primarily being in an unrealized gain position, the adoption of the new standard did not have a material impact on our results of operations, financial condition, or cash flows.
In September 2018, the FASB issued new guidance related to accounting for long-duration contracts of insurers which revises key elements of the measurement models and disclosure requirements for long-duration contracts issued by insurers and reinsurers. The new guidance is effective for us beginning with annual and interim periods in 2023, with earlier adoption permitted, and requires retrospective application to previously issued annual and interim financial statements. We accountare currently evaluating the impact on our results of operations, financial position and cash flows.

There are no other recently issued accounting standards that apply to us or that are expected to have a material impact on our results of operations, financial condition, or cash flows.

3. ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES
On January 31, 2020, we purchased privately held Enclara Healthcare, or Enclara, one of the nation’s largest hospice pharmacy and benefit management providers for cash consideration of approximately $709 million, net of cash received. This resulted in a preliminary purchase price allocation to goodwill of $515 million, other intangible assets of $240 million, and net tangible liabilities assumed of $11 million. The goodwill was assigned to the Healthcare Services segment. The other intangible assets, which primarily consist of customer contracts, have an estimated weighted average useful life of 11.4 years. The purchase price allocation is preliminary, subject to completion of valuation analysis, including for example, refining assumptions used to calculate the fair value of intangible assets.
On February 1, 2020, our 40% investmentPartners in Kindred at Home usingPrimary Care wholly-owned subsidiary entered into a strategic partnership with Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe, or WCAS, to accelerate the expansion of our primary care model. The WCAS partnership is expected to open approximately 50 payor-agnostic, senior-focused primary care centers over 3 years beginning in 2020. Partners in Primary Care committed to the acquisition of a non-controlling interest in the approximately $600 million entity accounted for under the equity method of accounting. This investment is reflected as "Equity method investmentIn addition, the agreement includes a series of put and call options through which WCAS may require us to purchase their interest in Kindred at Home"the entity, and through which we may acquire WCAS’s interest, over the next 5 to 10 years.
During 2020 and 2019, we acquired other health and wellness related businesses which, individually or in the aggregate, have not had a material impact on our condensed consolidated balance sheets, with our shareresults of incomeoperations, financial condition, or loss reported as "Equitycash flows. The results of operations and financial condition of these businesses acquired in net earnings of Kindred at Home"2020 and 2019 have been included in our condensed consolidated statements of income.income and condensed consolidated balance sheets from the respective acquisition dates. Acquisition-related costs recognized in 2020 and 2019 were not material to our results of operations. The pro forma financial information assuming the acquisitions had occurred as of the beginning of the calendar year prior to the year of acquisition, as well as the revenues and earnings generated during the year of acquisition, were not material for disclosure purposes.

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4. INVESTMENT SECURITIES
Investment securities classified as current and long-term were as follows at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively:
Amortized
Cost
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Fair
Value
 (in millions)
September 30, 2020
U.S. Treasury and other U.S. government
corporations and agencies:
U.S. Treasury and agency obligations$1,195 $$(1)$1,196 
Mortgage-backed securities3,511 183 (2)3,692 
Tax-exempt municipal securities1,439 40 (3)1,476 
Commercial mortgage-backed securities1,020 54 (1)1,073 
Asset-backed securities1,278 (5)1,281 
Corporate debt securities4,199 218 (2)4,415 
Total debt securities$12,642 $505 $(14)13,133 
Common stock713 
Total investment securities$13,846 
December 31, 2019
U.S. Treasury and other U.S. government
corporations and agencies:
U.S. Treasury and agency obligations$353 $$$354 
Mortgage-backed securities3,628 85 (3)3,710 
Tax-exempt municipal securities1,433 30 1,463 
Commercial mortgage-backed securities786 18 804 
Asset-backed securities1,093 (3)1,093 
Corporate debt securities3,867 82 (2)3,947 
Total debt securities$11,160 $219 $(8)11,371 
Common stock
Total investment securities$11,378 
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Gross unrealized losses and fair values aggregated by investment category and length of time of individual debt securities that have been in a continuous unrealized loss position were as follows at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively:
 Less than 12 months12 months or moreTotal
 Fair
Value
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Fair
Value
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Fair
Value
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 (in millions)
September 30, 2020
U.S. Treasury and other U.S.
government corporations
and agencies:
U.S. Treasury and agency
obligations
$662 $(1)$$$662 $(1)
Mortgage-backed
securities
450 (2)450 (2)
Tax-exempt municipal
securities
127 (3)12 139 (3)
Commercial mortgage-backed securities181 36 (1)217 (1)
Asset-backed securities121 (1)537 (4)658 (5)
Corporate debt securities275 (1)98 (1)373 (2)
Total debt securities$1,816 $(8)$683 $(6)$2,499 $(14)
December 31, 2019
U.S. Treasury and other U.S.
government corporations
and agencies:
U.S. Treasury and agency
obligations
$48 $$23 $$71 $
Mortgage-backed
securities
315 (1)204 (2)519 (3)
Tax-exempt municipal
securities
58 75 133 
Commercial mortgage-backed securities118 36 154 
Asset-backed securities20 607 (3)627 (3)
Corporate debt securities589 (2)155 744 (2)
Total debt securities$1,148 $(3)$1,100 $(5)$2,248 $(8)

Approximately 96% of our debt securities were investment-grade quality, with a weighted average credit rating of AA by Standard & Poor's Rating Service, or S&P, at September 30, 2020. Most of the debt securities that were below investment-grade were rated BB, the higher end of the below investment-grade rating scale. Tax-exempt municipal securities were diversified among general obligation bonds of states and local municipalities in the United States as well as special revenue bonds issued by municipalities to finance specific public works projects such as utilities, water and sewer, transportation, or education. Our general obligation bonds are diversified across the United States with no individual state exceeding 1% of our total debt securities. Our investment policy limits investments in a single issuer and requires diversification among various asset types.

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Our unrealized losses from all debt securities were generated from approximately 155 positions out of a total of approximately 1,530 positions at September 30, 2020. All issuers of debt securities we own that were trading at an unrealized loss at September 30, 2020 remain current on all contractual payments. After taking into account these and other factors previously described, we believe these unrealized losses primarily were caused by an increase in market interest rates in the current markets since the time these debt securities were purchased. At September 30, 2020, we did not intend to sell any debt securities with an unrealized loss position in accumulated other comprehensive income, and it is not likely that we will be required to sell these debt securities before recovery of their amortized cost basis. Additionally, we did not record any material credit allowances for debt securities that were in an unrealized loss position for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020.
The detail of gains (losses) related to investment securities and included within investment income was as follows for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019:
 Three months ended
September 30,
Nine months ended
September 30,
 2020201920202019
 (in millions)
Gross gains on investment securities$645 $41 $714 $59 
Gross losses on investment securities(23)(18)(36)
Net gains on investment securities$645 $18 $696 $23 

Gross gain on investment securities includes both the gain resulting from the initial conversion of our prior ownership interest in certain privately held companies into common stock upon such companies' initial public offering, or IPO, during the three months ended September 30, 2020, and subsequent changes in the market value of such securities from the IPO through the end of the period, which combined to total $643 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020.
All purchases of and proceeds from investment securities for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 relate to debt securities.
There were no material other-than-temporary impairments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019.
The contractual maturities of debt securities available for sale at September 30, 2020, regardless of their balance sheet classification, are shown below. Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.
Amortized
Cost
Fair
Value
 (in millions)
Due within one year$1,487 $1,490 
Due after one year through five years2,176 2,259 
Due after five years through ten years1,999 2,128 
Due after ten years1,171 1,210 
Mortgage and asset-backed securities5,809 6,046 
Total debt securities$12,642 $13,133 
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5. FAIR VALUE
Financial Assets
The following table summarizes our fair value measurements at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, for financial assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
 Fair Value Measurements Using
 Fair
Value
Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets
(Level 1)
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 (in millions)
September 30, 2020
Cash equivalents$7,722 $7,722 $$
Debt securities:
U.S. Treasury and other U.S. government
corporations and agencies:
U.S. Treasury and agency obligations1,196 1,196 
Mortgage-backed securities3,692 3,692 
Tax-exempt municipal securities1,476 1,476 
Commercial mortgage-backed securities1,073 1,073 
Asset-backed securities1,281 1,281 
Corporate debt securities4,415 4,415 
Total debt securities13,133 13,133 
Common stock713 713 
Total investment securities$21,568 $8,435 $13,133 $
December 31, 2019
Cash equivalents$3,660 $3,660 $$
Debt securities:
U.S. Treasury and other U.S. government
corporations and agencies:
U.S. Treasury and agency obligations354 354 
Mortgage-backed securities3,710 3,710 
Tax-exempt municipal securities1,463 1,463 
Commercial mortgage-backed securities804 804 
Asset-backed securities1,093 1,093 
Corporate debt securities3,947 3,947 
Total debt securities11,371 11,371 
Common stock
Total investment securities$15,038 $3,667 $11,371 $

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Financial Liabilities
Our debt is recorded at carrying value in our consolidated balance sheets. The carrying value of our senior notes debt outstanding, net of unamortized debt issuance costs, was $6,458 million at September 30, 2020 and $5,366 million at December 31, 2019. The fair value of our senior notes debt was $7,674 million at September 30, 2020 and $5,916 million at December 31, 2019. The fair value of our senior note debt is determined based on Level 2 inputs, including quoted market prices for the same or similar debt, or if no quoted market prices are available, on the current prices estimated to be available to us for debt with similar terms and remaining maturities. Due to the short-term nature, carrying value approximates fair value for our term note and commercial paper borrowings. The term loan outstanding and commercial paper borrowings were $1,325 million as of September 30, 2020. The commercial paper borrowings were $300 million as of December 31, 2019.
Put and Call Options Measured at Fair Value
As part of our investment in Kindred at Home, we entered into a shareholders agreement with TPG Capital, or TPG, and Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe, or WCAS, the Sponsors, that provides for certain rights and obligations of each party. The shareholders agreement with the Sponsors includes a put option under which they have the right to require us to purchase their interest in the joint venture beginning on July 2, 2021 and ending on July 1, 2022. Likewise, we have a call option under which we have the right to require the Sponsors to sell their interest in the joint venture to Humana beginning on July 2, 2022 and ending on July 1, 2023. The put and call options, which are exercisable at a fixed EBITDA multiple and provide a minimum return on the Sponsor's investment if exercised, are measured at fair value each period using a Monte Carlo simulation.
The simulation relies on assumptions around Kindred at Home's equity value, risk free interest rates, volatility, and the details specific to the put and call options. The final purchase price allocation resulted in approximately $1 billion being allocated to the investment and $236 million and $291 million allocated to the put and call options respectively. The fair values of the put option and call option were $90$151 million and $327$634 million, respectively, at September 30, 2020, and $28 million and $557 million, respectively, at December 31, 2019. The put option is included within other long-term liabilities and the call option is included within other long-term assets. The change in fair value of the put and call options is reflected as "Other (income) expense, net" in our condensed consolidated statements of income.
Health Care Reform
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and The Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (which we collectively refer to as the Health Care Reform Law) enacted significant reforms to various aspects of the U.S. health insurance industry. Certain of these reforms became effective January 1, 2014, including an annual insurance industry premium-based fee. The Continuing Resolution bill, H.R. 195, enacted on January 22, 2018, included a one year suspension in 2019 of the health insurance industry fee, but under current law, the fee is scheduled to resume in calendar year 2020. In October 2018, we paid the federal government $1.04 billion for the annual health insurance industry fee attributed to calendar year 2018. This fee, fixed in amount by law and apportioned to insurance carriers based on market share, was not deductible for tax purposes. Each year on January 1, except when suspended, we record a liability for this fee in trade accounts payable and accrued expenses which we carry until the fee is paid. We record a corresponding deferred cost in other current assets in our condensed consolidated financial statements which is amortized ratably to expense over the calendar year. Amortization of the deferred cost was recorded in operating cost expense of approximately $258 million and $778 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively, resulting from the amortization of the 2018 annual health insurance industry fee.
2. RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
In February 2016, the FASB issued new guidance related to accounting for leases which requires lessees to record assets and liabilities reflecting the leased assets and lease obligations, respectively, while following the dual model for recognition in statements of income requiring leases to be classified as either operating or finance. Operating leases will result in straight-line expense (similar to current operating leases) while finance leases will result in a front-loaded expense pattern (similar to current capital leases). We adopted the new standard effective January 1, 2019, as allowed, using the modified retrospective approach. We elected the practical expedients of not reassessing whether any expired or existing contracts are or contain leases, not reassessing the lease classification for any expired or existing leases and not reassessing any initial direct costs for existing leases. In addition, we elected the practical expedient to not separate lease and nonlease components for all of our asset classes. We made a permitted accounting policy election to not apply the new guidance to leases with an initial term of 12 months or less. We recognize those lease payments in the condensed consolidated statement of income on a straight-line basis over the lease term. As of January 1, 2019, the adoption of the standard resulted in recognition of right-of-use, or ROU, liabilities of approximately $470 million and ROU assets of $436 million, which equals the ROU liabilities net of accrued rent and lease incentives. The standard does not materially affect our results of operations, cash flows and liquidity. See Note 8 for further information.

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1, 2020. The new current expected credit losses (CECL) model generally calls for the immediate recognition of all expected credit losses and applies to loans, accounts and trade receivables as well as other financial assets measured at amortized cost, loan commitments and off-balance sheet credit exposures, debt securities and other financial assets measured at fair value through other comprehensive income, and beneficial interests in securitized financial assets. The new guidance replaces the current incurred loss model for measuring expected credit losses, requires expected losses on available for sale debt securities to be recognized through an allowance for credit losses rather than as reductions in the amortized cost of the securities, and provides for additional disclosure requirements. Our investment portfolio consists of available for sale debt securities. We have identified and are analyzing our financial assets measured at amortized cost that are in scope of the new CECL model. We continue to consider the impact of the modified impairment model as it relates to our available for sale debt securities. We continue to analyze and evaluate these impacts on our results of operations, financial condition, and cash flows.

In March 2017, the FASB issued new guidance that amends the accounting for premium amortization on purchased callable debt securities by shortening the amortization period. This amended guidance requires the premium to be amortized to the earliest call date instead of maturity date. The new guidance is effective for us beginning with annual and interim periods in 2019. This guidance did not have a material impact on our results of operations, financial condition or cash flows.

In September 2018, the FASB issued new guidance related to accounting for long-duration contracts of insurers which revises key elements of the measurement models and disclosure requirements for long-duration contracts issued by insurers and reinsurers. The new guidance is effective for us beginning with annual and interim periods in 2021, with earlier adoption permitted, and requires retrospective application to previously issued annual and interim financial statements. The FASB has recently proposed delaying the effective date beginning with annual and interim periods in 2022. We are currently evaluating the impact on our results of operations, financial position and cash flows.

There are no other recently issued accounting standards that apply to us or that are expected to have a material impact on our results of operations, financial condition, or cash flows.
3. ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES
Sale of Closed Block of Commercial Long-Term Care Insurance Business

In the third quarter of 2018, we completed the sale of our wholly-owned subsidiary, KMG America Corporation, or KMG, to Continental General Insurance Company, or CGIC, a Texas-based insurance company wholly owned by HC2 Holdings, Inc., a diversified holding company. KMG's subsidiary, Kanawha Insurance Company, or KIC, included our closed block of non-strategic commercial long-term care policies. Upon closing, we funded the transaction with approximately $190 million of parent company cash contributed into KMG, subject to customary adjustments, in addition to the transfer of approximately $160 million of statutory capital with the sale.
In connection with the sale of KMG, we recognized a pretax loss, including transaction costs, of $786 million and a corresponding $452 million income tax benefit.  
Also, in the third quarter of 2018, we entered into reinsurance contracts to transfer the risk associated with certain voluntary benefit and financial protection products previously issued primarily by KIC to a third party. We transferred approximately $245 million of cash to the third party and recorded a commensurate reinsurance recoverable as a result of these transactions. The reinsurance recoverable was included as part of the net assets disposed. There was no material impact to operating results from these reinsurance transactions.
KMG revenues and pretax income for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 were $182 million and $47 million, respectively. KMG revenues and pretax loss for the three months ended September 30, 2018 were not material.





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Other Acquisitions and Divestitures
In the first quarter of 2018, we acquired the remaining equity interest in MCCI Holdings, LLC, or MCCI, a privately held management service organization headquartered in Miami, Florida, that primarily coordinates medical care for Medicare Advantage beneficiaries in Florida and Texas. The purchase price consisted primarily of $169 million cash, as well as our existing investment in MCCI and a note receivable and a revolving note with an aggregate balance of $383 million. This resulted in a purchase price allocation to goodwill of $483 million, other intangible assets of $80 million, and net tangible assets of $24 million. The goodwill was assigned to the Retail and Healthcare Services segments. The other intangible assets, which primarily consist of customer contracts, have an estimated weighted average useful life of 8 years. Goodwill and other intangible assets are amortizable as deductible expenses for tax purposes.
In the second quarter of 2018, we acquired Family Physicians Group, or FPG, for cash consideration of approximately $185 million, net of cash received. FPG serves Medicare Advantage and Managed Medicaid HMO patients in Greater Orlando, Florida with a footprint that includes clinics located in Lake, Orange, Osceola and Seminole counties. This resulted in a purchase price allocation to goodwill of $133 million, other intangible assets of $38 million and net tangible assets of $14 million. The goodwill was assigned to the Retail and Healthcare Services segments. The other intangible assets, which primarily consist of customer contracts, have an estimated weighted average useful life of 4.9 years. The purchase price allocations for MCCI and FPG are final.
During 2019 and 2018, we acquired other health and wellness related businesses which, individually or in the aggregate, have not had a material impact on our results of operations, financial condition, or cash flows. The results of operations and financial condition of these businesses have been included in our condensed consolidated statements of income and condensed consolidated balance sheets from the respective acquisition dates. Acquisition-related costs recognized in 2019 and 2018 were not material to our results of operations. The pro forma financial information assuming the acquisitions had occurred as of the beginning of the calendar year prior to the year of acquisition, as well as the revenues and earnings generated during the year of acquisition, were not material for disclosure purposes.


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4. INVESTMENT SECURITIES
Investment securities classified as current and long-term were as follows at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively:
 
Amortized
Cost
 
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair
Value
 (in millions)
September 30, 2019       
U.S. Treasury and other U.S. government
corporations and agencies:
       
U.S. Treasury and agency obligations$373
 $2
 $(1) $374
Mortgage-backed securities3,543
 101
 (3) 3,641
Tax-exempt municipal securities1,465
 36
 
 1,501
Mortgage-backed securities:       
Residential
 
 
 
Commercial641
 27
 
 668
Asset-backed securities1,030
 3
 (3) 1,030
Corporate debt securities3,509
 84
 (3) 3,590
Total debt securities$10,561
 $253
 $(10) $10,804
        
   We held $30 million of equity securities as of September 30, 2019 consisting of common stock.
        
December 31, 2018       
U.S. Treasury and other U.S. government
corporations and agencies:
       
U.S. Treasury and agency obligations$419
 $1
 $(3) $417
Mortgage-backed securities2,595
 3
 (54) 2,544
Tax-exempt municipal securities2,805
 3
 (37) 2,771
Mortgage-backed securities:       
Residential55
 
 
 55
Commercial537
 
 (14) 523
Asset-backed securities991
 1
 (7) 985
Corporate debt securities3,239
 1
 (98) 3,142
Total debt securities$10,641
 $9
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Gross unrealized losses and fair values aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have beenThe significant unobservable inputs utilized in a continuous unrealized loss position were as follows at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively:
 Less than 12 months 12 months or more Total
 Fair
Value
 Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 Fair
Value
 Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 Fair
Value
 Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 (in millions)
September 30, 2019           
U.S. Treasury and other U.S.
government corporations
and agencies:
           
U.S. Treasury and agency
obligations
$31
 $
 $21
 $(1) $52
 $(1)
Mortgage-backed
securities
122
 (1) 269
 (2) 391
 (3)
Tax-exempt municipal
securities

 
 207
 
 207
 
Mortgage-backed securities:           
Residential
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial24
 
 55
 
 79
 
Asset-backed securities196
 (1) 420
 (2) 616
 (3)
Corporate debt securities261
 (1) 191
 (2) 452
 (3)
Total debt securities$634
 $(3) $1,163
 $(7) $1,797
 $(10)
            
December 31, 2018           
U.S. Treasury and other U.S.
government corporations
and agencies:
           
U.S. Treasury and agency
obligations
$179
 $(1) $153
 $(2) $332
 $(3)
Mortgage-backed
securities
956
 (16) 1,019
 (38) 1,975
 (54)
Tax-exempt municipal
securities
809
 (9) 1,648
 (28) 2,457
 (37)
Mortgage-backed securities:           
Residential
 
 15
 
 15
 
Commercial372
 (8) 133
 (6) 505
 (14)
Asset-backed securities824
 (7) 40
 
 864
 (7)
Corporate debt securities1,434
 (35) 1,439
 (63) 2,873
 (98)
Total debt securities$4,574
 $(76) $4,447
 $(137) $9,021
 $(213)

Approximately 96% of our debt securities were investment-grade quality, with a weighted average credit rating of AA by Standard & Poor's Rating Service, or S&P, at September 30, 2019. Most of the debt securities that were below investment-grade were rated BB, the higher end of the below investment-grade rating scale. Tax-exempt municipal securities were diversified among general obligation bonds of states and local municipalities in the United States as well as special revenue bonds issued by municipalities to finance specific public works projects such as utilities, water and sewer, transportation, or education. Our general obligation bonds are diversified across the United States with no


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individual state exceeding 1% of our total debt securities. Our investment policy limits investments in a single issuer and requires diversification among various asset types.
Our unrealized losses from all securities were generated from approximately 250 positions out of a total of approximately 1,530 positions at September 30, 2019. All issuers of securities we own that were trading at an unrealized loss at September 30, 2019 remain current on all contractual payments. After taking into account these and other factors previously described, we believe these unrealized losses primarily were caused by an increase in market interest rates in the current markets since the time the securities were purchased. At September 30, 2019, we did not intend to sell the securities with an unrealized loss position in accumulated other comprehensive income, and it is not likely that we will be required to sell these securities before recovery of their amortized cost basis. As a result, we believe that the securities with an unrealized loss were not other-than-temporarily impaired at September 30, 2019.
The detail of realized gains (losses) related to investment securities and included within investment income was as follows for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
 Three months ended
September 30,
 Nine months ended
September 30,
 2019 2018 2019 2018
 (in millions)
Gross realized gains$41
 $10
 $59
 $105
Gross realized losses(23) (2) (36) (15)
Net realized capital (losses) gains$18
 $8
 $23

$90

There were 0 material other-than-temporary impairments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 or 2018.
The contractual maturities of debt securities available for sale at September 30, 2019, regardless of their balance sheet classification, are shown below. Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.
 Amortized
Cost
 Fair
Value
 (in millions)
Due within one year$839
 $840
Due after one year through five years2,277
 2,312
Due after five years through ten years1,730
 1,789
Due after ten years501
 524
Mortgage and asset-backed securities5,214
 5,339
Total debt securities$10,561
 $10,804



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5. FAIR VALUE
Financial Assets
The following table summarizes ourLevel 3 fair value measurements (and selected values) include the enterprise value of Kindred at September 30, 2019Home, annualized volatility and December 31, 2018, respectively,secured credit rate. Enterprise value was derived from a discounted cash flow model, which utilized significant unobservable inputs for financiallong-term net operating profit after tax margin, or NOPAT, to measure underlying cash flows, weighted average cost of capital and long term growth rate. The table below presents the assumptions used for each reporting period.
September 30, 2020December 31, 2019
Annualized volatility44.9 %19.8 %
Secured credit rate0.4 %2.2 %
NOPAT12.0 %12.0 %
Weighted average cost of capital10.0 %10.0 %
Long term growth rate3.0 %3.0 %

The calculation of NOPAT utilized net income plus after tax interest expense. We regularly evaluate each of the assumptions used in establishing these assets measured atand liabilities. Significant changes in assumptions for weighted average cost of capital, long term growth rates, NOPAT, volatility, credit spreads, risk free rate, and underlying cash flow estimates, could result in significantly lower or higher fair value onmeasurements. A change in one of these assumptions is not necessarily accompanied by a recurring basis:change in another assumption.
 Fair Value Measurements Using
 Fair
Value
 Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets
(Level 1)
 Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
 Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 (in millions)
September 30, 2019       
Cash equivalents$5,015
 $5,015
 $
 $
Debt securities:       
U.S. Treasury and other U.S. government
corporations and agencies:
       
U.S. Treasury and agency obligations374
 
 374
 
Mortgage-backed securities3,641
 
 3,641
 
Tax-exempt municipal securities1,501
 
 1,501
 
Mortgage-backed securities:       
Residential
 
 
 
Commercial668
 
 668
 
Asset-backed securities1,030
 
 1,030
 
Corporate debt securities3,590
 
 3,590
 
Total debt securities10,804
 
 10,804
 
Common stock30
 30
 
 
Total invested assets$15,849
 $5,045
 $10,804
 $
        
December 31, 2018       
Cash equivalents$2,024
 $2,024
 $
 $
Debt securities:       
U.S. Treasury and other U.S. government
corporations and agencies:
       
U.S. Treasury and agency obligations417
 
 417
 
Mortgage-backed securities2,544
 
 2,544
 
Tax-exempt municipal securities2,771
 
 2,771
 
Mortgage-backed securities:       
Residential55
 
 55
 
Commercial523
 
 523
 
Asset-backed securities985
 
 985
 
Corporate debt securities3,142
 
 3,142
 
Total debt securities10,437
 
 10,437
 
Total invested assets$12,461
 $2,024
 $10,437
 $



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Financial Liabilities
Our debt is recorded at carrying value in our consolidated balance sheets. The carrying value of our senior notes debt outstanding, net of unamortized debt issuance costs, was $5,765 million at September 30, 2019 and $4,774 million at December 31, 2018. The fair value of our senior notes debt was $6,246 million at September 30, 2019 and $5,191 million at December 31, 2018. The fair value of our long-term debt is determined based on Level 2 inputs, including quoted market prices for the same or similar debt, or if no quoted market prices are available, on the current prices estimated to be available to us for debt with similar terms and remaining maturities. Due to the short-term nature, carrying value approximates fair value for our commercial paper borrowings and term note. The outstanding commercial paper borrowings were $299 million as of September 30, 2019 and we repaid the term note balance in August 2019. The term loan outstanding and commercial paper borrowings were $1,295 million as of December 31, 2018.
Other Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value

As disclosed in Note 3, we acquired MCCI and FPGEnclara during 2018.2020. The values of net tangible assets acquired and the resulting goodwill and other intangible assets were recorded at fair value using Level 3 inputs. The majority of the net tangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed were recorded at their carrying values as of the respective datesdate of acquisition, as their carrying values approximated their fair values due to their short-term nature. The fair values of goodwill and other intangible
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assets acquired in these acquisitionsthis acquisition were internally estimated primarily based on the income approach. The income approach estimates fair value based on the present value of the cash flows that the assets are expected to generate in the future. We developed internal estimates for the expected future cash flows and discount rates used in the present value calculations. Other than assets acquired and liabilities assumed in these acquisitions, and the put option liability and call option asset associated with our investment in Kindred at Home as detailed in Note 1,this acquisition, there were no other material assets or liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring or nonrecurring basis during 2019 or 2018.2020.
6. MEDICARE PART D
We cover prescription drug benefits in accordance with Medicare Part D under multiple contracts with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, or CMS, as described further in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements included in our 20182019 Form 10-K. The accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets include the following amounts associated with Medicare Part D at September 30, 20192020 and December 31, 2018.2019. CMS subsidies/discounts in the table below include the reinsurance and low-income cost subsidies funded by CMS for which we assume no risk as well as brand name prescription drug discounts for Part D plan participants in the coverage gap funded by CMS and pharmaceutical manufacturers.
 September 30, 2020December 31, 2019
Risk
Corridor
Settlement
CMS
Subsidies/
Discounts
Risk
Corridor
Settlement
CMS
Subsidies/
Discounts
 (in millions)
Other current assets$25 $1,226 $$585 
Trade accounts payable and accrued expenses(101)(714)(120)(356)
Net current (liability) asset(76)512 (115)229 
Other long-term assets273 
Other long-term liabilities(176)(61)
Net long-term asset (liability)97 (55)
Total net asset (liability)$21 $512 $(170)$229 
 September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018
Risk
Corridor
Settlement
 CMS
Subsidies/
Discounts
 Risk
Corridor
Settlement
 CMS
Subsidies/
Discounts
 (in millions)
Other current assets$11
 $337
 $15
 $172
Trade accounts payable and accrued expenses(49) (781) (103) (503)
Net current liability(38) (444) (88) (331)
Other long-term assets25
 
 7
 
Other long-term liabilities(142) 
 (89) 
Net long-term liability(117) 
 (82) 
Total net liability$(155) $(444) $(170) $(331)



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7. GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for our reportable segments for the nine months ended September 30, 20192020 were as follows:
RetailGroup and SpecialtyHealthcare
Services
Total
 (in millions)
Balance at January 1, 2020$1,535 $261 $2,132 $3,928 
Acquisitions515 515 
Balance at September 30, 2020$1,535 $261 $2,647 $4,443 
 Retail Group and Specialty Healthcare
Services
 Total
 (in millions)
Balance at January 1, 2019$1,535
 $261
 $2,101
 $3,897
Acquisitions
 
 25
 25
Balance at September 30, 2019$1,535
 $261
 $2,126
 $3,922
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The following table presents details of our other intangible assets included in other long-term assets in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets at September 30, 20192020 and December 31, 2018.2019.
   September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018
 Weighted
Average
Life
 Cost Accumulated
Amortization
 Net Cost Accumulated
Amortization
 Net
   ($ in millions)
Other intangible assets:             
Customer contracts/
relationships
8.7 years $647
 $481
 $166
 $646
 $434
 $212
Trade names and
technology
6.4 years 84
 84
 
 84
 83
 1
Provider contracts11.8 years 69
 42
 27
 68
 37
 31
Noncompetes and
other
7.3 years 29
 28
 1
 29
 28
 1
Total other intangible
assets
8.7 years $829
 $635
 $194
 $827
 $582
 $245

 September 30, 2020December 31, 2019
Weighted
Average
Life
CostAccumulated
Amortization
NetCostAccumulated
Amortization
Net
 ($ in millions)
Other intangible assets:
Customer contracts/
relationships
9.5 years$849 $553 $296 $646 $496 $150 
Trade names and
technology
7.0 years122 87 35 84 84 
Provider contracts11.8 years70 49 21 70 44 26 
Noncompetes and
other
7.3 years29 29 29 28 
Total other intangible
assets
9.3 years$1,070 $718 $352 $829 $652 $177 
Amortization expense for other intangible assets was approximately $17 million for    For the three months ended September 30, 20192020 and $19 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018. For the nine months ended September 30, 2019, and 2018, amortization expense for other intangible assets was approximately $53$23 million and $70$17 million, respectively. Amortization expense forFor the nine months ended September 30, 2018 included $122020 and 2019, amortization expense for other intangible assets was approximately $66 million associated with the write-off of a trade name value reflecting the re-branding of certain provider assets.and $53 million, respectively. The following table presents our estimate of amortization expense remaining for 20192020 and each of the five next succeeding years:
 (in millions)
For the years ending December 31,
2020$22 
202156 
202253 
202340 
202433 
202533 
 (in millions)
For the years ending December 31, 
2019$17
202067
202134
202231
202318
202411
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8. LEASES
2019
We determine if a contract contains a lease by evaluating the nature and substance of the agreement. We lease facilities, computer hardware, and other furniture and equipment. Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet; we recognize lease expense for these leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term. For new lease agreements, we combine lease and nonlease components for all of our asset classes. See Note 2 for further information.

When portions of the lease payments are not fixed or depend on an index or rate, we consider those payments to be variable in nature. These include, but are not limited to, common area maintenance, taxes and insurance. Variable lease payments are recorded in the period in which the obligation for the payment is incurred.

Most leases include options to renew, with renewal terms that can extend the lease term. The exercise of lease renewal options is at our sole discretion. Certain leases also include options to purchase the leased property. The depreciable life of assets and leasehold improvements are limited by the expected lease term, unless there is a transfer of title or purchase option reasonably certain of exercise. Our lease agreements do not contain any material residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants.

At September 30, 2019, $404 million of operating ROU assets are included within other long-term assets in our condensed consolidated balance sheet. Additionally, at September 30, 2019, $120 million and $324 million of operating ROU lease liabilities are included within trade accounts payable and accrued expenses and other long-term liabilities, respectively, in our condensed consolidated balance sheet based on the remaining lease term.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, total fixed operating lease costs, excluding short-term lease costs, were $37 million and $115 million, respectively, and are included within operating costs in our condensed consolidated statement of income. Short-term lease costs were not material. In addition, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, total variable operating lease costs were $21 million and $56 million, respectively and are included within operating costs in our condensed consolidated statement of income. We sublease facilities or partial facilities to third party tenants for space not used in our operations. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, sublease rental income was $10 million and $29 million, respectively, and is included within operating costs in our condensed consolidated statement of income.

The weighted average remaining lease term is 4.8 years with a weighted average discount rate of 4.2% at September 30, 2019. For the nine months ended September 30, 2019, cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities included within our operating cash flows was $112 million.

Maturity of Lease Liabilities September 30, 2019
  (in millions)
2019 (excluding the nine months ended September 30, 2019) $36
2020 128
2021 110
2022 89
2023 45
After 2023 82
Total lease payments 490
Less: Interest 46
Present value of ROU lease liabilities $444




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As most of our leases do not provide an implicit rate, we use our incremental borrowing rate, as adjusted for collateralized borrowings, based on the information available at date of adoption or commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments.
For the year ended 2018, under prior lease disclosure requirements
We lease facilities, computer hardware, and other furniture and equipment under long-term operating leases that are non-cancelable and expire on various dates through 2046. We sublease facilities or partial facilities to third party tenants for space not used in our operations. Rent with scheduled escalation terms are accounted for on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Rent expense and sublease rental income, which are recorded net as an operating cost, for all operating leases were as follows for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016:

 2018 2017 2016
 (in millions)
Rent expense$167
 $204
 $179
Sublease rental income(32) (33) (26)
Net rent expense$135
 $171
 $153



Future annual minimum payments due subsequent to December 31, 2018 under all of our noncancelable operating leases with initial terms in excess of one year are as follows:
 Minimum
Lease
Payments
 Sublease
Rental
Receipts
 Net  Lease
Commitments
 (in millions)
For the years ending December 31,:     
2019$147
 $(13) $134
2020113
 (12) 101
202196
 (10) 86
202279
 (9) 70
202334
 (9) 25
Thereafter50
 (23) 27
Total$519
 $(76) $443




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9. BENEFITS PAYABLE
On a consolidated basis, activity in benefits payable, was as follows for the nine months ended September 30, 20192020 and 2018:2019:
  For the nine months ended September 30,
  2019 2018
  (in millions)
Balances, beginning of period $4,862
 $4,668
Less: Reinsurance recoverables (95) (70)
Balances, beginning of period, net 4,767
 4,598
Incurred related to:    
Current year 40,499
 34,915
Prior years (331) (467)
Total incurred 40,168
 34,448
Paid related to:    
Current year (34,625) (30,204)
Prior years (4,158) (3,920)
Total paid (38,783) (34,124)
Reinsurance recoverable 68
 98
Balances, end of period $6,220
 $5,020

For the nine months ended September 30,
20202019
 (in millions)
Balances, beginning of period$6,004 $4,862 
Less: Reinsurance recoverables(68)(95)
Balances, beginning of period, net5,936 4,767 
Incurred related to:
Current year45,693 40,499 
Prior years(278)(331)
Total incurred45,415 40,168 
Paid related to:
Current year(37,810)(34,625)
Prior years(5,334)(4,158)
Total paid(43,144)(38,783)
Reinsurance recoverable68 
Balances, end of period$8,208 $6,220 
Amounts incurred related to prior periods vary from previously estimated liabilities as the claims ultimately are settled. Negative amounts reported for incurred related to prior years result from claims being ultimately settled for amounts less than originally estimated (favorable development).
Our reserving practice is to consistently recognize the actuarial best estimate of our ultimate liability for claims. Actuarial standards require the use of assumptions based on moderately adverse experience, which generally results in favorable reserve development, or reserves that are considered redundant.
Benefits expense excluded from the previous table related to our long duration policies was as follows for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018. The Other Businesses category was related to our closed-block of commercial long-term care insurance policies, which were sold in 2018. We also exited our Individual Commercial business beginning January 1, 2018.
  For the nine months ended September 30,
  2019 2018
  (in millions)
Future policy benefits:    
Individual Commercial $
 $(14)
Other Businesses 
 15
Total future policy benefits $
 $1




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Incurred and Paid Claims Development
The following discussion provides information about incurred and paid claims development for our Retail and Group and Specialty segments as of September 30, 20192020 and 2018,2019, net of reinsurance, and the total estimate of benefits payable for claims incurred but not reported, or IBNR, included within the net incurred claims amounts. Our Individual Commercial segment incurred claims development was favorable by $58 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018

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Retail Segment
Activity in benefits payable for our Retail segment was as follows for the nine months ended September 30, 20192020 and 2018:2019:
  For the nine months ended September 30,
  2019 2018
  (in millions)
Balances, beginning of period $4,338
 $3,963
Less: Reinsurance recoverables (95) (70)
Balances, beginning of period, net 4,243
 3,893
Incurred related to:    
Current year 36,762
 31,209
Prior years (366) (367)
Total incurred 36,396
 30,842
Paid related to:    
Current year (31,476) (27,062)
Prior years (3,634) (3,334)
Total paid (35,110) (30,396)
Reinsurance recoverable 68
 98
Balances, end of period $5,597
 $4,437

For the nine months ended September 30,
20202019
 (in millions)
Balances, beginning of period$5,363 $4,338 
Less: Reinsurance recoverables(68)(95)
Balances, beginning of period, net5,295 4,243 
Incurred related to:
Current year42,186 36,762 
Prior years(235)(366)
Total incurred41,951 36,396 
Paid related to:
Current year(34,946)(31,476)
Prior years(4,759)(3,634)
Total paid(39,705)(35,110)
Reinsurance recoverable68 
Balances, end of period$7,542 $5,597 
At September 30, 2019,2020, benefits payable for our Retail segment included IBNR of approximately $3.5$4.6 billion, primarily associated with claims incurred in 2019.












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2020.
Group and Specialty Segment
Activity in benefits payable for our Group and Specialty segment, was as follows for the nine months ended September 30, 20192020 and 2018:2019:
  For the nine months ended September 30,
  2019 2018
  (in millions)
Balances, beginning of period $517
 $568
Incurred related to:    
Current year 4,142
 4,018
Prior years 35
 (41)
Total incurred 4,177
 3,977
Paid related to:    
Current year (3,547) (3,462)
Prior years (524) (509)
Total paid (4,071) (3,971)
Balances, end of period $623
 $574

For the nine months ended September 30,
20202019
 (in millions)
Balances, beginning of period$641 $517 
Incurred related to:
Current year3,929 4,142 
Prior years(43)35 
Total incurred3,886 4,177 
Paid related to:
Current year(3,286)(3,547)
Prior years(575)(524)
Total paid(3,861)(4,071)
Balances, end of period$666 $623 
At September 30, 2019,2020, benefits payable for our Group and Specialty segment included IBNR of approximately $530$576 million, primarily associated with claims incurred in 2019.2020.
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Reconciliation to Consolidated

The reconciliation of the net incurred and paid claims development tables to benefits payable in the consolidated
statement of financial position is as follows:
Reconciliation of the Disclosure of Incurred and Paid Claims Development to Benefits Payable, net of reinsurance
September 30,
2020
Net outstanding liabilities(in millions)
Retail$7,541 
Group and Specialty666 
    Benefits payable, net of reinsurance8,207 
Reinsurance recoverable on unpaid claims
Retail
     Total benefits payable, gross$8,208 
 Reconciliation of the Disclosure of Incurred and Paid Claims Development to Benefits Payable, net of reinsurance
 
  September 30,
  2019
 Net outstanding liabilities(in millions)
 Retail$5,529
 Group and Specialty623
     Benefits payable, net of reinsurance6,152
   
 Reinsurance recoverable on unpaid claims 
 Retail68
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10.9. EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE COMPUTATION
Detail supporting the computation of basic and diluted earnings per common share was as follows for the three and nine months ended September 30, 20192020 and 2018:2019:
Three months ended September 30,Nine months ended September 30,
2020201920202019
(dollars in millions, except per common share results; number of shares in thousands)
Net income available for common stockholders$1,340 $689 $3,641 $2,195 
Weighted average outstanding shares of common stock
used to compute basic earnings per common share
132,318 133,321 132,234 134,589 
Dilutive effect of:
Employee stock options105 101 95 99 
Restricted stock773 603 681 501 
Shares used to compute diluted earnings per common share133,196 134,025 133,010 135,189 
Basic earnings per common share$10.12 $5.16 $27.53 $16.31 
Diluted earnings per common share$10.05 $5.14 $27.37 $16.24 
Number of antidilutive stock options and restricted stock
excluded from computation
143 302 311 589 
 Three months ended September 30, Nine months ended September 30,
 2019 2018 2019 2018
 (dollars in millions, except per common share results; number of shares in thousands)
Net income available for common stockholders$689
 $644
 $2,195
 $1,328
Weighted average outstanding shares of common stock
used to compute basic earnings per common share
133,321
 137,709
 134,589
 137,792
Dilutive effect of:       
Employee stock options101
 186
 99
 199
Restricted stock603
 783
 501
 704
Shares used to compute diluted earnings per common share134,025
 138,678
 135,189
 138,695
Basic earnings per common share$5.16
 $4.68
 $16.31
 $9.64
Diluted earnings per common share$5.14
 $4.65
 $16.24
 $9.58
Number of antidilutive stock options and restricted stock
excluded from computation
302
 36
 589
 284
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10. STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Dividends
The following table provides details of dividend payments, excluding dividend equivalent rights for unvested stock awards, in 20182019 and 20192020 under our Board approved quarterly cash dividend policy:
Record
Date
Payment
Date
Amount
per Share
Total
Amount
(in millions)
2019 payments
12/31/20181/25/2019$0.50 $68 
3/29/20194/26/2019$0.55 $74 
6/28/20197/26/2019$0.55 $74 
9/30/201910/25/2019$0.55 $73 
2020 payments
12/31/20191/31/2020$0.55 $73 
3/31/20204/24/2020$0.625 $83 
6/30/20207/31/2020$0.625 $83 
9/30/202010/30/2020$0.625 $83 
Record
Date
 Payment
Date
 Amount
per Share
 Total
Amount
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2018 payments      
12/29/2017 1/26/2018 $0.40
 $55
3/30/2018 4/27/2018 $0.50
 $69
6/29/2018 7/27/2018 $0.50
 $69
9/28/2018 10/26/2018 $0.50
 $69
2019 payments      
12/31/2018 1/25/2019 $0.50
 $68
3/29/2019 4/26/2019 $0.55
 $74
6/28/2019 7/26/2019 $0.55
 $74
9/30/2019 10/25/2019 $0.55
 $73

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Stock Repurchases
Our Board of Directors may authorize the purchase of our common stock shares. Under the share repurchase authorization, shares may be purchased from time to time at prevailing prices in the open market, by block purchases, through plans designed to comply with Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or in privately-negotiated transactions, including pursuant to accelerated share repurchase agreements with investment banks, subject to certain regulatory restrictions on volume, pricing, and timing.
On December 14, 2017, our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $3.0 billion of our common shares expiring on December 31, 2020, exclusive of shares repurchased in connection with employee stock plans.
On November 28, 2018, we entered into an accelerated stock repurchase agreement, the November 2018 ASR, with Goldman Sachs to repurchase $750 million of our common stock as part of the $3.0 billion share repurchase program authorized by the Board of Directors on December 14, 2017. On November 29, 2018, we made a payment of $750 million to Goldman Sachs from available cash on hand and received an initial delivery of 1.94 million shares of our common stock from Goldman Sachs based on the then current price of our common stock. The payment to Goldman Sachs was recorded as a reduction to stockholders’ equity, consisting of a $600 million increase in treasury stock, which reflects the value of the initial 1.94 million shares received upon initial settlement, and a $150 million decrease in capital in excess of par value, which reflected the value of stock held back by Goldman Sachs pending final settlement of the November 2018 ASR. Upon final settlement of the November 2018 ASR on February 28, 2019, we received an additional 0.6 million shares as determined by the average daily volume weighted-averages share price of our common stock during the term of the agreement of $295.15, less a discount and subject to adjustments pursuant to the terms and conditions of the November 2018 ASR, bringing the total shares received under this program to 2.54 million. In addition, upon settlement we reclassified the $150 million value of stock initially held back by Goldman Sachs from capital in excess of par value to treasury stock.
On July 30, 2019, the Board of Directors replaced a previous share repurchase authorization of up to $3 billion (of which approximately $1.03 billion remained unused) with a new authorization for repurchases of up to $3 billion of our common shares exclusive of shares repurchased in connection with employee stock plans, expiring on June 30, 2022.
On July 31, 2019, we entered into an accelerated stock repurchase agreement, the July 2019 ASR, with Citibank, N.A., or Citi, to repurchase $1 billion of our common stock. On August 2, 2019, we made a payment of $1 billion to Citi and received an initial delivery of 2.7 million shares of our common stock. We recorded the payment to Citi as a reduction to stockholders’ equity, consisting of an $800 million increase in treasury stock, which reflects the value of the initial 2.7 million shares received upon initial settlement, and a $200 million decrease in capital in excess of par value, which reflects the value of stock held back by Citi pending final settlement of the July 2019 ASR. TheUpon final numbersettlement of the July 2019 ASR on December 26, 2019, we received an additional 0.7 million shares that we may receive, or be required to remit, underas determined by the agreement, will be determined based on theaverage daily volume-weighted averagevolume weighted-averages share price of our common stock overduring the term of the agreement, less a discount, and subject to adjustments pursuant toof $296.19, bringing the terms and conditions of the July 2019 ASR. We expect final settlementtotal shares received under the July 2019 ASR to occur during3.4 million. In addition, upon settlement we reclassified the fourth quarter$200 million value of 2019. The agreement contains provisions customary for agreementsstock initially held back by Citi from capital in excess of this type, including provisions for adjustmentspar value to the transaction terms upon certain specified events, the circumstances generally under which final settlementtreasury stock.
Our remaining repurchase authorization was approximately $2 billion of the agreement may be accelerated, extended, or terminated early by Citi or Humana$3 billion share repurchase program as well as various acknowledgments and representations made by the parties to each other. At final settlement, under certain circumstances, we may be entitled to receive additional shares of our common stock from Citi or we may be required to make a payment. If we are obligated to make payment, we may elect to satisfy such obligation in cash or sharesNovember 2, 2020.
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In connection with employee stock plans, we acquired 35,000 common shares for $10 million and 0.3 million common shares for $70 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
Treasury Stock Reissuance
We reissued 0.2 million shares of treasury stock during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 at a cost of $18.6 million associated with restricted stock unit vestings and option exercises.


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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Accumulated other comprehensive income included net unrealized gains, net of tax, on our investment securities of $177In connection with employee stock plans, we acquired 0.08 million atcommon shares for $30 million and 0.03 million common shares for $10 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, and net unrealized losses, net of tax, on our investment securities of $159 million at December 31, 2018.respectively.

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11. INCOME TAXES
The effective income tax rate was 25.2% and 29.0% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively, compared to 22.5% and 23.8% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, compared to 29.1% and 18.8% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively, primarily due to the impact of the suspensionreinstatement of the non-deductible health insurance industry fee in 2019 as well as the deferred tax benefit recognized in 2018 from the loss on sale of KMG. The effective income tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 reflected a $430 million deferred tax benefit, resulting from the loss on the sale of KMG attributable to its original tax basis and subsequent capital contributions to fund accumulated losses.2020.

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12.  DEBT
The carrying value of debt outstanding, net of unamortized debt issuance costs, was as follows at September 30, 20192020 and December 31, 2018:2019:
 September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018
 (in millions)
Short-term debt:   
Commercial paper$299
 $645
Term note
 650
Senior note:
  
$400 million, 2.625% due October 1, 2019400
 399
Total short-term debt$699
 $1,694
    
Long-term debt:   
Senior notes:   
  $400 million, 2.50% due December 15, 2020$399
 $398
  $400 million, 2.90% due December 15, 2022397
 396
  $600 million, 3.15% due December 1, 2022597
 596
  $600 million, 3.85% due October 1, 2024597
 597
  $600 million, 3.95% due March 15, 2027595
 594
  $500 million, 3.125% due August 15, 2029495
 
  $250 million, 8.15% due June 15, 2038262
 263
  $400 million, 4.625% due December 1, 2042396
 396
  $750 million, 4.95% due October 1, 2044739
 739
  $400 million, 4.80% due March 15, 2047396
 396
  $500 million, 3.95% due August 15, 2049492
 
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September 30, 2020December 31, 2019
(in millions)
Short-term debt:
Commercial paper$325 $300 
Term note1,000 
Senior notes:
$400 million, 2.50% due December 15, 2020399 399 
Total short-term debt$1,724 $699 
Long-term debt:
Senior notes:
$600 million, 3.15% due December 1, 2022$598 $598 
$400 million, 2.90% due December 15, 2022398 397 
$600 million, 3.85% due October 1, 2024597 597 
$600 million, 4.50% due April 1, 2025595 
$600 million, 3.95% due March 15, 2027596 595 
$500 million, 3.125% due August 15, 2029495 495 
$500 million, 4.875% due April 1, 2030494 
$250 million, 8.15% due June 15, 2038262 262 
$400 million, 4.625% due December 1, 2042396 396 
$750 million, 4.95% due October 1, 2044739 739 
$400 million, 4.80% due March 15, 2047396 396 
$500 million, 3.95% due August 15, 2049493 492 
   Total long-term debt$6,059 $4,967 
Senior Notes    
In August 2019,March 2020, we issued $500$600 million of 3.125%4.500% senior notes due August 15, 2029April 1, 2025 and $500 million of 3.950%4.875% senior notes due August 15, 2049.April 1, 2030. Our net proceeds, reduced for the underwriters' discount and commission and offering expenses paid, were approximately $1,088 million as of September 30, 2019 were $987 million.2020. We usedintend to use the net proceeds from this offering, together with available cash, to repayfor general corporate purposes, which may include the $650 million outstanding amount due under our term note in August 2019, and the $400 million aggregate principal amountrepayment of our 2.625% senior notes due on its maturity dateexisting indebtedness.
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Our senior notes, which are unsecured, may be redeemed at our option at any time at 100% of the principal amount plus accrued interest and a specified make-whole amount. The 8.15% senior notes are subject to an interest rate adjustment if the debt ratings assigned to the notes are downgraded (or subsequently upgraded). In addition, our senior notes contain a change of control provision that may require us to purchase the notes under certain circumstances.
Credit Agreement
Our 5-year, $2.0 billion unsecured revolving credit agreement expires May 2022. Under the credit agreement, at our option, we can borrow on either a competitive advance basis or a revolving credit basis. The revolving credit portion bears interest at either LIBOR plus a spread or the base rate plus a spread. If drawn upon, the revolving credit would revert to using the alternative base rate once LIBOR is discontinued. The LIBOR spread, currently 110.0 basis points, varies depending on our credit ratings ranging from 91.0 to 150.0 basis points. We also pay an annual facility fee regardless of utilization. This facility fee, currently 15.0 basis points, may fluctuate between 9.0 and 25.0 basis points, depending upon our credit ratings. The competitive advance portion of any borrowings will bear interest at market rates prevailing at the time of borrowing on either a fixed rate or a floating rate based on LIBOR, at our option.
The terms of the credit agreement include standard provisions related to conditions of borrowing which could limit our ability to borrow additional funds. In addition, the credit agreement contains customary restrictive covenants and a financial covenant regarding maximum debt to capitalization of 50%, as well as customary events of default. We are in compliance with this financial covenant, with actual debt to capitalization of 34% 33% as measured in accordance with the credit agreement as of September 30, 2019.2020. Upon our agreement with one or more financial institutions, we may expand the aggregate commitments under the credit agreement to a maximum of $2.5 billion, through a $500 million incremental loan facility.
At September 30, 2019,2020, we had 0 borrowings and 0 letters of credit outstanding under the credit agreement. Accordingly, as of September 30, 2019,2020, we had $2.0 billion of remaining borrowing capacity (which excludes the uncommitted $500 million incremental loan facility under the credit agreement), none of which would be restricted by our financial covenant compliance requirement. We have other customary, arms-length relationships, including financial advisory and banking, with some parties to the credit agreement.
Commercial Paper
Under our commercial paper program we may issue short-term, unsecured commercial paper notes privately placed on a discount basis through certain broker dealers at any time not to exceed $2 billion. Amounts available under the program may be borrowed, repaid and re-borrowed from time to time. The net proceeds of issuances have been and are expected to be used for general corporate purposes. The maximum principal amount outstanding at any one time during the nine months ended September 30, 20192020 was $670$600 million, with $299$325 million outstanding at September 30, 20192020 compared to $645$300 million outstanding at December 31, 2018.2019. The outstanding commercial paper at September 30, 20192020 had a weighted average annual interest rate of 2.5%0.35%.
Term Note
In November 2018,February 2020, we entered into a $1.0new $1 billion term note agreementloan commitment with a bank atthat matures 1 year after the first draw, subject to a variable1 year extension. In March 2020, we made a draw on the entire term loan commitment of $1 billion. The facility fee, interest rate of interest due within one year. We may elect to incur interest at either the bank's base rate or LIBOR plus 115 basis points. The base rate is defined as the higher of the daily federal funds rate plus 50 basis points; or the bank's prime rate; or LIBOR plus 100 basis points. The term note shares the customary terms and provisions as well as financial covenants are consistent with those of our revolving credit agreement. There is no prepayment penalty.




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Credit Agreement, as discussed above. The note was prepayable without penalty. We repaid $350 million prior to December 31, 2018 and repaid the outstanding balance of $650 million in August 2019.
14.13. COMMITMENTS, GUARANTEES AND CONTINGENCIES
Government Contracts
Our Medicare products, which accounted for approximately 80%82% of our total premiums and services revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2019,2020, primarily consistedconsisted of products covered under the Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plan contracts with the federal government. These contracts are renewed generally for a calendar year term unless CMS notifies us of its decision not to renew by May 1 of the calendar year in which the contract would end, or we notify CMS of our decision not to renew by the first Monday in June of the calendar year in which the contract would end. All material contracts between Humana and CMS relating to our Medicare products have been renewed for 2020,2021 and all of our product offerings for 2020 have been approved.
CMS uses a risk-adjustment model which adjusts premiums paid to Medicare Advantage, or MA, plans according to health status of covered members. The risk-adjustment model, which CMS implemented pursuant to the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (BBA) and the Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000 (BIPA), generally pays more where a plan's membership has higher expected costs. Under this model, rates paid to MA plans are based on actuarially determined bids, which include a process whereby our prospective payments are based on our estimated cost of providing standard Medicare-covered benefits to an enrollee with a "national average risk profile." That baseline payment amount is adjusted to reflect the health status of our enrolled membership. Under the risk-adjustment methodology, all MA plans must collect and submit the necessary diagnosis code information from hospital inpatient, hospital outpatient, and physician providers to CMS within prescribed deadlines. The CMS risk-adjustment model uses the diagnosis data to calculate the risk-adjusted premium payment to MA plans, which CMS adjusts for coding pattern differences between the health plans and the government fee-for-service program. We generally rely on providers, including certain providers in our network who are our employees, to code their claim submissions with appropriate diagnoses, which we send to CMS as the basis for our payment received from CMS under the actuarial risk-adjustment model. We also rely on these providers to document appropriately all medical data, including the diagnosis data submitted with claims. In addition, we conduct medical record reviews as part of our data and payment accuracy compliance efforts, to more accurately reflect diagnosis conditions under the risk adjustment model. These compliance efforts include the internal contract level audits described in more detail below, as well as ordinary course reviews of our internal business processes.
CMS is phasing-in the process of calculating risk scores using diagnoses data from the Risk Adjustment Processing System, or RAPS, to diagnoses data from the Encounter Data System, or EDS. The RAPS process requires MA plans to apply a filter logic based on CMS guidelines and only submit diagnoses that satisfy those guidelines. For submissions through EDS, CMS requires MA plans to submit all the encounter data and CMS will apply the risk adjustment filtering logic to determine the risk scores. For 2018, 15%2019, 25% of the risk score was calculated from claims data submitted through EDS. In 2019CMS increased that percentage to 50% in 2020 and 2020 CMS will increase that percentage to 25% and 50%, respectively.75% in 2021. For 2022, CMS has proposed to calculate risk scores for payment to MA organizations using only risk adjustment eligible diagnoses identified from EDS data completing the phased-in transition from RAPS to EDS. The phase-in from RAPS to EDS could result in different risk scores from each dataset as a result of plan processing issues, CMS processing issues, or filtering logic differences between RAPS and EDS, and could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial position, or cash flows.
CMS and the Office of the Inspector General of Health and Human Services, or HHS-OIG, are continuing to perform audits of various companies’ selected MA contracts related to this risk adjustment diagnosis data. We refer to these audits as Risk-Adjustment Data Validation Audits, or RADV audits. RADV audits review medical records in an attempt to validate provider medical record documentation and coding practices which influence the calculation of premium payments to MA plans.
In 2012, CMS released a “Notice of Final Payment Error Calculation Methodology for Part C Medicare Advantage Risk Adjustment Data Validation (RADV) Contract-Level Audits.” The payment error calculation methodology provided that, in calculating the economic impact of audit results for an MA contract, if any, the results of the RADV audit sample would be extrapolated to the entire MA contract after a comparison of the audit results to a similar audit of the government’s traditional fee-for-service Medicare program, or Medicare FFS. We refer to the process
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refer to the process of accounting for errors in FFS claims as the "FFS Adjuster." This comparison of RADV audit results to the FFS error rate is necessary to determine the economic impact, if any, of RADV audit results because the government used the Medicare FFS program data set, including any attendant errors that are present in that data set, to estimate the costs of various health status conditions and to set the resulting adjustments to MA plans’ payment rates in order to establish actuarial equivalence in payment rates as required under the Medicare statute. CMS already makes other adjustments to payment rates based on a comparison of coding pattern differences between MA plans and Medicare FFS data (such as for frequency of coding for certain diagnoses in MA plan data versus the Medicare FFS program dataset).
The final RADV extrapolation methodology, including the first application of extrapolated audit results to determine audit settlements, is expected to be applied to CMS RADV contract level audits conducted for contract year 2011 and subsequent years. CMS is currently conducting RADV contract level audits for certain of our Medicare Advantage plans.
Estimated audit settlements are recorded as a reduction of premiums revenue in our consolidated statements of income, based upon available information. We perform internal contract level audits based on the RADV audit methodology prescribed by CMS. Included in these internal contract level audits is an audit of our Private Fee-For Service business which we used to represent a proxy of the FFS Adjuster which has not yet been finalized. We based our accrual of estimated audit settlements for each contract year on the results of these internal contract level audits and update our estimates as each audit is completed. Estimates derived from these results were not material to our results of operations, financial position, or cash flows. We report the results of these internal contract level audits to CMS, including identified overpayments, if any.
On October 26, 2018, CMS issued a proposed rule and accompanying materials (which we refer to as the “Proposed Rule”) related to, among other things, the RADV audit methodology described above. If implemented, the Proposed Rule would use extrapolation in RADV audits applicable to payment year 2011 contract-level audits and all subsequent audits, without the application of a FFS Adjuster to audit findings. We believe that the Proposed Rule fails to address adequately the statutory requirement of actuarial equivalence, and have provided substantive comments to CMS on the Proposed Rule as part of the notice-and-comment rulemaking process. Whether, and to what extent, CMS finalizes the Proposed Rule, and any related regulatory, industry or company reactions, could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial position, or cash flows.
In addition, as part of our internal compliance efforts, we routinely perform ordinary course reviews of our internal business processes related to, among other things, our risk coding and data submissions in connection with the risk-risk adjustment model. These reviews may also result in the identification of errors and the submission of corrections to CMS, that may, either individually or in the aggregate, be material. As such, the result of these reviews may have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial position, or cash flows.

We believe that CMS' statements and policies regarding the requirement to report and return identified overpayments received by MA plans are inconsistent with CMS' 2012 RADV audit methodology, and the Medicare statute's requirements. These statements and policies, such as certain statements contained in the preamble to CMS’ final rule release regarding Medicare Advantage and Part D prescription drug benefit program regulations for Contract Year 2015 (which we refer to as the "Overpayment Rule"), and the Proposed Rule, appear to equate each Medicare Advantage risk adjustment data error with an “overpayment” without addressing the principles underlying the FFS Adjuster referenced above. On September 7, 2018, the Federal District Court for the District of Columbia vacated CMS's Overpayment Rule, concluding that it violated the Medicare statute, including the requirement for actuarial equivalence, and that the Overpayment Rule was also arbitrary and capricious in departing from CMS's RADV methodology without adequate explanation (among other reasons). CMS has filed a motion for reconsideration related to certain aspects of the Federal District Court's opinion and has simultaneously filed a notice to appealappealed the decision to the Circuit Court of Appeals.
We will continue to work with CMS to ensure that MA plans are paid accurately and that payment model principles are in accordance with the requirements of the Social Security Act, which, if not implemented correctly could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial position, or cash flows.

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At September 30, 2019,2020, our military services business, which accounted for approximately 1% of our total premiums and services revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2019,2020, primarily consisted of the TRICARE T2017 East Region contract. The T2017 East Region contract is a consolidation of the former T3 North and South Regions, comprising thirty-twoNaN states and approximately 6 million TRICARE beneficiaries, under which delivery of health care services commenced on January 1, 2018. The T2017 East Region contract is a 5-year contract set to expire on December 31, 2022 and is subject to renewals on January 1 of each year during its term at the government's option.
Our state-based Medicaid business accounted for approximately 4%5% of our total premiums and services revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2019.2020. In addition to our state-based Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, or TANF, Medicaid contracts in Florida and Kentucky, we have contracts in Florida for Long Term Support Services (LTSS), and in Illinois for stand-alone dual eligible demonstration programs serving individuals dually eligible for both the federal Medicare program and the applicable state-based Medicaid program.
The loss of any of the contracts above or significant changes in these programs as a result of legislative or regulatory action, including reductions in premium payments to us, regulatory restrictions on profitability, including reviews by regulatory bodies that may compare our Medicare Advantage profitability to our non-Medicare Advantage business profitability, or compare the profitability of various products within our Medicare Advantage business, and require that they remain within certain ranges of each other, or increases in member benefits or member eligibility criteria without corresponding increases in premium payments to us, may have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial position, and cash flows.


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Legal Proceedings and Certain Regulatory Matters
As previously disclosed, the Civil Division of the United States Department of Justice provided us with an information request in December 2014, concerning our Medicare Part C risk adjustment practices. The request relates to our oversight and submission of risk adjustment data generated by providers in our Medicare Advantage network, as well as to our business and compliance practices related to risk adjustment data generated by our providers and by us, including medical record reviews conducted as part of our data and payment accuracy compliance efforts, the use of health and well-being assessments, and our fraud detection efforts. We believe that this request for information is in connection with a wider review of Medicare Risk Adjustment generally that includes a number of Medicare Advantage plans, providers and vendors. We continue to cooperate with and voluntarily respond to the information requests from the Department of Justice. These matters are expected to result in additional qui tam litigation.
As previously disclosed, on January 19, 2016, an individual filed a qui tam suit captioned United States of America ex rel. Steven Scott v. Humana, Inc.,in United States District Court, Central District of California, Western Division. The complaint alleges certain civil violations by us in connection with the actuarial equivalence of the plan benefits under Humana’s Basic PDP plan, a prescription drug plan offered by us under Medicare Part D. The action seeks damages and penalties on behalf of the United States under the False Claims Act. The court ordered the qui tam action unsealed on September 13, 2017, so that the relator could proceed, following notice from the U.S. Government that it was not intervening at that time. On January 29, 2018, the suit was transferred to the United States District Court, Western District of Kentucky, Louisville Division. We take seriously our obligations to comply with applicable CMS requirements and actuarial standards of practice, and continue to vigorously defend against these allegations since the transfer to the Western District of Kentucky. We have engaged in activesubstantially completed discovery with the relator who has pursued the matter on behalf of the United States following its unsealing, and expect that discovery process to conclude in the near future and for the Court to consider our motion for summary judgment.
On November 2, 2017, we filed suit against the United States of America in the United States Court of Federal Claims, on behalf of our health plans seeking recovery from the federal government of approximately $611 million in payments under the risk corridor premium stabilization program established under Health Care Reform, for years 2014, 2015 and 2016. Our case has been stayed byOn April 27, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court pending resolution of similar cases filed by other insurers.   We have not recognized revenue, nor have we recorded a receivable, for any amount due fromruled that the federal government for unpaid risk corridor payments as of September 30, 2019.  We have fully recognized all liabilities dueis obligated to pay the federal government that we have incurredlosses under thethis risk corridor program, and have paid all amounts duethat Congress did not impliedly repeal the obligation under its appropriations riders. In September 2020, we received a $609 million payment from the U.S Government pursuant to the federal government as required. There is no assurance that we will prevailjudgement issued by the Court of Federal Claims on July 7, 2020. The $609 million payment received from
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the U.S Government and approximately $31 million in related fees and expenses are reflected in "Premiums" revenue and "Operating costs", respectively, in our condensed consolidated statements of income for the lawsuit.three and nine months ended September 30, 2020.

Other Lawsuits and Regulatory Matters
Our current and past business practices are subject to review or other investigations by various state insurance and health care regulatory authorities and other state and federal regulatory authorities. These authorities regularly scrutinize the business practices of health insurance, health care delivery and benefits companies. These reviews focus on numerous facets of our business, including claims payment practices, statutory capital requirements, provider contracting, risk adjustment, competitive practices, commission payments, privacy issues, utilization management practices, pharmacy benefits, access to care, and sales practices, among others. Some of these reviews have historically resulted in fines imposed on us and some have required changes to some of our practices. We continue to be subject to these reviews, which could result in additional fines or other sanctions being imposed on us or additional changes in some of our practices.
We also are involved in various other lawsuits that arise, for the most part, in the ordinary course of our business
operations, certain of which may be styled as class-action lawsuits. Among other matters, this litigation may include employment matters, claims of medical malpractice, bad faith, nonacceptance or termination of providers, anticompetitive practices, improper rate setting, provider contract rate and payment disputes, including disputes over reimbursement rates required by statute, disputes arising from competitive procurement process, general contractual matters, intellectual property matters, and challenges to subrogation practices. Under state guaranty assessment laws, including those related to state cooperative failures in the industry, we may be assessed (up to prescribed limits) for certain obligations to the policyholders and claimants of insolvent insurance companies that write the same line or lines of business as we do.


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As a government contractor, we may also be subject to qui tam litigation brought by individuals who seek to sue on behalf of the government, alleging that the government contractor submitted false claims to the government including, among other allegations, those resulting from coding and review practices under the Medicare risk adjustment model. Qui tam litigation is filed under seal to allow the government an opportunity to investigate and to decide if it wishes to intervene and assume control of the litigation. If the government does not intervene, the individual may continue to prosecute the action on his or her own, on behalf of the government. We also are subject to other allegations of non-performancenonperformance of contractual obligations to providers, members, and others, including failure to properly pay claims, improper policy terminations, challenges to our implementation of the Medicare Part D prescription drug program and other litigation.

A limited number of the claims asserted against us are subject to insurance coverage. Personal injury claims, claims for extra contractual damages, care delivery malpractice, and claims arising from medical benefit denials are covered by insurance from our wholly owned captive insurance subsidiary and excess carriers, except to the extent that claimants seek punitive damages, which may not be covered by insurance in certain states in which insurance coverage for punitive damages is not permitted. In addition, insurance coverage for all or certain forms of liability has become increasingly costly and may become unavailable or prohibitively expensive in the future.
We record accruals for the contingencies discussed in the sections above to the extent that we conclude it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. No estimate of the possible loss or range of loss in excess of amounts accrued, if any, can be made at this time regarding the matters specifically described above because of the inherently unpredictable nature of legal proceedings, which also may be exacerbated by various factors, including: (i) the damages sought in the proceedings are unsubstantiated or indeterminate; (ii) discovery is not complete; (iii) the proceeding is in its early stages; (iv) the matters present legal uncertainties; (v) there are significant facts in dispute; (vi) there are a large number of parties (including where it is uncertain how liability, if any, will be shared among multiple defendants); or (vii) there is a wide range of potential outcomes.
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The outcome of any current or future litigation or governmental or internal investigations, including the matters described above, cannot be accurately predicted, nor can we predict any resulting judgments, penalties, fines or other sanctions that may be imposed at the discretion of federal or state regulatory authorities or as a result of actions by third parties. Nevertheless, it is reasonably possible that any such outcome of litigation, judgments, penalties, fines or other sanctions could be substantial, and the outcome of these matters may have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial position, and cash flows, and may also affect our reputation.

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14. SEGMENT INFORMATION
We manage our business with 3 reportable segments: Retail, Group and Specialty, and Healthcare Services. Beginning January 1, 2018, we exited the individual commercial fully-insured medical health insurance business, as well as certain other business, and therefore no longer report separately the Individual Commercial segment and the Other Business category in the current year. Previously, the Other Business category included businesses that were not individually reportable because they did not meet the quantitative thresholds required by generally accepted accounting principles, primarily our closed-block of commercial long-term care insurance policies which were sold in 2018. The reportable segments are based on a combination of the type of health plan customer and adjacent businesses centered on well-being solutions for our health plans and other customers, as described below. These segment groupings are consistent with information used by our Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Operating Decision Maker, to assess performance and allocate resources.
The Retail segment consists of Medicare benefits, marketed to individuals or directly via group Medicare accounts. In addition, the Retail segment also includes our contract with CMS to administer the Limited Income Newly Eligible Transition, or LI-NET, prescription drug plan program and contracts with various states to provide Medicaid, dual eligible, and Long-Term Support Services benefits, which we refer to collectively as our state-based contracts. The Group and Specialty segment consists of employer group commercial fully-insured medical and specialty health insurance benefits marketed to individuals and employer groups, including dental, vision, and other supplemental health benefits, as well as administrative services only, or ASO products. In addition, our Group and Specialty segment includes


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(Unaudited)

our military services business, primarily our TRICARE T2017 East Region contract. The Healthcare Services segment includes our services offered to our health plan members as well as to third parties, including pharmacy solutions, provider services, and clinical care service, such as home health and other services and capabilities to promote wellness and advance population health, including our minority investment in Kindred at Home. We reported underHome and the category of Other Businesses those businesses that did not alignstrategic partnership with the reportable segments described above, primarily our closed-block long-termWCAS to develop and operate senior-focused, payor-agnostic, primary care insurance policies, which were sold in 2018.centers.
Our Healthcare Services intersegment revenues primarily relate to managing prescription drug coverage for members of our other segments through Humana Pharmacy Solutions®, or HPS, and includes the operations of Humana Pharmacy, Inc., our mail order pharmacy business. These revenues consist of the prescription price (ingredient cost plus dispensing fee), including the portion to be settled with the member (co-share) or with the government (subsidies), plus any associated administrative fees. Services revenues related to the distribution of prescriptions by third party retail pharmacies in our networks are recognized when the claim is processed and product revenues from dispensing prescriptions from our mail order pharmacies are recorded when the prescription or product is shipped. Our pharmacy operations, which are responsible for designing pharmacy benefits, including defining member co-share responsibilities, determining formulary listings, contracting with retail pharmacies, confirming member eligibility, reviewing drug utilization, and processing claims, act as a principal in the arrangement on behalf of members in our other segments. As principal, our Healthcare Services segment reports revenues on a gross basis, including co-share amounts from members collected by third party retail pharmacies at the point of service.
In addition, our Healthcare Services intersegment revenues include revenues earned by certain owned providers derived from risk-based and non-risk-based managed care agreements with our health plans. Under risk-based agreements, the provider receives a monthly capitated fee that varies depending on the demographics and health status of the member, for each member assigned to these owned providers by our health plans. The owned provider assumes the economic risk of funding the assigned members’ healthcare services. Under non risk-based agreements, our health plans retain the economic risk of funding the assigned members' healthcare services. Our Healthcare Services segment reports provider services revenues associated with risk-based agreements on a gross basis, whereby capitation fee revenue is recognized in the period in which the assigned members are entitled to receive healthcare services. Provider services revenues associated with non-risk-based agreements are presented net of associated healthcare costs.
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(Unaudited)
We present our condensed consolidated results of operations from the perspective of the health plans. As a result, the cost of providing benefits to our members, whether provided via a third party provider or internally through a stand-alone subsidiary, is classified as benefits expense and excludes the portion of the cost for which the health plans do not bear responsibility, including member co-share amounts and government subsidies of $4.0$4.4 billion and $3.5$4.0 billion for the three months ended September 30, 20192020 and 2018,2019, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 20192020 and 20182019 these amounts were $10.7$11.9 billion and $9.7$10.7 billion, respectively. In addition, depreciation and amortization expense associated with certain businesses in our Healthcare Services segment delivering benefits to our members, primarily associated with our provider services and pharmacy operations, are included with benefits expense. The amount of this expense was $32$33 million and $29$32 million for the three months ended September 30, 20192020 and 2018,2019, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 20192020 and 2018,2019, the amount of this expense was $92$94 million and $98$92 million, respectively.
Other than those described previously, the accounting policies of each segment are the same and are described in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements included in our 20182019 Form 10-K. Transactions between reportable segments primarily consist of sales of services rendered by our Healthcare Services segment, primarily pharmacy, provider, and clinical care services, to our Retail and Group and Specialty segment customers. Intersegment sales and expenses are recorded at fair value and eliminated in consolidation. Members served by our segments often use the same provider networks, enabling us in some instances to obtain more favorable contract terms with providers. Our segments also share indirect costs and assets. As a result, the profitability of each segment is interdependent. We allocate most operating expenses to our segments. Assets and certain corporate income and expenses are not allocated to the segments, including the portion of investment income not supporting segment operations, interest expense on corporate debt, and certain other corporate expenses. These items are managed at a corporate level. These corporate amounts are reported separately from our reportable segments and are included with intersegment eliminations in the tables presenting segment results below.

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(Unaudited)

Our segment results were as follows for the three and nine months ended September 30, 20192020 and 2018:2019:
RetailGroup and SpecialtyHealthcare
Services
Eliminations/
Corporate
Consolidated
Three months ended September 30, 2020(in millions)
External revenues
Premiums:
Individual Medicare Advantage$12,949 $$$$12,949 
Group Medicare Advantage1,880 1,880 
Medicare stand-alone PDP622 622 
Total Medicare15,451 15,451 
Fully-insured177 1,169 602 1,948 
Specialty424 424 
Medicaid and other1,081 1,081 
Total premiums16,709 1,593 602 18,904 
Services revenue:
Provider107 107 
ASO and other189 193 
Pharmacy157 157 
Total services revenue189 264 457 
Total external revenues16,713 1,782 264 602 19,361 
Intersegment revenues
Services4,852 (4,861)
Products2,013 (2,013)
Total intersegment revenues6,865 (6,874)
Investment income28 681 714 
Total revenues16,741 1,794 7,131 (5,591)20,075 
Operating expenses:
Benefits14,224 1,481 (94)15,611 
Operating costs1,877 452 6,871 (6,687)2,513 
Depreciation and amortization87 21 46 (26)128 
Total operating expenses16,188 1,954 6,917 (6,807)18,252 
Income (loss) from operations553 (160)214 1,216 1,823 
Interest expense75 75 
Other income, net(7)(7)
Income (loss) before income taxes and equity in net earnings553 (160)214 1,148 1,755 
Equity in net earnings35 35 
Segment earnings (loss)$553 $(160)$249 $1,148 $1,790 

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 Retail Group and Specialty Healthcare
Services
 Eliminations/
Corporate
 Consolidated
Three months ended September 30, 2019(in millions)
External revenues        
Premiums:         
Individual Medicare Advantage$10,752
 $
 $
 $
 $10,752
Group Medicare Advantage1,609
 
 
 
 1,609
Medicare stand-alone PDP781
 
 
 
 781
Total Medicare13,142
 
 
 
 13,142
Fully-insured150
 1,278
 
 
 1,428
Specialty
 400
 
 
 400
Medicaid and other742
 
 
 
 742
Total premiums14,034
 1,678
 
 
 15,712
Services revenue:         
Provider
 
 136
 
 136
ASO and other4
 200
 
 
 204
Pharmacy
 
 53
 
 53
Total services revenue4
 200
 189
 
 393
Total external revenues14,038
 1,878
 189
 
 16,105
Intersegment revenues         
Services
 4
 4,654
 (4,658) 
Products
 
 1,759
 (1,759) 
Total intersegment revenues
 4
 6,413
 (6,417) 
Investment income50
 7
 
 79
 136
Total revenues14,088
 1,889
 6,602
 (6,338) 16,241
Operating expenses:         
Benefits12,050
 1,448
 
 (141) 13,357
Operating costs1,310
 413
 6,348
 (6,182) 1,889
Depreciation and amortization89
 24
 43
 (29) 127
Total operating expenses13,449
 1,885
 6,391
 (6,352) 15,373
Income from operations639
 4
 211
 14
 868
Interest expense
 
 
 62
 62
Other income, net
 
 
 (82) (82)
Income before income taxes and equity in net earnings639
 4
 211
 34
 888
Equity in net earnings of Kindred at Home
 
 1
 
 1
Segment earnings$639
 $4
 $212
 $34
 $889
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(Unaudited)

RetailGroup and SpecialtyHealthcare
Services
Eliminations/
Corporate
Consolidated
Three months ended September 30, 2019(in millions)
External revenues
Premiums:
Individual Medicare Advantage$10,752 $$$$10,752 
Group Medicare Advantage1,609 1,609 
Medicare stand-alone PDP781 781 
Total Medicare13,142 13,142 
Fully-insured150 1,278 1,428 
Specialty400 400 
Medicaid and other742 742 
Total premiums14,034 1,678 15,712 
Services revenue:
Provider136 136 
ASO and other200 204 
Pharmacy53 53 
Total services revenue200 189 393 
Total external revenues14,038 1,878 189 16,105 
Intersegment revenues
Services4,654 (4,658)
Products1,759 (1,759)
Total intersegment revenues6,413 (6,417)
Investment income50 79 136 
Total revenues14,088 1,889 6,602 (6,338)16,241 
Operating expenses:
Benefits12,050 1,448 (141)13,357 
Operating costs1,310 413 6,348 (6,182)1,889 
Depreciation and amortization89 24 43 (29)127 
Total operating expenses13,449 1,885 6,391 (6,352)15,373 
Income from operations639 211 14 868 
Interest expense62 62 
Other income, net(82)(82)
Income before income taxes and equity in net earnings639 211 34 888 
Equity in net earnings
Segment earnings$639 $$212 $34 $889 
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 Retail Group and Specialty Healthcare
Services
 Individual Commercial Other
Businesses
 Eliminations/
Corporate
 Consolidated
 (in millions)
Three months ended September 30, 2018          
External revenues            
Premiums:             
Individual Medicare Advantage$8,912
 $
 $
 $
 $
 $
 $8,912
Group Medicare Advantage1,542
 
 
 
 
 
 1,542
Medicare stand-alone PDP893
 
 
 
 
 
 893
Total Medicare11,347
 
 
 
 
 
 11,347
Fully-insured129
 1,345
 
 1
 
 
 1,475
Specialty
 325
 
 
 
 
 325
Medicaid and other561
 
 
 
 4
 
 565
Total premiums12,037
 1,670
 
 1
 4
 
 13,712
Services revenue:             
Provider
 
 113
 
 
 
 113
ASO and other1
 215
 
 
 
 
 216
Pharmacy
 
 52
 
 
 
 52
Total services revenue1
 215
 165
 
 
 
 381
Total external revenues12,038
 1,885
 165
 1
 4
 
 14,093
Intersegment revenues             
Services
 4
 4,214
 
 
 (4,218) 
Products
 
 1,576
 
 
 (1,576) 
Total intersegment revenues
 4
 5,790
 
 
 (5,794) 
Investment income35
 5
 11
 
 10
 52
 113
Total revenues12,073
 1,894
 5,966
 1
 14
 (5,742) 14,206
Operating expenses:             
Benefits10,020
 1,347
 
 (4) 12
 (132) 11,243
Operating costs1,352
 445
 5,720
 
 2
 (5,619) 1,900
Depreciation and amortization67
 21
 40
 
 
 (26) 102
Total operating expenses11,439
 1,813
 5,760
 (4) 14
 (5,777) 13,245
Income from operations634
 81
 206
 5
 
 35
 961
Gain on sale of business
 
 
 
 
 (4) (4)
Interest expense
 
 
 
 
 53
 53
Other expense, net
 
 
 
 
 11
 11
Income (loss) before income taxes and equity in net earnings634
 81
 206
 5
 
 (25) 901
Equity in net earnings of Kindred at Home
 
 9
 
 
 
 9
Segment earnings (loss)$634
 $81
 $215
 $5
 $
 $(25) $910
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(Unaudited)

RetailGroup and SpecialtyHealthcare
Services
Eliminations/
Corporate
Consolidated
Nine months ended September 30, 2020(in millions)
External revenues
Premiums:
Individual Medicare Advantage$38,748 $$$$38,748 
Group Medicare Advantage5,867 5,867 
Medicare stand-alone PDP2,108 2,108 
Total Medicare46,723 46,723 
Fully-insured509 3,606 602 4,717 
Specialty1,278 1,278 
Medicaid and other3,104 3,104 
Total premiums50,336 4,884 602 55,822 
Services revenue:
Provider316 316 
ASO and other14 576 590 
Pharmacy425 425 
Total services revenue14 576 741 1,331 
Total external revenues50,350 5,460 741 602 57,153 
Intersegment revenues
Services22 14,514 (14,536)
Products5,900 (5,900)
Total intersegment revenues22 20,414 (20,436)
Investment income114 12 812 940 
Total revenues50,464 5,494 21,157 (19,022)58,093 
Operating expenses:
Benefits41,939 3,886 (410)45,415 
Operating costs5,047 1,316 20,274 (19,653)6,984 
Depreciation and amortization251 60 135 (84)362 
Total operating expenses47,237 5,262 20,409 (20,147)52,761 
Income from operations3,227 232 748 1,125 5,332 
Interest expense211 211 
Other expense, net63 63 
Income before income taxes and equity in net earnings3,227 232 748 851 5,058 
Equity in net earnings68 68 
Segment earnings$3,227 $232 $816 $851 $5,126 

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 Retail Group and Specialty Healthcare
Services
 Eliminations/
Corporate
 Consolidated
 (in millions)
Nine months ended September 30, 2019        
External revenues        
Premiums:         
Individual Medicare Advantage$32,254
 $
 $
 $
 $32,254
Group Medicare Advantage4,867
 
 
 
 4,867
Medicare stand-alone PDP2,408
 
 
 
 2,408
Total Medicare39,529
 
 
 
 39,529
Fully-insured434
 3,873
 
 
 4,307
Specialty
 1,160
 
 
 1,160
Medicaid and other2,143
 
 
 
 2,143
Total premiums42,106
 5,033
 
 
 47,139
Services revenue:         
Provider
 
 367
 
 367
ASO and other14
 587
 
 
 601
Pharmacy
 
 135
 
 135
Total services revenue14
 587
 502
 
 1,103
Total external revenues42,120
 5,620
 502
 
 48,242
Intersegment revenues         
Services
 13
 13,456
 (13,469) 
Products
 
 5,128
 (5,128) 
Total intersegment revenues
 13
 18,584
 (18,597) 
Investment income139
 17
 1
 194
 351
Total revenues42,259
 5,650
 19,087
 (18,403) 48,593
Operating expenses:         
Benefits36,396
 4,177
 
 (405) 40,168
Operating costs3,664
 1,232
 18,371
 (18,015) 5,252
Depreciation and amortization239
 67
 121
 (84) 343
Total operating expenses40,299
 5,476
 18,492
 (18,504) 45,763
Income from operations1,960
 174
 595
 101
 2,830
Interest expense
 
 
 184
 184
Other income, net
 
 
 (217) (217)
Income before income taxes and equity in net earnings1,960
 174
 595
 134
 2,863
Equity in net earnings of Kindred at Home
 
 16
 
 16
Segment earnings$1,960
 $174
 $611
 $134
 $2,879
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(Unaudited)

RetailGroup and SpecialtyHealthcare
Services
Eliminations/
Corporate
Consolidated
Nine months ended September 30, 2019(in millions)
External Revenues
Premiums:
Individual Medicare Advantage$32,254 $$$$32,254 
Group Medicare Advantage4,867 4,867 
Medicare stand-alone PDP2,408 2,408 
Total Medicare39,529 39,529 
Fully-insured434 3,873 4,307 
Specialty1,160 1,160 
Medicaid and other2,143 2,143 
Total premiums42,106 5,033 47,139 
Services revenue:
Provider367 367 
ASO and other14 587 601 
Pharmacy135 135 
Total services revenue14 587 502 1,103 
Total external revenues42,120 5,620 502 48,242 
Intersegment revenues
Services13 13,456 (13,469)
Products5,128 (5,128)
Total intersegment revenues13 18,584 (18,597)
Investment income139 17 194 351 
Total revenues42,259 5,650 19,087 (18,403)48,593 
Operating expenses:
Benefits36,396 4,177 (405)40,168 
Operating costs3,664 1,232 18,371 (18,015)5,252 
Depreciation and amortization239 67 121 (84)343 
Total operating expenses40,299 5,476 18,492 (18,504)45,763 
Income from operations1,960 174 595 101 2,830 
Interest expense184 184 
Other income, net(217)(217)
Income before income taxes and equity in net earnings1,960 174 595 134 2,863 
Equity in net earnings16 16 
Segment earnings$1,960 $174 $611 $134 $2,879 
              
 Retail Group and Specialty Healthcare
Services
 Individual Commercial Other
Businesses
 Eliminations/
Corporate
 Consolidated
 (in millions)
Nine months ended September 30, 2018          
External Revenues            
Premiums:             
Individual Medicare Advantage$26,790
 $
 $
 $
 $
 $
 $26,790
Group Medicare Advantage4,575
 
 
 
 
 
 4,575
Medicare stand-alone PDP2,703
 
 
 
 
 
 2,703
Total Medicare34,068
 
 
 
 
 
 34,068
Fully-insured379
 4,083
 
 6
 
 
 4,468
Specialty
 1,014
 
 
 
 
 1,014
Medicaid and other1,664
 
 
 
 22
 
 1,686
Total premiums36,111
 5,097
 
 6
 22
 
 41,236
Services revenue:             
Provider
 
 290
 
 
 
 290
ASO and other6
 642
 
 
 4
 
 652
Pharmacy
 
 148
 
 
 
 148
Total services revenue6
 642
 438
 
 4
 
 1,090
Total external revenues36,117
 5,739
 438
 6
 26
 
 42,326
Intersegment revenues             
Services
 13
 12,426
 
 
 (12,439) 
Products
 
 4,722
 
 
 (4,722) 
Total intersegment revenues
 13
 17,148
 
 
 (17,161) 
Investment income102
 18
 34
 
 110
 154
 418
Total revenues36,219
 5,770
 17,620
 6
 136
 (17,007) 42,744
Operating expenses:             
Benefits30,842
 3,977
 
 (73) 77
 (374) 34,449
Operating costs3,784
 1,355
 16,910
 3
 6
 (16,648) 5,410
Depreciation and amortization199
 66
 125
 
 
 (88) 302
Total operating expenses34,825
 5,398
 17,035
 (70) 83
 (17,110) 40,161
Income from operations1,394
 372
 585
 76
 53
 103
 2,583
Loss on sale of business
 
 
 
 
 786
 786
Interest expense
 
 
 
 
 159
 159
Other expense, net
 
 
 
 
 11
 11
Income (loss) before income taxes and equity in net earnings1,394
 372
 585
 76
 53
 (853) 1,627
Equity in net earnings of Kindred at Home
 
 9
 
 
 
 9
Segment earnings (loss)$1,394
 $372
 $594
 $76
 $53
 $(853) $1,636


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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The condensed consolidated financial statements of Humana Inc. in this document present the Company’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows, and should be read in conjunction with the following discussion and analysis. References to “we,” “us,” “our,” “Company,” and “Humana” mean Humana Inc. and its subsidiaries. This discussion includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. When used in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, in our press releases, investor presentations, and in oral statements made by or with the approval of one of our executive officers, the words or phrases like “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “likely will result,” “estimates,” “projects” or variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward–looking statements. These forward–looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including, among other things, information set forth in Item 1A. – Risk Factors in our 20182019 Form 10-K, as modified by any changes to those risk factors included in this document including the potential impacts of risks related to the spread of, and response to, the COVID-19 pandemic as further discussed in Part II of this report and in other reports we filed subsequent to February 21, 2019,20, 2020, in each case incorporated by reference herein. In making these statements, we are not undertaking to address or update such forward-looking statements in future filings or communications regarding our business or results. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the forward–looking events discussed in this document might not occur. There may also be other risks that we are unable to predict at this time. Any of these risks and uncertainties may cause actual results to differ materially from the results discussed in the forward–looking statements.
Executive Overview
General
Humana Inc., headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, is a leading health and well-being company committed to helping our millions of medical and specialty members achieve their best health. Our successful history in care delivery and health plan administration is helping us create a new kind of integrated care with the power to improve health and well being and lower costs. Our efforts are leading to a better quality of life for people with Medicare, families, individuals, military service personnel, and communities at large. To accomplish that, we support physicians and other health care professionals as they work to deliver the right care in the right place for their patients, our members. Our range of clinical capabilities, resources and tools, such as in home care, behavioral health, pharmacy services, data analytics and wellness solutions, combine to produce a simplified experience that makes health care easier to navigate and more effective.
Our industry relies on two key statistics to measure performance. The benefit ratio, which is computed by taking
total benefits expense as a percentage of premiums revenue, represents a statistic used to measure underwriting profitability. The operating cost ratio, which is computed by taking total operating costs, excluding depreciation and amortization, as a percentage of total revenue less investment income, represents a statistic used to measure administrative spending efficiency.
AcquisitionsCOVID-19
We have continued to take actions to protect, inform, and Divestiturescare for our members, providers, employees, and other stakeholders associated with the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19. Specifically, we have taken the following actions to support our members:

waiving all cost sharing for in-network primary care, outpatient behavioral health, and telehealth visits for the remainder of 2020 for our Medicare Advantage members, to reduce financial barriers to members seeking to re-engage with their providers, while continuing to encourage the use of telehealth;

delivering meals to our senior members in need;

making it easier for members to be tested for COVID-19 by offering at-home testing, as well as collaborating with other providers to deploy drive-thru testing at hundreds of sites throughout the country;
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mailing in-home screening kits to members, to encourage members to seek preventative care that may have been delayed during the pandemic;

proactively delivering safety kits, including face masks, to members and employee homes to facilitate access to care and support visits to providers safely;

continuing to extend grace periods for premium payments for our fully-insured commercial group members, to ensure continuity of coverage during times of financial stress; and

establishing a clinical outreach team to proactively engage with our most vulnerable members.

In addition, we took steps to support our provider partners and boost system viability:
increasing provider funding, simplifying and expanding claims processing and releasing advanced funding to providers, to get reimbursement payments to providers as quickly as possible and ease financial concerns so that members are able to continue to access the care and information they need; and
expanding modifications to certain utilization management processes, to ease administrative stress and make sure providers are able to most efficiently care for their patients.
Finally, we continued to support the communities we serve by donating $200 million during the first half of 2020 to the Humana Foundation to address social determinants of health in an effort to promote more health days and encourage greater health equity.
The temporary deferral of non-essential care resulting from stay-at-home and physical distancing orders and other restrictions on movement and economic activity implemented throughout the country beginning in the second half of March 2020 to reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, has impacted our business. Hospital admissions and utilization were significantly depressed in April and increased throughout May and June. Utilization continued to rebound throughout the third quarter of 2018,2020, reaching approximately 95% of historic baseline levels at the close of the third quarter. The impact of the deferral of non-essential care was partially offset by COVID-19 testing and treatment costs, as well as our ongoing pandemic relief efforts.

We significantly increased our liquidity position during March 2020 with the issuance of $1.1 billion in senior notes and a $1 billion draw under the prior one-year term loan bank commitment. At September 30, 2020, we completedheld $2.4 billion of cash and short-term investments at our parent company and access to an additional $2.0 billion under our credit agreement.
For the saleremainder of 2020, we expect our year to date 2020 performance will be further offset by the impact of increasing utilization, COVID-19 testing and treatment costs and the continued support for our constituents. A number of significant variables and uncertainties will impact these trends including, among others, the severity and duration of the pandemic, continued actions taken to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 and in turn, relax those restrictions, the timing and degree in resumption of demand for deferred health care services, the ability of our wholly-owned subsidiary KMGcommercial members to CGIC. KMG's subsidiary, KIC, includedpay their premium, the nature, level and cost of diagnostic testing, the cost and timing of new therapeutic treatments and vaccines, all of which are difficult to predict.As such, our closed blockresponse to this global health crisis and the subsequent recovery will continue to evolve over the coming months to support the needs of non-strategic commercial long-term care policies. Upon closing, we funded the transaction with approximately $190 million of parent company cash contributed into KMG, subject to customary adjustments, in addition to the transfer of approximately $160 million of statutory capital with the sale.our stakeholders.
Also in the third quarter of 2018, we, along with TPG and WCAS, completed the acquisitions of Kindred and Curo, respectively, merging Curo with the hospice business of Kindred at Home. As part of these transactions, we acquired a 40% minority interest in Kindred at Home, a leading home health and hospice company, for total cash consideration of approximately $1.1 billion.
In the second quarter of 2018, we acquired FPG for cash consideration of approximately $185 million, net of cash received. FPG is one of the largest at-risk providers serving Medicare Advantage and Managed Medicaid HMO patients in Greater Orlando, Florida with a footprint that includes clinics located in Lake, Orange, Osceola and Seminole counties. The acquisition of FPG advances our strategy of helping physicians and clinicians evolve from treating health episodically to managing health holistically.

Recent Transactions
In the first quarter of 2018,2020, we acquired the remaining equity interest in MCCI, apurchased privately held Enclara, one of the nation’s largest hospice pharmacy and benefit management service organization headquarteredproviders, for cash consideration of approximately $709 million, net of cash received.
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We have entered into a strategic partnership with WCAS to accelerate the expansion of our primary care model. The WCAS partnership is expected to open approximately 50 payor-agnostic, senior-focused primary care centers over 3 years beginning in Miami, Florida, that primarily coordinates medical care for Medicare Advantage beneficiaries in Florida and Texas. The purchase price consisted primarily of $169 million cash, as well as our existing investment in MCCI and a note receivable and a revolving note with an aggregate balance of $383 million.2020.
These transactions are more fully discussed in Note 1 and Note 3 to the condensed consolidated financial statements.
Business Segments
We manage our business with three reportable segments: Retail, Group and Specialty, and Healthcare Services. Beginning January 1, 2018, we exited the individual commercial fully-insured medical health insurance business, as well as certain other business, and therefore no longer report separately the Individual Commercial segment and the Other Business category in the current year. Previously, the Other Business category included businesses that were not individually reportable because they did not meet the quantitative thresholds required by generally accepted accounting principles, primarily our closed-block of commercial long-term care insurance policies which were sold in 2018. The reportable segments are based on a combination of the type of health plan customer and adjacent businesses centered on well-being solutions for our health plans and other customers, as described below. These segment groupings are consistent with information used by our Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Operating Decision Maker, to assess performance and allocate resources.
The Retail segment consists of Medicare benefits, marketed to individuals or directly via group Medicare accounts. In addition, the Retail segment also includes our contract with CMS to administer the Limited Income Newly Eligible Transition, or LI-NET, prescription drug plan program and contracts with various states to provide Medicaid, dual eligible, and Long-Term Support Services benefits, which we refer to collectively as our state-based contracts. The Group and Specialty segment consists of employer group commercial fully-insured medical and specialty health insurance benefits marketed to individuals and employer groups, including dental, vision, and other supplemental health benefits, as well as administrative services only, or ASO products. In addition, our Group and Specialty segment includes our military services business, primarily our TRICARE T2017 East Region contract. The Healthcare Services segment includes our services offered to our health plan members as well as to third parties, including pharmacy solutions, provider services, and clinical care service, such as home health and other services and capabilities to promote wellness and advance population health, including our minority investment in Kindred at Home. We reported underHome and the category of Other Businesses those businesses that did not alignstrategic partnership with the reportable segments described above, primarily our closed-block long-termWCAS to develop and operate senior-focused, payor-agnostic, primary care insurance policies, which were sold in 2018.centers.
The results of each segment are measured by segment earnings, and for our Healthcare Services Segment, also include the equity in net earnings of Kindred at Home.from our equity method investees. Transactions between reportable segments primarily consist of sales of services rendered by our Healthcare Services segment, primarily pharmacy, provider, and clinical care services, to our Retail and Group and Specialty segment customers. Intersegment sales and expenses are recorded at fair value and eliminated in consolidation. Members served by our segments often use the same provider networks, enabling us in some instances to obtain more favorable contract terms with providers. Our segments also share indirect costs and assets. As a result, the profitability of each segment is interdependent. We allocate most operating expenses to our segments. Assets and certain corporate income and expenses are not allocated to the segments, including the portion of investment income not supporting segment operations, interest expense on corporate debt, and certain other corporate expenses. These items are managed at a corporate level. These corporate amounts are reported separately from our reportable segments and are included with intersegment eliminations.
Seasonality
One of the product offerings of our Retail segment is Medicare stand-alone prescription drug plans, or PDPs, under the Medicare Part D program. Our quarterly Retail segment earnings and operating cash flows are impacted by the Medicare Part D benefit design and changes in the composition of our membership. The Medicare Part D benefit design results in coverage that varies as a member’s cumulative out-of-pocket costs pass through successive stages of a member’s plan period, which begins annually on January 1 for renewals. These plan designs generally result in us sharing a greater portion of the responsibility for total prescription drug costs in the early stages and less in the latter stages. As a result, the PDP benefit ratio generally decreases as the year progresses. In addition, the number of low-

low income senior members as well as year-over-year changes in the mix of membership in our stand-alone PDP products affects the quarterly benefit ratio pattern.
In addition, the Retail segment also experiences seasonality in the operating cost ratio as a result of costs incurred in the second half of the year associated with the Medicare marketing season.
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Our Group and Specialty segment also experiences seasonality in the benefit ratio pattern. However, the effect is opposite of Medicare stand-alone PDP in the Retail segment, with the Group and Specialty segment’s benefit ratio increasing as fully-insured members progress through their annual deductible and maximum out-of-pocket expenses.
20192020 Highlights
Our strategy offers our members affordable health care combined with a positive consumer experience in growing markets. At the core of this strategy is our integrated care delivery model, which unites quality care, high member engagement, and sophisticated data analytics. Our approach to primary, physician-directed care for our members aims to provide quality care that is consistent, integrated, cost-effective, and member-focused, provided by both employed physicians and physicians with network contract arrangements. The model is designed to improve health outcomes and affordability for individuals and for the health system as a whole, while offering our members a simple, seamless healthcare experience. We believe this strategy is positioning us for long-term growth in both membership and earnings. We offer providers a continuum of opportunities to increase the integration of care and offer assistance to providers in transitioning from a fee-for-service to a value-based arrangement. These include performance bonuses, shared savings and shared risk relationships. At September 30, 2019,2020, approximately 2,340,6002,605,900 members, or 66%, of our individual Medicare Advantage members were in value-based relationships under our integrated care delivery model, as compared to 2,010,8002,340,600 members, or 66%, at September 30, 2018.2019. Medicare Advantage and dual demonstration program membership enrolled in a Humana chronic care management program was 917,200 at September 30, 2020, an increase of 4% from 882,800 at September 30, 2019, an increase of 23.8% from 713,300 at September 30, 2018.2019. These members may not be unique to each program since members have the ability to enroll in multiple programs. The increase is driven by our improved process for identifying and enrolling members in the appropriate program at the right time, coupled with growth in Special Needs Plans, or SNP, membership.
In October, 2019,2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, or CMS, issued its preliminary 2022 Medicare Advantage and Part D payment rates and proposed policy changes, collectively, the Advance Notice. CMS has invited public comment on the Advance Notice before publishing final rates on or before April 5, 2021, or the Final Notice, and indicated that the Final Notice may be published early in light of the challenges posed by the uncertainty associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. In the Advance Notice, CMS estimates Medicare Advantage plans across the sector will, on average, experience a 2.82 percent increase in benchmark funding based on proposals included therein. As indicated by CMS, its estimate excludes the impact of fee-for-service county rebasing/re-pricing since the related impact is dependent upon finalization of certain data, which will be available with the publication of the Final Notice. Based on our preliminary analysis using the same factors CMS included in its estimate, the components of which are detailed on CMS’ website, we anticipate the proposals in the Advance Notice would result in a change generally in line with CMS’ estimate, with the exception of our Medicare Star Ratings for bonus year 2022, as more fully described below, that led our peers. We will be drawing upon our program expertise to provide CMS formal commentary on the impact of the Advance Notice and the related impact upon Medicare beneficiaries’ quality of care and service to our members through the Medicare Advantage program.
In October 2020, CMS published its updated Medicare Star Ratings for bonus year 2021. We2022.We have 3.74.1 million members, or 92%approximately 92 percent of our Medicare Advantage membership as of August 2019,September 2020, enrolled in 1815 contracts that received a 4-star rating or above. In addition, we received a 5 out of 5-star rating for our CarePlus Health Plans, Inc. contract in Florida for the third consecutive year and received a 4.5-star rating for sixthree Medicare Advantage contracts offered in 197 states, which cover approximately 1.2 million796,000 members. The continued improvementAdditionally, over 99 percent of retirees in our group Medicare Advantage plans remain in 4-star or above contracts for bonus year 2022. Our Star ratings reflectsRatings continue to reflect our enterprise-wide focus on driving quality in both member experience and improved healthclinical outcomes.
Net income increased $867 million fromwas $1.3 billion, in 2018 to $2.2 billion in 2019 and earningsor $10.05 per diluted common share, increased $6.66 from $9.58 earningsfor the three months ended September 30, 2020, or the 2020 quarter, compared to $689 million, or $5.14 per diluted common share, for the three months ended September 30, 2019, or the 2019 quarter, and was $3.6 billion, or $27.37 per diluted
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common share, for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, or the 2020 period, compared to $2.2 billion, or $16.24 per diluted common share, for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, or the 2019 period. These comparisons were significantly impacted by the change in 2018the fair value of publicly-traded equity securities, the net receipt of commercial risk corridor receivables previously written off, and the put/call valuation adjustments associated with certain equity method investments. The change in the fair value of our publicly-traded equity securities relates primarily to $16.24our common stock holdings, including both the gain resulting from the initial conversion of our prior ownership interest in certain privately held companies, primarily in Oak Street Health, Inc., or OSH, into common stock upon such companies' initial public offering, or IPO, during the third quarter of 2020, and the subsequent changes in the market value of such securities from their IPO through the end of the period. In September 2020, we received $578 million, net of related fees and expenses pursuant to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that the government is obligated to pay the losses under the risk corridor program. The receipt of the risk corridor payments was associated with losses incurred under the Health Care Reform business in 2014 to 2016. The receipt of these risk corridor payments accounted for less than half of our accumulated losses before income taxes from this business during that time period. The impact of these adjustments to our consolidated income before income taxes and equity in net earnings and diluted earnings per diluted common share in 2019. This comparison was primarilyas follows for the 2020 quarter and period.

For the three months ended September 30,For the nine months ended September 30,
2020201920202019
Consolidated income before income taxes and equity in net earnings:
Change in the fair value of publicly-traded equity securities$643 $— $643 $— 
Receipt of commercial risk corridor receivables previously written off, net578— 578— 
Put/call valuation adjustments782(63)217
Total$1,228 $82 $1,158 $217 
For the three months ended September 30,For the nine months ended September 30,
2020201920202019
Diluted earnings per common share:
Change in the fair value of publicly-traded equity securities$3.72 $— $3.73 $— 
Receipt of commercial risk corridor receivables previously written off, net3.35 — 3.35 — 
Put/call valuation adjustments0.03 0.47 (0.37)1.23 
Total$7.10 $0.47 $6.71 $1.23 

Excluding these adjustments, our results of operations reflect the impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Utilization continued to rebound throughout the 2020 quarter, reaching approximately 95% of historic baseline levels by end of the third quarter. As such, our 2020 quarter results of operations comparisons were impacted by our Medicare Advantage businessincreasing utilization, COVID-19 testing and Healthcare Services segment,treatment costs, as well as by previously implemented productivity initiatives that led to significant operating cost efficiencies in 2019. These impacts were partially offset by strategic investments in our integrated care delivery model, the financial impact of higher compensation accruals forour ongoing crisis relief efforts. Our 2020 period results reflect historically low utilization levels in the Annual Incentive Plan, or AIP, offered to employees across all levelsfirst six months of the company, lower Group and Specialty segment earnings, andyear from the impacttemporary deferral of workforce optimization. non-essential care amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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These changes were furtheralso favorably impacted by the suspension of the health industry insurance fee in 2019 and by a lower number of shares used to compute dilutive earnings per common share, primarily reflecting share repurchases. In addition,repurchases completed during 2019, partially offset by a higher tax rate resulting from the 2019 period was impacted byreturn of the loss on the sale of KMG recognizednon-deductible health insurance industry free in 2018.2020.

Contributing to our Retail segment revenue growth was our individual Medicare Advantage membership, which increased 508,700382,600 members, or 16.7%10.8%, from September 30, 20182019 to September 30, 2019.2020.

Our operating cash flowflows for the 2020 period of $5.4 billion increased from the 2019 period of $4.8 billion for 2019 improved primarily due primarily to higher income from the timing of working capital changes, higher earnings, and the impact of an approximately $245 million payment related to reinsuring certain voluntary benefit and financial protection products to a third party in connection with the sale of KMG in 2018.
On July 31, 2019, we entered into an accelerated stock repurchase agreement, the July 2019 ASR, with Citibank, N.A., or Citi, to repurchase $1 billion of our common stock. On August 2, 2019, we made a payment of $1 billion to Citi and received an initial delivery of 2.7 million shares of our common stock. We expect final settlement under the agreement to occur during the fourth quarter of 2019.
In August 2019, we issued $500 million of 3.125% senior notes due August 15, 2029 and $500 million of 3.950% senior notes due August 15, 2049. Our net proceeds, reduced for the underwriters discount and commission and offering expenses paid as of September 30, 2019, were $987 million.
During the third quarter of 2019, we initiated an involuntary workforce optimization program that will allow us to promote operational excellence, accelerate our strategy, fund critical initiatives and advance our growth objectives. As a result we recorded estimated charges of $46 million, or $0.26 per diluted common share, on the corporate level, included with operating costs in the condensed consolidated statements of income. We expect this liability to be primarily paid within 12 months and classified it as a current liability, included in trade accounts payable and accrued expenses.

operations.
Health Care Reform
The Health Care Reform Law enacted significant reforms to various aspects of the U.S. health insurance industry. Certain significant provisions of the Health Care Reform Law include, among others, mandated coverage requirements, mandated benefits and guarantee issuance associated with commercial medical insurance, rebates to policyholders based on minimum benefit ratios, adjustments to Medicare Advantage premiums, the establishment of federally facilitated or state-based exchanges coupled with programs designed to spread risk among insurers, and the introduction of plan designs based on set actuarial values. In addition, the Health Care Reform Law established insurance industry assessments, including an annual health insurance industry fee. The annual health insurance industry fee, levied on the insurance industrywhich was $14.3 billionsuspended in 2018 and was2019, but has resumed for calendar year 2020, is not deductible for income tax purposes whichand significantly increased our effective income tax rate. A one year suspension of the health insurance industry fee, as we experienced in 2017 and are experiencing in 2019, significantly impacts our trend in key operating metrics including our operating cost and medical expense ratios, as well asincreases our effective tax rate. The annualWe paid the federal government $1.2 billion in September 2020 for this fee. Under current law, the health insurance industry fee is scheduled to resume forwill be permanently repealed beginning in calendar year 2020 under current law.2021.
It is reasonably possible that the Health Care Reform Law and related regulations, as well as other current or future legislative, judicial or regulatory changes, such as legislative and regulatory changes associated with COVID-19, including restrictions on our ability to manage our provider network or otherwise operate our business, or restrictions on profitability, including reviews by regulatory bodies that may compare our Medicare Advantage profitability to our non-Medicare Advantage business profitability, or compare the profitability of various products within our Medicare Advantage business, and require that they remain within certain ranges of each other, increases in member benefits or changes to member eligibility criteria without corresponding increases in premium payments to us, or increases in regulation of our prescription drug benefit businesses, in the aggregate may have a material adverse effect on our results of operations (including restricting revenue, enrollment and premium growth in certain products and market segments, restricting our ability to expand into new markets, increasing our medical and operating costs, further lowering our Medicare payment rates and increasing our expenses associated with the non-deductible health insurance industry fee and other assessments); our financial position (including our ability to maintain the value of our goodwill); and our cash flows.
We intend for the discussion of our financial condition and results of operations that follows to assist in the understanding of our financial statements and related changes in certain key items in those financial statements from year to year, including the primary factors that accounted for those changes. Transactions between reportable segments primarily consist of sales of services rendered by our Healthcare Services segment, primarily pharmacy, provider, and clinical care services, to our Retail and Group and Specialty segment customers and are described in Note 1514 to the condensed consolidated financial statements included in this report.







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Comparison of Results of Operations for 20192020 and 20182019
The following discussion primarily deals with our results of operations for the three months ended September 30, 2020, or the 2020 quarter, and the three months ended September 30, 2019, or the 2019 quarter, the threenine months ended September 30, 2018,2020, or the 2018 quarter,2020 period, and the nine months ended September 30, 2019, or the 2019 period, and the nine months ended September 30, 2018, or the 2018 period.
Consolidated
For the three months ended September 30,Change
20202019DollarsPercentage
(dollars in millions, except per common share results)
Revenues:
Premiums:
Retail$16,709 $14,034 $2,675 19.1 %
Group and Specialty1,593 1,678 (85)(5.1)%
Corporate602 — 602 100.0 %
Total premiums18,904 15,712 3,192 20.3 %
Services:
Retail— — %
Group and Specialty189 200 (11)(5.5)%
Healthcare Services264 189 75 39.7 %
Total services457 393 64 16.3 %
Investment income714 136 578 425.0 %
Total revenues20,075 16,241 3,834 23.6 %
Operating expenses:
Benefits15,611 13,357 2,254 16.9 %
Operating costs2,513 1,889 624 33.0 %
Depreciation and amortization128 127 0.8 %
Total operating expenses18,252 15,373 2,879 18.7 %
Income from operations1,823 868 955 110.0 %
Interest expense75 62 13 21.0 %
Other income, net(7)(82)(75)(91.5)%
Income before income taxes and equity in net earnings1,755 888 867 97.6 %
Provision for income taxes450 200 250 125.0 %
Equity in net earnings35 34 3,400.0 %
Net income$1,340 $689 $651 94.5 %
Diluted earnings per common share$10.05 $5.14 $4.91 95.5 %
Benefit ratio (a)
82.6 %85.0 %(2.4)%
Operating cost ratio (b)
13.0 %11.7 %1.3 %
Effective tax rate25.2 %22.5 %2.7 %
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For the nine months ended
September 30,
Change
20202019DollarsPercentage
(dollars in millions, except per common share results)
Revenues:
Premiums:
Retail$50,336 $42,106 $8,230 19.5 %
Group and Specialty4,884 5,033 (149)(3.0)%
Corporate602 — 602 100.0 %
Total premiums55,822 47,139 8,683 18.4 %
Services:
Retail14 14 — — %
Group and Specialty576 587 (11)(1.9)%
Healthcare Services741 502 239 47.6 %
Total services1,331 1,103 228 20.7 %
Investment income940 351 589 167.8 %
Total revenues58,093 48,593 9,500 19.6 %
Operating expenses:
Benefits45,415 40,168 5,247 13.1 %
Operating costs6,984 5,252 1,732 33.0 %
Depreciation and amortization362 343 19 5.5 %
Total operating expenses52,761 45,763 6,998 15.3 %
Income from operations5,332 2,830 2,502 88.4 %
Interest expense211 184 27 14.7 %
Other expense (income), net63 (217)280 129.0 %
Income before income taxes and equity in net earnings5,058 2,863 2,195 76.7 %
Provision for income taxes1,485 684 801 117.1 %
Equity in net earnings68 16 52 325.0 %
Net income$3,641 $2,195 $1,446 65.9 %
Diluted earnings per common share$27.37 $16.24 $11.13 68.5 %
Benefit ratio (a)
81.4 %85.2 %(3.8)%
Operating cost ratio (b)
12.2 %10.9 %1.3 %
Effective tax rate29.0 %23.8 %5.2 %
(a)Represents benefits expense as a percentage of premiums revenue.
(b)Represents operating costs as a percentage of total revenues less investment income.






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Premiums Revenue
Consolidated
 For the three months ended September 30, Change
 2019 2018 Dollars Percentage
 (dollars in millions, except per common share results)
Revenues:       
Premiums:       
Retail$14,034
 $12,037
 $1,997
 16.6 %
Group and Specialty1,678
 1,670
 8
 0.5 %
Individual Commercial
 1
 (1) (100.0)%
Other Businesses
 4
 (4) (100.0)%
Total premiums15,712
 13,712
 2,000
 14.6 %
Services:       
Retail4
 1
 3
 300.0 %
Group and Specialty200
 215
 (15) (7.0)%
Healthcare Services189
 165
 24
 14.5 %
Total services393
 381
 12
 3.1 %
Investment income136
 113
 23
 20.4 %
Total revenues16,241
 14,206
 2,035
 14.3 %
Operating expenses:       
Benefits13,357
 11,243
 2,114
 18.8 %
Operating costs1,889
 1,900
 (11) (0.6)%
Depreciation and amortization127
 102
 25
 24.5 %
Total operating expenses15,373
 13,245
 2,128
 16.1 %
Income from operations868
 961
 (93) (9.7)%
Gain on sale of business
 (4) 4
 (100.0)%
Interest expense62
 53
 9
 17.0 %
Other (income) expense, net(82) 11
 (93) (845.5)%
Income before income taxes and equity in net earnings888
 901
 (13) (1.4)%
Provision for income taxes200
 266
 (66) (24.8)%
Equity in net earnings of Kindred at Home1
 9
 (8) (88.9)%
Net income$689
 $644
 $45
 7.0 %
Diluted earnings per common share$5.14
 $4.65
 $0.49
 10.5 %
Benefit ratio (a)
85.0% 82.0%   3.0 %
Operating cost ratio (b)
11.7% 13.5%   (1.8)%
Effective tax rate22.5% 29.1%   (6.6)%
(a)Represents benefits expense as a percentage of premiums revenue.
(b)Represents operating costs as a percentage of total revenues less investment income.

        
 For the nine months ended
September 30,
 Change
 2019 2018 Dollars Percentage
 (dollars in millions, except per common share results)
Revenues:       
Premiums:       
Retail$42,106
 $36,111
 $5,995
 16.6 %
Group and Specialty5,033
 5,097
 (64) (1.3)%
Individual Commercial
 6
 (6) (100.0)%
Other Businesses
 22
 (22) (100.0)%
Total premiums47,139
 41,236
 5,903
 14.3 %
Services:       
Retail14
 6
 8
 133.3 %
Group and Specialty587
 642
 (55) (8.6)%
Healthcare Services502
 438
 64
 14.6 %
Other Businesses
 4
 (4) (100.0)%
Total services1,103
 1,090
 13
 1.2 %
Investment income351
 418
 (67) (16.0)%
Total revenues48,593
 42,744
 5,849
 13.7 %
Operating expenses:       
Benefits40,168
 34,449
 5,719
 16.6 %
Operating costs5,252
 5,410
 (158) (2.9)%
Depreciation and amortization343
 302
 41
 13.6 %
Total operating expenses45,763
 40,161
 5,602
 13.9 %
Income from operations2,830
 2,583
 247
 9.6 %
Loss on sale of business
 786
 (786) (100.0)%
Interest expense184
 159
 25
 15.7 %
Other (income) expense, net(217) 11
 (228) (2,072.7)%
Income before income taxes and equity in net earnings2,863
 1,627
 1,236
 76.0 %
Provision for income taxes684
 308
 376
 122.1 %
Equity in net earnings of Kindred at Home16
 9
 7
 77.8 %
Net income$2,195
 $1,328
 $867
 65.3 %
Diluted earnings per common share$16.24
 $9.58
 $6.66
 69.5 %
Benefit ratio (a)
85.2% 83.5%   1.7 %
Operating cost ratio (b)
10.9% 12.8%   (1.9)%
Effective tax rate23.8% 18.8%   5.0 %
(a)Represents benefits expense as a percentage of premiums revenue.
(b)Represents operating costs as a percentage of total revenues less investment income.


Summary
Net income was $689 million, premiums increased $3.2 billion, or $5.14 per diluted common share,20.3%, from $15.7 billion in the 2019 quarter compared to $644 million, or $4.65 per diluted common share,$18.9 billion in the 2018 quarter. Net income was $2.22020 quarter and increased $8.7 billion, or $16.24 per diluted common share,18.4%, from $47.1 billion in the 2019 period compared to $1.3$55.8 billion or $9.58 per diluted common share, in the 20182020 period. These increases were primarily impacted by our Medicare Advantage business and Healthcare Services segment, as well as by previously implemented productivity initiatives that led to significant operating cost efficiencies in 2019. These impacts were partially offset by strategic investments in our integrated care delivery model, the impact of higher compensation accruals for the AIP offered to employees across all levels of the company, lower Group and Specialty segment earnings, and the impact of workforce optimization. These changes were further favorably impacted by the suspension of the health industry insurance fee in 2019 and by a lower number of shares used to compute dilutive earnings per share, primarily reflecting share repurchases. In addition, the 2019 period was impacted by the loss on the sale of KMG recognized in 2018.
Premiums Revenue
Consolidated premiums increased $2.0 billion, or 14.6%, from the 2018 quarter to $15.7 billion for the 2019 quarter and increased $5.9 billion, or 14.3%, from the 2018 period to $47.1 billion for the 2019 period primarily due to higher premiums in the Retail segment, driven by higher premium revenuesmainly resulting from out Medicare Advantage business resulting fromand state-based contracts membership growth, and higher per member premiums. These increases wereMedicare Advantage premiums, and the receipt of commercial risk corridor receivables previously written off, partially offset by the impact of declining stand-alone PDP membership year-over-year, as well as lower premiums in the Group and Specialty segment in the 2019 period as discussedmore fully described in the detailed segment results discussion that follows.
Services Revenue
Consolidated services revenue increased $12$64 million, or 3.1%16.3%, from the 2018 quarter to $393 million forin the 2019 quarter to $457 million in the 2020 quarter and increased $228 million, or 20.7%, from $1.1 billion in the 2019 period to $1.3 billion in the 2020 period. These increases were primarily due to an increase in services revenue in the Healthcare Services segment partially offset by a declineassociated with higher external pharmacy revenues resulting from the Enclara acquisition in the Group and Specialty segment as detailedfirst quarter of 2020.
Investment Income
Investment income increased $578 million, or 425.0%, from $136 million in the segment results discussion that follows. Consolidated services revenue was relatively unchanged at $1.10 billion for2019 quarter to $714 million in the 2020 quarter and increased $589 million, or 167.8%, from $351 million in the 2019 period increasing $13 million, or 1.2%, from the 2018 period due to increased services revenue in the Healthcare Services segment, partially offset by a decline in the Group and Specialty segment as detailed in the segment results discussion that follows.
Investment Income
Investment income totaled $136 million for the 2019 quarter, increasing $23 million, or 20.4%, from $113 million for the 2018 quarter. This increase primarily reflects higher realized capital gains, higher average invested capital balances, and higher interest rates. For the 2019 period, investment income totaled $351 million, decreasing $67 million, or 16.0%, from $418$940 million in the 2018 period. This decrease primarily reflects lower realized capital gains and lower average invested balances, partially offset by higher interest rates.
Benefits Expense
Consolidated benefits expense was $13.4 billion for the 2019 quarter, an increase of $2.1 billion from the 2018 quarter. For the 2019 period, benefits expense was $40.2 billion, an increase of $5.7 billion from the 2018 period. The consolidated benefit ratio for the 2019 quarter of 85.0% increased 300 basis points from 82.0% in the 2018 quarter. The consolidated benefit ratio for the 2019 period increased 170 basis points to 85.2% from 83.5% in the 20182020 period. These increases were primarily due to the suspension$643 million change in fair value of publicly-traded equity securities during the 2020 quarter.
Benefit Expense
Consolidated benefits expense increased $2.3 billion, or 16.9%, from $13.4 billion in the 2019 quarter to $15.6 billion in the 2020 quarter and increased $5.2 billion, or 13.1%, from $40.2 billion in the 2019 period to $45.4 billion in the 2020 period. The consolidated benefit ratio decreased 240 basis points from 85.0% for the 2019 quarter to 82.6% for the 2020 quarter and decreased 380 basis points from 85.2% for the 2019 period to 81.4% for the 2020 period. These comparisons reflect the receipt of the commercial risk corridor receivables previously written off, the change in quarterly utilization patterns from the COVID-19 pandemic and the reinstatement of the non-deductible health insurance industry fee in 2019, which2020 that was contemplated in the pricing and benefit design of our products, lower favorable prior-period medical claims reserve development, an increase in the Group and Specialty benefit ratio as discussed in the detailed segment results discussion that follows, and the shift in Medicare membership mix, due to the loss of stand-alone PDP members and significant growth in Medicare Advantage members. These increasesproducts.These factors were were partially offset by engagingCOVID-19 testing and treatment costs along with our Medicare Advantage members in clinical programs, as well as ensuring they are appropriately documented under the CMS risk-adjustment model, and lower than expected medical costs as compared to the assumptions used in the pricing of our individual Medicare Advantage business for 2019. In addition, the 2019 quarter was significantly negatively impacted by weekday seasonality.ongoing pandemic relief efforts.

The favorable prior-period medical claims reserve development decreased the consolidated benefit ratio by approximately 20 basis points in the 2020 quarter versus approximately 40 basis points in the 2019 quarter versus approximately 90 basis points in the 2018 quarter. The favorable prior-period medical claims reserve development decreased the consolidated benefit ratio by approximately 50 basis points in the 2020 period versus approximately 70 basis points to 85.2% forin the 2019 period compared to approximately 110 basis points to 83.5% for the 2018 period.
Operating Costs
Our segments incur both direct and shared indirect operating costs. We allocate the indirect costs shared by the segments primarily as a function of revenues. As a result, the profitability of each segment is interdependent.
Consolidated operating costs decreased $11increased $624 million, or 0.6%33.0%, duringfrom $1.9 billion in the 2019 quarter compared to $2.5 billion in the 20182020 quarter and decreased $158 million,increased $1.7 billion, or 2.9%, during33.0% from $5.3 billion in the 2019 period compared to the 2018 period. These decreases were primarily due to a decrease in operating costs$7.0 billion in the Retail and the Group and Specialty segments as discussed in the detailed segment results discussion that follows.2020 period.
The consolidated operating cost ratio increased 130 basis points from 11.7% for the 2019 quarter of 11.7% decreased 180to 13.0% for the 2020 quarter and increased 130 basis points from 13.5% in the 2018 quarter and10.9% for the 2019 period decreased 190 basis points to 10.9% from 12.8% in12.2% for the 20182020 period. These decreasesincreases were primarily due to the suspensionreinstatement of the non-deductible health insurance industry fee in 2019,2020 and COVID-19 related administrative costs, including those associated with purchasing personal protective equipment for our clinicians, member response efforts, and the build-out of infrastructure necessary to support employees working remotely. These increases were partially offset by scale efficiencies associated with growth in our Medicare Advantage membership, and significant operating cost efficiencies in 2019the 2020 quarter driven by previously implemented disclosed
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productivity initiatives. These improvements were partially offset by strategic investments in our integrated care delivery model, the impact of higher compensation expense accrualsinitiatives, charges associated with workforce optimization in the 2019 quarter forthat did not recur in the AIP offered to employees across all levels,2020 quarter, and charges associated with workforce optimization. The higher compensation accruals resulted from our continued strong performance, including customer satisfaction as measured by the net promoter score, alongimpact of the receipt of the commercial risk corridor receivables previously written off. The 2020 period was further impacted by a $200 million contribution during the first half of 2020 to the Humana Foundation to support the communities served by us, particularly those with higher than anticipated individual Medicare Advantage membership growth.social and health disparities. The non-deductible health insurance industry fee impacted the operating cost ratio by 180150 basis points in both the 20182020 quarter and period. period.     
Depreciation and Amortization
Depreciation and amortization for the 2019 quarter totaledincreased $1 million, or 0.8%, from $127 million compared to $102 million for the 2018 quarter. For the 2019 period, depreciation and amortization totaled $343 million compared to $302 million for the 2018 period. We accelerated the depreciation related to certain capitalized software of $19 million in the 2019 quarter to $128 million in the 2020 quarter and increased $19 million, or 5.5%, from $343 million in the 2019 period to $362 million in the 2020 period.
Interest Expense
Interest expense forincreased $13 million, or 21.0%, from $62 million in the 2019 quarter of $62to $75 million in the 2020 quarter and increased $9$27 million, compared to $53or 14.7%, from $184 million for the 2018 quarter. Interest expense forin the 2019 period of $184to $211 million increased $25 million, compared to $159 million forin the 20182020 period. These increases were primarily due to the higher average borrowings outstanding including the impact of the borrowings under the November 2018 term loan agreement and senior notes issued in August 2019.
Income Taxes
The effective income tax rate was 25.2% and 29.0% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively, compared to 22.5% and 23.8% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, comparedrespectively. These increases were primarily due to 29.1% and 18.8% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively. These changes primarily reflect the impact of the suspensionreinstatement of the non-deductible health insurance industry fee in 2019 as well as the deferred tax benefit recognized in 2018 from the loss on sale of KMG. The effective income tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 reflected a $430 million deferred tax benefit, resulting from the loss on the sale of KMG attributable to its original tax basis and subsequent capital contributions to fund accumulated losses.




2020.
Retail Segment
 September 30,Change
 20202019MembersPercentage
Membership:
Medical membership:
Individual Medicare Advantage3,935,100 3,552,500 382,600 10.8 %
Group Medicare Advantage612,000 523,900 88,100 16.8 %
Medicare stand-alone PDP3,892,200 4,379,800 (487,600)(11.1)%
Total Retail Medicare8,439,300 8,456,200 (16,900)(0.2)%
State-based Medicaid730,100 469,000 261,100 55.7 %
Medicare Supplement331,300 286,600 44,700 15.6 %
Total Retail medical members9,500,700 9,211,800 288,900 3.1 %
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September 30, ChangeFor the three months ended September 30,Change
2019 2018 Members Percentage20202019DollarsPercentage
Membership:       
Medical membership:       
(in millions)
Premiums and Services Revenue:Premiums and Services Revenue:
Premiums:Premiums:
Individual Medicare Advantage3,552,500
 3,043,800
 508,700
 16.7 %Individual Medicare Advantage$12,949 $10,752 $2,197 20.4 %
Group Medicare Advantage523,900
 496,800
 27,100
 5.5 %Group Medicare Advantage1,880 1,609 271 16.8 %
Medicare stand-alone PDP4,379,800
 5,015,900
 (636,100) (12.7)%Medicare stand-alone PDP622 781 (159)(20.4)%
Total Retail Medicare8,456,200
 8,556,500
 (100,300) (1.2)%Total Retail Medicare15,451 13,142 2,309 17.6 %
State-based Medicaid469,000
 323,800
 145,200
 44.8 %State-based Medicaid1,081 742 339 45.7 %
Medicare Supplement286,600
 246,600
 40,000
 16.2 %Medicare Supplement177 150 27 18.0 %
Total Retail medical members9,211,800
 9,126,900
 84,900
 0.9 %
Total premiumsTotal premiums16,709 14,034 2,675 19.1 %
ServicesServices— — %
Total premiums and services revenueTotal premiums and services revenue16,713 $14,038 $2,675 19.1 %
Segment earningsSegment earnings$553 $639 $(86)(13.5)%
Benefit ratioBenefit ratio85.1 %85.9 %(0.8)%
Operating cost ratioOperating cost ratio11.2 %9.3 %1.9 %

       
For the three months ended September 30, ChangeFor the nine months ended
September 30,
Change
2019 2018 Dollars Percentage20202019DollarsPercentage
(in millions)  (in millions)
Premiums and Services Revenue:       Premiums and Services Revenue:
Premiums:       Premiums:
Individual Medicare Advantage$10,752
 $8,912
 $1,840
 20.6 %Individual Medicare Advantage$38,748 $32,254 $6,494 20.1 %
Group Medicare Advantage1,609
 1,542
 67
 4.3 %Group Medicare Advantage5,867 4,867 1,000 20.5 %
Medicare stand-alone PDP781
 893
 (112) (12.5)%Medicare stand-alone PDP2,108 2,408 (300)(12.5)%
Total Retail Medicare13,142
 11,347
 1,795
 15.8 %Total Retail Medicare46,723 39,529 7,194 18.2 %
State-based Medicaid742
 561
 181
 32.3 %State-based Medicaid3,104 2,143 961 44.8 %
Medicare Supplement150
 129
 21
 16.3 %Medicare Supplement509 434 75 17.3 %
Total premiums14,034
 12,037
 1,997
 16.6 %Total premiums50,336 42,106 8,230 19.5 %
Services4
 1
 3
 300.0 %Services14 14 — — %
Total premiums and services revenue$14,038
 $12,038
 $2,000
 16.6 %Total premiums and services revenue$50,350 $42,120 $8,230 19.5 %
Segment earnings$639
 $634
 $5
 0.8 %Segment earnings$3,227 $1,960 $1,267 64.6 %
Benefit ratio85.9% 83.2%   2.7 %Benefit ratio83.3 %86.4 %(3.1)%
Operating cost ratio9.3% 11.2%   (1.9)%Operating cost ratio10.0 %8.7 %1.3 %

       

        
 For the nine months ended
September 30,
 Change
 2019 2018 Dollars Percentage
 (in millions)  
Premiums and Services Revenue:       
Premiums:       
Individual Medicare Advantage$32,254
 $26,790
 $5,464
 20.4 %
Group Medicare Advantage4,867
 4,575
 292
 6.4 %
Medicare stand-alone PDP2,408
 2,703
 (295) (10.9)%
Total Retail Medicare39,529
 34,068
 5,461
 16.0 %
State-based Medicaid2,143
 1,664
 479
 28.8 %
Medicare Supplement434
 379
 55
 14.5 %
Total premiums42,106
 36,111
 5,995
 16.6 %
Services14
 6
 8
 133.3 %
Total premiums and services revenue$42,120
 $36,117
 $6,003
 16.6 %
Segment earnings$1,960
 $1,394
 $566
 40.6 %
Benefit ratio86.4% 85.4%   1.0 %
Operating cost ratio8.7% 10.5%   (1.8)%
Segment Earnings
Retail segment earnings increased $5decreased $86 million, or 0.8%13.5%, from $634 million in the 2018 quarter to $639 million in the 2019 quarter. Retail segment earnings increased $566quarter to $553 million or 40.6%, from $1.4 billion in the 2018 period2020 quarter primarily due to $2.0 billion in the 2019 period. These increases primarily reflect the lowera higher operating cost ratio, partially offset by the highera lower benefit ratio as more fully described below. As expected, the higher-than-anticipated individual Medicare Advantage membership growth during the previous Annual Election Period,Retail segment earnings increased $1.3 billion, or AEP, had a muted impact on the segment's earnings64.6%, from $2.0 billion in the 2019 period. While new Medicare Advantage members increase revenue, on average, they have a break even impact on segment earningsperiod to $3.2 billion in the first year as they were not previously engaged in2020 period, primarily due to the net favorable impact of a clinical programs or appropriately documented under the CMS risk-adjustment model, and accordingly, carrylower benefit ratio, partially offset by a higher benefit ratio.operating cost ratio as more fully described below.
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Enrollment
Individual Medicare Advantage membership increased 508,700382,600 members, or 16.7%10.8%, from September 30, 20182019 to September 30, 2019,2020, primarily due to membership additions associated with the previous Annual Election Period, or AEP, and Open Election Period, or OEP, for Medicare beneficiaries. The OEP sales period, which ran from January 1 to March 31, 2020 added approximately 43,70030,000 members. Since March 31, 2019,the conclusion of the 2020 OEP, enrollment has continued to increase due to strong sales tospecial elections, age-ins, and those eligible for Dual Eligible Special Need Plans, or D-SNP.D-SNP, members. Individual Medicare Advantage membership includes 280,700391,100 D-SNP members as of September 30, 2019,2020, a net increase of 69,300,110,400, or 32.8%39.3%, from 211,400280,700 as of September 30, 2018.2019.
Group Medicare Advantage membership increased 27,100,88,100, or 5.5%16.8%, from September 30, 20182019 to September 30, 2019,2020, primarily due to the addition of a large account in January 2020, along with net membership additions associated with the previous AEP for Medicare beneficiaries.
Medicare stand-alone PDP membership decreased 636,100487,600 members, or 12.7%11.1%, from September 30, 20182019 to September 30, 20192020 primarily reflecting net declines during the previous AEP for Medicare beneficiaries. TheseThe anticipated declinesdecline primarily resulted from terminations driven by premium and benefit adjustments experienced by members that were primarily due to the competitive nature of the industrypreviously enrolled in our 2019 Humana Walmart Rx plan and the pricing discipline we have employed,2019 Humana Enhanced plan, which resulted in us no longer beingwere consolidated into the low costPremier Rx plan in any market for 2019.2020. The expected PDP losses were partially offset by growth in the new low-price Humana Walmart Value Rx plan, driven by both new sales and plan to plan changes.

State-based Medicaid membership increased 145,200 261,100 members, or 44.8%55.7%, from September 30, 20182019 to September 30, 2019,2020. This increase primarily driven byreflects the statewide awardimpact of a comprehensivediscontinuing the reinsurance agreement with CareSource and the assumption of full financial risk for the existing Kentucky Medicaid contract underas of January 1, 2020, as well as additional enrollment, particularly in Florida, resulting from the Managed Medical Assistance, or MMA, program in Florida.current economic downturn due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Premiums Revenue
Retail segment premiums increased $2.0$2.7 billion, or 16.6%19.1%, from the 2018 quarter to$14.0 billion in the 2019 quarter to $16.7 billion in the 2020 quarter and increased $6.0$8.2 billion, or 16.6%19.5%, from the 2018 period to$42.1 billion in the 2019 period to $50.3 billion in the 2020 period. These increasesprimarily due toreflect higher premiums as a result of Medicare Advantage and state-based contracts membership growth and higher per member premiums, as well as increased state-based contracts membership.Medicare Advantage premiums. These favorable items were partially offset by the decline in membership in our stand-alone PDP offerings.
Benefits Expense
The Retail segment benefit ratio increased 270decreased 80 basis points from 83.2% in the 2018 quarter to 85.9% infor the 2019 quarter to 85.1% for the 2020 quarter primarily due to the suspensionimpact of the temporary deferral of non-essential care amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and the reinstatement of the non-deductible health insurance industry fee in 20192020 which was contemplated in the pricing and benefit design of our products, the significant unfavorable impact in the 2019 quarter of weekday seasonality, lower favorable prior-period medical claims reserve development,products. These were partially offset by COVID-19 testing and treatment costs, as well as our ongoing pandemic relief efforts, including the waiver of all cost sharing for in-network primary care, outpatient behavioral health, and telehealth visits for our Medicare Advantage members, continued delivery of meals to senior members in need, the distribution of in-home preventative screening kits to members, establishment of a clinical outreach team to proactively engage with our most vulnerable members, and various provider initiatives. The 2020 quarter was further impacted by a shift in Medicare membership mix due to the loss of stand-alone PDP members and the significant growth in the Medicare Advantage members. These increases were partially offset by engaging our Medicare Advantage members in clinical programsmembership as well as ensuring they are appropriately documented underlower favorable prior-period medical claims reserve development. The benefit ratio for stand-alone PDP members generally decreases as the CMS risk-adjustment model, and lower than expected medical costs as compared to the assumptions used in the pricing of our individual Medicare Advantage business for 2019.year progresses. The Retail segment benefit ratio increased 100decreased 310 basis points from 85.4% in the 2018 period to 86.4% infor the 2019 period to 83.3% for the 2020 periodprimarily reflecting significantly depressed utilization experienced in the first
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half of 2020 as well as the same factors that affectedas discussed above with the 2019 quarter described above, but excludingexception of the impact of weekday seasonality. These factors were partially offset by the impact offrom a less severe flu seasonshift in the 2019 period.Medicare membership mix.
The Retail segment's benefits expense for the 20192020 quarter included $30 million in favorable prior-period medical claims reserve development versus $55 million in the 2019 quarter. For the 2020 period, the Retail segment’s benefit expense included the beneficial effect of $235 million in favorable prior-period medical claims reserve development versus $120$366 million in the 2018 quarter. For the 2019 period the benefits expense includes the beneficial effect of $366 million in favorable prior-period medical claims reserve development versus $367 million in the 2018 period.. Prior-period medical claims reserve development decreased the Retail segment benefit ratio by approximately 20 basis points in the 2020 quarter versus approximately 40 basis points in the 2019 quarter versus approximately 100 basis points in the 2018 quarter. Favorable prior-period medical claims reserve development decreased the Retail segment benefit ratio by approximately 50 basis points in the 2020 period versus approximately 90 basis points in the 2019 period versus approximately 100 basis points in the 2018 period.
Operating Costs
The Retail segment operating cost ratio ofincreased 190 basis points from 9.3% for the 2019 quarter decreased 190to 11.2% for the 2020 quarter and increased 130 basis points from 11.2% for the 2018 quarter. The Retail segment operating cost ratio of 8.7% for the 2019 period decreased 180 basis points from 10.5%to 10.0% for the 20182020 period. These decreasesincreases were primarily were due to the suspensionreinstatement of the non-deductible health insurance industry fee in 2019,2020 and COVID-19 related administrative costs as well aspreviously discussed, partially offset by scale efficiencies associated with growth in our Medicare Advantage membership and significant operating costscost efficiencies in 2019 driven by previously implementeddisclosed productivity initiatives. These decreases were partially offset by the strategic investments in our integrated care delivery model and the impact of higher compensation expense accruals in 2019 for the AIP as a result of our continued strong performance. The non-deductible health insurance industry fee impacted the operating cost ratio by 190160 basis points in the 20182020 quarter and period.

Group and Specialty Segment
September 30,Change
20202019MembersPercentage
Membership:
Medical membership:
Fully-insured commercial group799,500 927,400 (127,900)(13.8)%
ASO502,100 516,800 (14,700)(2.8)%
Military services6,016,400 5,998,700 17,700 0.3 %
Total group medical members7,318,000 7,442,900 (124,900)(1.7)%
Specialty membership (a)5,325,600 5,411,400 (85,800)(1.6)%
(a)Specialty products include dental, vision, and other supplemental health. Members included in these products may not be unique to each product since members have the ability to enroll in multiple products.
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 September 30, Change
 2019 2018 Members Percentage
Membership:       
Medical membership:       
Fully-insured commercial group927,400
 1,029,100
 (101,700) (9.9)%
ASO516,800
 449,900
 66,900
 14.9 %
Military services5,998,700
 5,927,400

71,300

1.2 %
Total group and specialty medical members7,442,900
 7,406,400
 36,500
 0.5 %
Specialty membership (a)5,411,400
 6,116,300
 (704,900) (11.5)%
(a)Specialty products include dental, vision, voluntary benefit products and other supplemental health. Members included in these products may not be unique to each product since members have the ability to enroll in multiple products.
For the three months ended September 30,Change
20202019DollarsPercentage
(in millions) 
Premiums and Services Revenue:
Premiums:
Fully-insured commercial group$1,169 $1,278 $(109)(8.5)%
Group specialty424 400 24 6.0 %
Total premiums1,593 1,678 (85)(5.1)%
Services189 200 (11)(5.5)%
Total premiums and services revenue$1,782 $1,878 $(96)(5.1)%
Segment (losses) earnings$(160)$$(164)(4100.0)%
Benefit ratio93.0 %86.3 %6.7 %
Operating cost ratio25.2 %21.9 %3.3 %
        
 For the three months ended September 30, Change
 2019 2018 Dollars Percentage
 (in millions)  
Premiums and Services Revenue:       
Premiums:       
Fully-insured commercial group$1,278
 $1,345
 $(67) (5.0)%
Group specialty400
 325
 75
 23.1 %
Total premiums1,678
 1,670
 8
 0.5 %
Services200
 215
 (15) (7.0)%
Total premiums and services revenue$1,878
 $1,885
 $(7) (0.4)%
Segment earnings$4
 $81
 $(77) (95.1)%
Benefit ratio86.3% 80.7%   5.6 %
Operating cost ratio21.9% 23.6%   (1.7)%

       
For the nine months ended
September 30,
 ChangeFor the nine months ended
September 30,
Change
2019 2018 Dollars Percentage20202019DollarsPercentage
(in millions)  (in millions) 
Premiums and Services Revenue:       Premiums and Services Revenue:
Premiums:       Premiums:
Fully-insured commercial group$3,873
 $4,083
 $(210) (5.1)%Fully-insured commercial group$3,606 $3,873 $(267)(6.9)%
Group specialty1,160
 1,014
 146
 14.4 %Group specialty1,278 1,160 118 10.2 %
Total premiums5,033
 5,097
 (64) (1.3)%Total premiums4,884 5,033 (149)(3.0)%
Services587
 642
 (55) (8.6)%Services576 587 (11)(1.9)%
Total premiums and services revenue$5,620
 $5,739
 $(119) (2.1)%Total premiums and services revenue$5,460 $5,620 $(160)(2.8)%
Segment earnings$174
 $372
 $(198) (53.2)%Segment earnings$232 $174 $58 33.3 %
Benefit ratio83.0% 78.0%   5.0 %Benefit ratio79.6 %83.0 %(3.4)%
Operating cost ratio21.9% 23.6%   (1.7)%Operating cost ratio24.0 %21.9 %2.1 %
Segment Earnings
Group and Specialty segment earnings decreased $77$164 million, or 95.1%, from $81 million in the 2018 quarter to $4 million segment earnings in the 2019 quarter.quarter to $160 million segment loss in the 2020 quarter primarily due to higher benefit and operating cost ratios as more fully described below. Group and Specialty segment earnings decreased $198increased $58 million, or 53.2%33.3%, from $372 million in the 2018 period to $174 million in the 2019 period. These decreases wereperiod to $232 million in the 2020 period primarily due to the net favorable impact of a higherlower benefit ratio, along with lower military services business earnings. Earnings comparisons related to the military services business were unfavorably impacted by the receipt of certain contractual incentives and adjustments in 2018 related to the previous TRICARE contract which did not recur in 2019. These decreases were partially offset by the improvement in thea higher operating cost ratio as more fully described below.
Enrollment
Fully-insured commercial group medical membership decreased 101,700127,900 members, or 9.9%13.8%, from September 30, 20182019 to September 30, 20192020. These anticipated declines primarily reflectingreflect lower membership in small group accounts due in part to more small group accounts selecting level-funded ASO products, in 2019, as well as the loss of certain large group accounts due to disciplined pricing in the competitive pricing environment. Additionally, the declines in membership were impacted by the current economic downturn driven by the COVID-19 pandemic resulting in higher unemployment rates and loss of coverage for fully-insured commercial group members. The portion of group fully-insured commercial medical membership in small group accounts was approximately 56% at September 30, 2020 and 60% at September 30, 2019 and 62% at September 30, 2018.2019.
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Group ASO commercial medical membership increased 66,900membership decreased 14,700 members, or 14.9%2.8%, from September 30, 20182019 to September 30, 20192020 primarily reflecting more small group accounts selecting level-funded ASO products in 2019, partially offset by the loss of certain large group accounts as a result ofdue to continued discipline in pricing of services for self-funded accounts amid a highly competitive environment.environment and the impact of the current economic downturn driven by the COVID-19 pandemic as previously discussed, partially offset by more small group accounts selecting level-funded ASO products. Small group membership comprised 45% of group ASO medical membership at September 30, 2020 versus 39% at September 30, 2019.
Military services membership increased 71,30017,700 members, or 1.2%0.3%, from September 30, 20182019 to September 30, 2019.2020. Membership includes military service members, retirees, and their families to whom the company provideswe are providing healthcare services under the current T2017 TRICARE East Region contract. The current contract, which covers 32 states, became effective on January 1, 2018.
SpecialtySpecialty membership decreased 704,90085,800 members, or 11.5%1.6%, from September 30, 20182019 to September 30, 20192020 primarily due to the loss of certain group accounts including one jumbo account, offering stand-alone dental and vision products.



products, as well as the impact of the current economic downturn driven by the COVID-19 pandemic as previously discussed.
Premiums Revenue
Group and Specialty segment premiums were relatively unchanged increasing $8 million, or 0.5%, from the 2018 quarter to $1.7 billion for the 2019 quarter. Group and Specialty segment premiums decreased $64$85 million, or 1.3%5.1%, from $1.7 billion in the 2018 period2019 quarter to $1.6 billion in the 2020 quarter and decreased $149 million, or 3.0%, from $5.0 billion forin the 2019 period to $4.9 billion in the 2020 period. These decreases were primarily due to athe decline in our fully-insured group commercial and specialty membership. This decrease wasmembership, partially offset by higher stop-loss revenues related to our level-funded ASO accounts resulting from membership growth in this product and higher per member premiums across the fully-insured business, and lower unfavorable commercial risk adjustment, or CRA, payable estimate in 2019 as compared to 2018, which resulted in higher small group fully-insured commercial revenues. The 2019 period was further negatively impacted by the exit of our voluntary benefit and financial protection products in connection with the sale of KMG in 2018.business.
Services Revenue
Group and Specialty segment services revenue decreased $15$11 million, or 7.0%5.5%, from the 2018 quarter to $200 million forin the 2019 quarter to $189 million in the 2020 quarter and decreased $55$11 million, or 8.6%1.9%, from the 2018 period to $587 million forin the 2019 period to $576 million the 2020 period. These decreases were primarily due to the impact of certain contractual incentives and adjustments related to the previous TRICARE contract received in 2018, which did not recur in 2019.lower ASO membership described previously.
Benefits Expense
The Group and Specialty segment benefit ratio increased 560670 basis points from 80.7% in the 2018 quarter to 86.3% in the 2019 quarter to 93.0% in the 2020 quarter primarily due to ongoing pandemic relief efforts, primarily surrounding initiatives to ease administrative and financial stress for providers and employers, including premium rate relief for select employer groups and the payment of monthly stipends to support participating dental providers, and meaningful COVID-19 testing and treatment costs for fully-insured commercial group medical members as several of our key commercial markets were located in areas more significantly impacted by COVID-19. These items were partially offset by the reinstatement of the non-deductible health insurance industry fee in 2020 which was contemplated in the pricing and benefit design of our products, the temporary deferral of non-essential care as previously discussed, and higher favorable prior-period medical claims reserve development. Utilization returned faster for fully-insured commercial group members as compared to members in the Retail segment, but remained below historic baseline levels at the close of the 2020 quarter.
The Group and Specialty segment benefit ratio increased 500decreased 340 basis points from 78.0% in the 2018 period to 83.0% in the 2019 period. These increases primarily were dueperiod to the significant unfavorable impact79.6% in the 2019 quarter2020 period primarily as the result of weekday seasonality,significantly depressed utilization levels experienced during the suspensionfirst half of 2020 as previously discussed, the reinstatement of the non-deductible health insurance industry fee in 20192020 which was contemplated in the pricing and benefit design of our products, as well as the meaningful impact of the continued migration of fully-insured group members to level-funded ASO products in 2019 resulting in a membership mix transformation. In addition, the impact of adjustments to dental network contracted rates resulting from dental network re-contracting and expansion to position the business for the future, and lowerhigher favorable prior-period medical claims reserve development unfavorably impacted the 2019 quarter and period ratio.development. These items were partially offset by the smaller unfavorable premium adjustment in 2019COVID-19 testing and treatments costs, and our ongoing pandemic relief efforts as compared to 2018 related to our CRA accrual associated with the ACA-compliant business as a resultpreviously described.
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The Group and Specialty segment's benefits expense included $1$13 million in favorable prior-period medical claims reserve development in the 20192020 quarter versus $7$1 million in the 20182019 quarter. This favorable prior-period medical claims reserve development decreased the Group and Specialty segment benefit ratio by approximately 80 basis points in the 2020 quarter and by approximately 10 basis points in the 2019 quarter and approximately 40 basis points in the 2018 quarter. The Group and Specialty segment's benefits expense included the effect of a favorable prior-period medical claims reserve development of $43 million in the 2020 period versus an unfavorable prior-period medical claims reserve development of $35 million in the 2019 period versusperiod. The favorable prior-period medical claims reserve development of $41 million infor the 2018 period. The2020 period decreased the Group and Specialty segment benefit ratio by approximately 90 basis points and the unfavorable prior-period medical claims reserve development for the 2019 period increased the Group and Specialty segment benefit ratio by approximately 70 basis points and the favorable prior-period medical claims reserve development for the 2018 period decreased the Group and Specialty segment benefit ratio 80 basis points.
Operating Costs
The Group and Specialty segment operating cost ratio ofincreased 330 basis points from 21.9% for the 2019 quarter decreased 170to 25.2% for the 2020 quarter and increased 210 basis points from 23.6%21.9% for the 2018 quarter. For the 2019 period the Group and Specialty segment operating cost ratio of 21.9% decreased 170 basis points from 23.6%to 24.0% for the 20182020 period. These decreasesincreases were primarily were due to the suspensionreinstatement of the non-deductible health insurance industry fee in 2019,2020 and COVID-19 related administrative costs as well aspreviously discussed.These increases were partially offset by significant operating cost efficiencies in the 2019 quarter driven by previously implementeddisclosed productivity initiatives. These improvements were offset by the higher compensation expense accruals in 2019 for the AIP as a result of our continued strong performance. The 2019 period was further impacted by the exit of our voluntary benefit and financial protection products in connection with the sale of KMG in 2018, which carried a higher operating cost ratio. The non-

deductiblenon-deductible health insurance industry fee impacted the operating cost ratio by 160130 basis points in the 20182020 quarter and period.
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Healthcare Services Segment
For the three months ended September 30,Change
20202019DollarsPercentage
(in millions)
Revenues:
Services:
Provider services$81 $104 $(23)(22.1)%
Pharmacy solutions157 53 104196.2 %
Clinical care services26 32 (6)(18.8)%
Total services revenues264 189 75 39.7 %
Intersegment revenues:
Pharmacy solutions6,158 5,673 485 8.5 %
Provider services573 591 (18)(3.0)%
Clinical care services134 149 (15)(10.1)%
Total intersegment revenues6,865 6,413 452 7.0 %
Total services and intersegment revenues$7,129 $6,602 $527 8.0 %
Segment earnings$249 $212 $37 17.5 %
Operating cost ratio96.4 %96.2 %0.2 %
       
For the three months ended September 30, ChangeFor the nine months ended
September 30,
Change
2019 2018 Dollars Percentage20202019DollarsPercentage
(in millions)  (in millions)
Revenues:       Revenues:
Services:       Services:
Pharmacy solutionsPharmacy solutions$425 $134 $291 217.2 %
Provider services$104
 $70
 $34
 48.6 %Provider services236 265 (29)(10.9)%
Pharmacy solutions53
 52
 1
 1.9 %
Clinical care services32
 43
 (11) (25.6)%Clinical care services80 103 (23)(22.3)%
Total services revenues189
 165
 24
 14.5 %Total services revenues741 502 239 47.6 %
Intersegment revenues:       Intersegment revenues:
Pharmacy solutions5,673
 5,092
 581
 11.4 %Pharmacy solutions18,275 16,335 1,940 11.9 %
Provider services591
 537
 54
 10.1 %Provider services1,724 1,792 (68)(3.8)%
Clinical care services149

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(7.5)%Clinical care services415 457 (42)(9.2)%
Total intersegment revenues6,413
 5,790
 623
 10.8 %Total intersegment revenues20,414 18,584 1,830 9.8 %
Total services and intersegment revenues$6,602
 $5,955
 $647
 10.9 %Total services and intersegment revenues$21,155 $19,086 $2,069 10.8 %
Segment earnings$212
 $215
 $(3) (1.4)%Segment earnings$816 $611 $205 33.6 %
Operating cost ratio96.2% 96.1%   0.1 %Operating cost ratio95.8 %96.3 %(0.5)%




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September 30,
 Change
 2019 2018 Dollars Percentage
 (in millions)  
Revenues:       
Services:       
Provider services$265
 $158
 $107
 67.7 %
Pharmacy solutions134
 148
 (14) (9.5)%
Clinical care services103
 132
 (29) (22.0)%
Total services revenues502
 438
 64
 14.6 %
Intersegment revenues:  

    
Pharmacy solutions16,335
 15,181
 1,154
 7.6 %
Provider services1,792
 1,456
 336
 23.1 %
Clinical care services457
 511
 (54) (10.6)%
Total intersegment revenues18,584
 17,148
 1,436
 8.4 %
Total services and intersegment revenues$19,086
 $17,586
 $1,500
 8.5 %
Segment earnings$611
 $594
 $17
 2.9 %
Operating cost ratio96.3% 96.2%   0.1 %
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Segment Earnings
Healthcare Services segment earnings ofincreased $37 million, or 17.5%, from $212 million forin the 2019 quarter was relatively unchanged, decreasing $3 million, or 1.4%, from $215to $249 million in the 2018 quarter. The decrease2020 quarter and increased $205 million, or 33.6%, from $611 million in the 2019 period to $816 million in the 2020 period. These increases were primarily resulteddue to operational improvements and reduced utilization resulting from

additional investments COVID-19 in clinical assets associated with our provider services business and slightly lower earnings from Kindred at Home operations.business. These declinesimprovements were partially offset by COVID-19 administrative related costs, including expenses associated with additional safety measures for our provider and clinical teams who have continued to provide services to members during the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2020 period was further impacted by higher earnings from our pharmacy operations and the improvement in core operating results from the provider services business year over year. For the 2019 period, the Healthcare Services segment earnings of $611 million increased $17 million, or 2.9%, from $594 million in the 2018 period. This increase was primarily due to higher earnings from our pharmacy and clinical care services operations and 2019 earnings from Kindred at Home operations. These factors were partially offset by additional investments in new clinical assets associated with our provider services business.
Script Volume
Humana Pharmacy Solutions script volumes on an adjusted 30-day equivalent basis increased to approximately 119 million in the 2020 quarter, up 3%, versus scripts of approximately 116 million in the 2019 quarter,quarter. For the 2020 period, script volumes increased to approximately 356 million, up 5.5%5%, versus scripts of approximately 110339 million in the 2018 quarter. For the 2019 period, script volumes increased to approximately 339 million, up 3.4%, versus scripts of approximately 328 million in the 2018 period. These increases were primarily reflectdue to the growth associated with higher individual Medicare Advantage and state-based contracts membership along with the impact of early prescription refills as members prepared for extended supply needs in response to COVID-19. These increases were partially offset by the decline in stand-alone PDP membership.
Services Revenues
Services revenues increased $24$75 million, or 14.5%39.7%, from the 2018 quarter to $189 million forin the 2019 quarter to $264 million in the 2020 quarter and increased $64$239 million, or 14.6%47.6%, from the 2018 period to $502 million forin the 2019 period to $741 million in the 2020 period. These increases were primarily due to revenue growth from our provider services business.the additional pharmacy revenues associated with the acquisition of Enclara in the 2020 period.
Intersegment Revenues
IntersegmentIntersegment revenues increased $623$452 million, or 10.8%7.0%, from the 2018 quarter to $6.4 billion forin the 2019 quarter to $6.9 billion in the 2020 quarter and increased $1.4$1.8 billion, or 8.4%9.8%, from $18.6 billion in the 20182019 period to $18.6$20.4 billion forin the 20192020 period. These increases were primarily were due to strong Medicare Advantage membership growth, partially offset by the loss of intersegment revenues associated with the decline in stand-alone PDP membership. The 20192020 period was furtheralso impacted by higherthe modest increase in pharmacy revenues associated with our provider services business reflecting the previously disclosed acquisitionas a result of MCCIus allowing early prescription refills to permit members to prepare for extended supply needs in response to COVID-19 and FPG.a slight shift by members to 90-day mail supply.
Operating Costs
The Healthcare Services segment operating cost ratio increased 20 basis points from 96.2% for the 2019 quarter to 96.4% for the 2020 quarter primarily due to COVID-19 administrative related costs, including expenses associated with additional safety measures taken for our pharmacy, provider, and clinical teams who have continued to provide services to members during the COVID-19 pandemic. The increase further reflects higher costs incurred in the pharmacy business to ensure timely delivery of 96.2%prescriptions amid the COVID-19 pandemic. These costs were partially offset by operational improvements and reduced utilization resulting from COVID-19 in our provider services business, as well as significant operating cost efficiencies in the 2020 quarter driven by previously disclosed productivity initiatives. The Healthcare Services segment operating cost ratio decreased 50 basis points from 96.3% for the 2019 quarter and period respectively, were relatively unchanged from 96.1% and 96.2% into 95.8% for the 2018 quarter and2020 period respectively.as a result of the net favorable impact of the same factors affecting the 2020 quarter.



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Liquidity
Historically, our primary sources of cash have included receipts of premiums, services revenue, and investment and other income, as well as proceeds from the sale or maturity of our investment securities, and borrowings. Our primary uses of cash historically have included disbursements for claims payments, operating costs, interest on borrowings, taxes, purchases of investment securities, acquisitions, capital expenditures, repayments on borrowings, dividends, and share repurchases. Because premiums generally are collected in advance of claim payments by a period of up to several months, our business normally should produce positive cash flows during periods of increasing premiums and enrollment. Conversely, cash flows would be negatively impacted during periods of decreasing premiums and enrollment. From period to period, our cash flows may also be affected by the timing of working capital items including premiums receivable, benefits payable, and other receivables and payables. Our cash flows are impacted by the timing of payments to and receipts from CMS associated with Medicare Part D subsidies for which we do not assume risk. The use of cash flows may be limited by regulatory requirements of state departments of insurance (or comparable state regulators) which require, among other items, that our regulated subsidiaries maintain minimum levels of capital and seek approval before paying dividends from the subsidiaries to the parent. Our use of cash flows derived from our non-insurance subsidiaries, such as in our Healthcare Services segment, is generally not restricted by state departments of insurance (or comparable state regulators).

For additional information on our liquidity risk, please refer to the section entitled “Risk Factors” in our 20182019 Form 10-K.10-K and Item 1A of Part II of this document.     
Cash and cash equivalents increased to approximately $5.5$8.0 billion at September 30, 20192020 from $2.3$4.1 billion at December 31, 2018.2019. The change in cash and cash equivalents for the nine months ended September 30, 20192020 and 20182019 is summarized as follows:
Nine Months EndedNine Months Ended
2019 201820202019
(in millions) (in millions)
Net cash provided by operating activities$4,772
 $2,506
Net cash provided by operating activities$5,356 $4,772 
Net cash used in investing activities(477) (2,640)Net cash used in investing activities(3,010)(477)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities(1,111) 234
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activitiesNet cash provided by (used in) financing activities1,585 (1,111)
Increase in cash and cash equivalents$3,184
 $100
Increase in cash and cash equivalents$3,931 $3,184 
Cash Flow from Operating Activities
Our operating cash flowflows for the 2020 period increased from the 2019 period reflects the significant impact of increasing premiums and enrollment, as premiums generally are collected in advance of claim payments by a period of updue primarily to several months. Our operating cash flow for the 2019 period further improvedhigher income from the 2018 period from the timing of working capital changes, higher earnings, and the impact of an approximately $245 million payment related to reinsuring certain voluntary benefit and financial protection products to a third party in connection with the sale of KMG in 2018. operations.
The most significant drivers of changes in our working capital are typically the timing of payments of benefits expense and receipts for premiums. We illustrate these changes with the following summaries of benefits payable and receivables.
The detail of benefits payable was as follows at September 30, 20192020 and December 31, 2018:2019:
September 30, 2020December 31, 20192020
Period
Change
2019
Period
Change
 (in millions)
IBNR (1)$5,149 $4,150 $999 $656 
Reported claims in process (2)1,167 628 539 467 
Other benefits payable (3)1,892 1,226 666 235 
Total benefits payable$8,208 $6,004 $2,204 $1,358 
(1)IBNR represents an estimate of benefits payable for claims incurred but not reported (IBNR) at the balance sheet date and includes unprocessed claim inventories. The level of IBNR is primarily impacted by membership levels,
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 September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018 2019
Period
Change
 2018
Period
Change
 (in millions)
IBNR (1)$4,017
 $3,361
 $656
 $145
Reported claims in process (2)1,084
 617
 467
 169
Other benefits payable (3)1,119
 884
 235
 38
Total benefits payable$6,220
 $4,862
 $1,358
 $352
Payables from divestiture    
 58
Change in benefits payable per cash flow
statement resulting in cash from
operations
    $1,358
 $410
medical claim trends and the receipt cycle time, which represents the length of time between when a claim is initially incurred and when the claim form is received and processed (i.e. a shorter time span results in a lower IBNR).
(1)IBNR represents an estimate of benefits payable for claims incurred but not reported (IBNR) at the balance sheet date and includes unprocessed claim inventories. The level of IBNR is primarily impacted by membership levels, medical claim trends and the receipt cycle time, which represents the length of time between when a claim is initially incurred and when the claim form is received and processed (i.e. a shorter time span results in a lower IBNR). IBNR includes unprocessed claims inventories.
(2)Reported claims in process represents the estimated valuation of processed claims that are in the post claim adjudication process, which consists of administrative functions such as audit and check batching and handling, as well as amounts owed to our pharmacy benefit administrator which fluctuate due to bi-weekly payments and the month-end cutoff.
(3)Other benefits payable primarily include amounts owed to providers under capitated and risk sharing arrangements.

(2)Reported claims in process represents the estimated valuation of processed claims that are in the post claim adjudication process, which consists of administrative functions such as audit and check batching and handling, as well as amounts owed to our pharmacy benefit administrator which fluctuate due to bi-weekly payments and the month-end cutoff.
(3)Other benefits payable primarily include amounts owed to providers under capitated and risk sharing arrangements.
The increase in benefits payable from December 31, 20182019 to September 30, 2019 and from December 31, 2017 to September 30, 20182020 was primarily was due to an increase in IBNR primarily as a result of Medicare Advantage membership growth, as well as increases in amounts owed to providers under the capitated and risk sharing arrangements, which were affected by the response to COVID-19 and resulting deferral of care impact on medical claims reserves, and an increase in the amount of processed but unpaid claims which fluctuate due to month-end cutoff. The increaseincreases in benefits payable from December 31, 2018 to September 30, 2019 was also impacted bywere due to an increase in IBNR primarily as a result of Medicare Advantage membership growth and an increase in the amounts owedamount of processed but unpaid claims which fluctuate due to providers under the capitated and risk sharing arrangements.month-end cutoff.
The detail of total net receivables was as follows at September 30, 20192020 and December 31, 2018:2019:
September 30, 2020December 31, 20192020
Period
Change
2019
Period
Change
 (in millions)
Medicare$863 $835 $28 $(198)
Commercial and other209 162 47 17 
Military services141 128 13 
Allowance for doubtful accounts(78)(69)(9)
Total net receivables$1,135 $1,056 $79 $(167)
Reconciliation to cash flow statement:
Receivables from disposition (acquisition) of
business
(12)
Change in receivables per cash flow
statement resulting in cash from operations
$82 $(179)
 September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018 2019
Period
Change
 2018
Period
Change
 (in millions)
Medicare$638
 $836
 $(198) $233
Commercial and other152
 135
 17
 19
Military services131
 123
 8
 (48)
Allowance for doubtful accounts(73) (79) 6
 4
Total net receivables$848
 $1,015
 $(167) $208
Reconciliation to cash flow statement:       
Receivables from acquisition of business    (12) 3
Change in receivables per cash flow
statement resulting in cash from operations
    $(179) $211
The changes in Commercial and other receivables for the 2020 period were primarily as a result of Medicaid membership growth. The changes in Medicare receivables for both the 20192020 period and the 20182019 period reflectsreflect the typical pattern caused by the timing of accruals and related collections associated with the CMS risk-adjustment model. Significant collections occur with the mid-year and final settlements with CMS in the second and third quarter.
Cash Flow from Investing Activities
In the first quarter of 2020, we acquired privately held Enclara for cash consideration of approximately $709 million, net of cash received as discussed in Note 3 to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

Our ongoing capital expenditures primarily relate to our information technology initiatives, support of services in our provider services operations including medical and administrative facility improvements necessary for activities such as the provision of care to members, claims processing, billing and collections, wellness solutions,
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care coordination, regulatory compliance and customer service. Total capital expenditures, excluding acquisitions, were $668 million in the 2020 period and $506 million in the 2019 period and $436 millionperiod.

Net purchases of investment securities in the 2018 period.

Net2020 period were $1.6 billion as compared to net proceeds from investment securities sales and maturities of $29 million in the 2019 period were $29 million and $50 million in the 2018 period.
In the third quarter of 2018, we completed the sale of our wholly-owned subsidiary KMG to CGIC. Upon closing, we funded the transaction with approximately $190 million of parent company cash contributed into KMG, subject to customary adjustments, in addition to the transfer of approximately $160 million of statutory capital with the sale. Total cash and cash equivalents, including parent company funding, disposed at September 30, 2018 was $805 million. See Note 3 to our condensed consolidated financial statements.

Also, in the third quarter of 2018, we paid cash consideration of approximately $1.1 billion as part of the Consortium's investment in Kindred, which includes both the Kindred at Home Division and Curo Health Services businesses.

During the 2018 period, we acquired the remaining equity interest in MCCI and acquired FPG for cash consideration of $169 million and $185 million, respectively, as discussed in Note 3 to the condensed consolidated financial statements.




Cash Flow from Financing Activities
ReceiptsClaims payments were $283 million higher than receipts from CMS associated with Medicare Part D claim subsidies for which we do not assume risk in the 2020 period and receipts from CMS associated with Medicare Part D claim subsidies for which we do not assume risk were higher than claims payments by $113 million in the 2019 period and $436 million in the 2018 period.
Under our administrative services only TRICARE contracts, reimbursements from the federal government exceeded health care cost payments for which we do not assume risk by $9 million in the 2020 period and health care cost payments for which we do not assume risk exceeded reimbursements from the federal government by $102 million in the 2019 periodperiod.
In March 2020, we issued $600 million of 4.500% senior notes due April 1, 2025 and by $33$500 million inof 4.875% senior notes due April 1, 2030. Our net proceeds, reduced for the 2018 period.underwriters' discount and commission and offering expenses paid as of September 30, 2020 were $1,088 million.
In August 2019, we issued $500 million of 3.125% senior notes due August 15, 2029 and $500 million of 3.950% senior notes due August 15, 2049. Our net proceeds, reduced for the underwriters' discount and commission and offering expenses paid as of September 30, 2019 were $987 million.Wemillion. We used the net proceeds from this offering, together with available cash, to repay the $650 million outstanding amount due under our term note in August 2019, and the $400 million aggregate principal amount of our 2.625% senior notes due on its maturity date of October 1, 2019.
On July 31, 2019, we entered into an accelerated stock repurchase agreement, the July 2019 ASR, with Citibank, N.A., or Citi, to repurchase $1 billion of our common stock. On August 2, 2019, we made a payment of $1 billion to Citi and received an initial delivery of 2.7 million shares of our common stock. See Note 11 to our condensed consolidated financial statements. We expect final settlement under the agreement to occur during the fourth quarter of 2019.
Under a share repurchase plan authorized by the Board of Directors, we repurchased 0.68 million shares during the 2018 period for $224 million. There were no other share repurchases under share repurchase plans authorized by the Board of Directors in the 2019 period with the exception of the July 2019 ASR. We also acquired common shares in connection with employee stock plans for an aggregate cost of $30 million in the 2020 period and $10 million in the 2019 period and $70period.
In March 2020, we drew $1 billion on our existing term loan commitment.
Net proceeds from the issuance of commercial paper were $21 million in the 2018 period.
Net2020 period and net repayments from the issuance of commercial paper were $358 million in the 2019 period and net proceeds from the issuance of commercial paper were $240 million in the 2018 period. The maximum principal amount outstanding at any one time during the 2019 quarter2020 period was $670$600 million.
We paid dividends to stockholders of $239 million during the 2020 period and $216 million during the 2019 period and $195 million during the 2018 period.

Future Sources and Uses of Liquidity
Dividends
For a detailed discussion of dividends to stockholders, please refer to Note 1110 to the condensed consolidated financial statements.
Stock Repurchases
For a detailed discussion of stock repurchases, please refer to Note 1110 to the condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Debt
For a detailed discussion of our debt, including our senior notes, term loan, credit agreement and commercial paper program, please refer to Note 1312 to the condensed consolidated financial statements.
Acquisitions and Divestitures
During the 20182020 period, we completed the acquisitionsacquisition of MCCIprivately held Enclara, one of the nation’s largest hospice pharmacy and FPGbenefit management providers for total cash consideration of $354 million.approximately $709 million, net of cash received. For a detailed discussion of these transactions,this transaction, please refer to Note 3 to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

Liquidity Requirements
We believe our cash balances, investment securities, operating cash flows, and funds available under our credit agreement and our commercial paper program or from other public or private financing sources, taken together, provide adequate resources to fund ongoing operating and regulatory requirements, acquisitions, future expansion opportunities, and capital expenditures for at least the next twelve months, as well as to refinance or repay debt, and repurchase shares.
Adverse changes in our credit rating may increase the rate of interest we pay and may impact the amount of credit available to us in the future. Our investment-grade credit rating at September 30, 20192020 was BBB+ according to Standard & Poor’s Rating Services, or S&P, and Baa3 according to Moody’s Investors Services, Inc., or Moody’s. A downgrade by S&P to BB+ or by Moody’s to Ba1 triggers an interest rate increase of 25 basis points with respect to $250 million of our senior notes. Successive one notch downgrades increase the interest rate an additional 25 basis points, or annual interest expense by less than $1 million, up to a maximum 100 basis points, or annual interest expense by $3 million.
In addition, we operate as a holding company in a highly regulated industry. Humana Inc., our parent company, is dependent upon dividends and administrative expense reimbursements from our subsidiaries, most of which are subject to regulatory restrictions. We continue to maintain significant levels of aggregate excess statutory capital and surplus in our state-regulated operating subsidiaries. Cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments at the parent company were $1.7$2.4 billion at September 30, 20192020 compared to $578 million$1.4 billion at December 31, 2018.2019. This increase primarily was due to insurancethe net proceeds from the issuance of senior notes, proceeds from a term loan, and commercial paper issuance. The increase was further impacted by regulated subsidiary dividends in excess of capital contributions from our parent company as well as operating cash derived from our non-insuranceand non-regulated subsidiary earnings borrowings under senior notes, and other working capital changes.in our Healthcare Services segment. These increases were partially offset by the net repayment of commercial paper borrowings, repayment of short term debt and senior notes, share repurchases,Enclara acquisition, capital expenditures, subsidiaries capital contributions, and cash dividends to shareholders.shareholders, and other working capital changes. Our use of operating cash derived from our non-insurance subsidiaries, such as our Healthcare Services segment, is generally not restricted by departments of insurance (or comparable state regulator)regulators).
Regulatory Requirements
Certain of our subsidiaries operate in states that regulate the payment of dividends, loans, or other cash transfers to Humana Inc., our parent company, and require minimum levels of equity as well as limit investments to approved securities. The amount of dividends that may be paid to Humana Inc. by these subsidiaries, without prior approval by state regulatory authorities, or ordinary dividends, is limited based on the entity’s level of statutory income and statutory capital and surplus. If the dividend, together with other dividends paid within the preceding twelve months, exceeds a specified statutory limit or is paid from sources other than earned surplus, it is generally considered an extraordinary dividend requiring prior regulatory approval. In most states, prior notification is provided before paying a dividend even if approval is not required.
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Although minimum required levels of equity are largely based on premium volume, product mix, and the quality of assets held, minimum requirements vary significantly at the state level. Based on the most recently filed statutory financial statements as of June 30, 2019,2020, our state regulated subsidiaries had aggregate statutory capital and surplus of approximately $7.6$9.3 billion, which exceeded aggregate minimum regulatory requirements of $5.7$6.4 billion. The amount of dividends paid to our parent company was approximately $360 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to $1.4 billion during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to $1.9 billion during the nine months ended September 30, 2018.2019. Actual dividends paid may vary year over year due to consideration of excess statutory capital and surplus and expected future surplus requirements related to, for example, premium volume and product mix.

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Item 3.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
Our earnings and financial position are exposed to financial market risk, including those resulting from changes in interest rates.
Interest rate risk also represents a market risk factor affecting our consolidated financial position due to our significant investment portfolio, consisting primarily of fixed maturity securities of investment-grade quality with a weighted average S&P credit rating of AA at September 30, 2019.2020. Our net unrealized position increased $447$280 million from a net unrealized lossgain position of $204$211 million at December 31, 20182019 to a net unrealized gain position of $243$491 million at September 30, 2019.2020. At September 30, 2019,2020, we had gross unrealized losses of $10$14 million on our investment portfolio primarily due to an increase in market interest rates since the time the securities were purchased. There werewere no material other-than-temporary impairments duringcredit allowances during the nine months ended September 30, 2019.2020. While we believe that these impairments are temporarysecurities in an unrealized loss will recover in value over time and we currently do not have the intent to sell such securities, given the current market conditions and the significant judgments involved, there is a continuing risk that future declines in fair value may occur and material realized losses from sales or other-than-temporary impairmentscredit allowances may be recorded in future periods.
Duration is the time-weighted average of the present value of the bond portfolio’s cash flow. Duration is indicative of the relationship between changes in fair value and changes in interest rates, providing a general indication of the sensitivity of the fair values of our fixed maturity securities to changes in interest rates. However, actual fair values may differ significantly from estimates based on duration. The average duration of our investment portfolio, including cash and cash equivalents, was approximately 2.32.1 years as of September 30, 20192020 and approximately 2.92.5 years as of December 31, 2018.2019. The decline in the average duration is reflective of the longer duration securities associatedincreased holdings of cash and cash equivalents, along with the sale of KMG.other portfolio management activities. Based on the duration, including cash equivalents, a 1% increase in interest rates would generally decrease the fair value of our securities by approximately $356$452 million at September 30, 2019.2020.

Item 4.    Controls and Procedures
Under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer, or CEO, our Chief Financial Officer, or CFO, and our Principal Accounting Officer, we carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures for the quarter ended September 30, 2019.2020.
Based on our evaluation, our CEO, CFO, and our Principal Accounting Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective to provide reasonable assurance that information the Company is required to disclose in its reports under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms, including, without limitation, ensuring that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
There have been no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended September 30, 20192020 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.


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Part II. Other Information

Item 1.     Legal Proceedings
For a description of the legal proceedings pending against us and certain other pending or threatened litigation, investigations, or other matters, see “Legal Proceedings and Certain Regulatory Matters” in Note 1413 to the condensed consolidated financial statements beginning on page 3127 of this Form 10-Q.

Item 1A. Risk Factors
ThereIn addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the factors discussed in Part I, Item 1A. “Risk factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, and the risk factor set forth below.

The spread of, and response to, the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, underscores certain risks we face, including those discussed in our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, and the rapid development and fluidity of this situation precludes any prediction as to the ultimate adverse impact to us of COVID-19.

In December 2019, a novel strain of coronavirus (COVID-19) emerged which was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization on March 11, 2020, and has now spread globally including throughout the United States. The spread of COVID-19 underscores certain risks we face in our business, including those discussed in our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019.

Governmental and non-governmental organizations may not effectively combat the spread and severity of COVID-19, increasing the potential for harm for our members. If the spread of COVID-19 is not contained, the premiums we charge may prove to be insufficient to cover the cost of health care services delivered to our members, which may increase significantly as a result of higher utilization rates of medical facilities and services and other increases in associated hospital and pharmaceutical costs. Over time, we may also experience increased costs or decreased revenues if, as a result of our members being unable to see their providers due to actions taken to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, we are unable to implement clinical initiatives to manage health care costs and chronic conditions of our members, and appropriately document their risk profiles. In addition, we are offering our members expanded benefit coverage, such as waiving out of pocket costs for COVID-19 diagnostic testing and treatment, certain additional coverages have been nomandated by governmental action and we are taking actions designed to help provide financial and administrative relief for the health care provider community. Such measures and any further steps taken by us, or governmental action, to continue to respond to and to address the ongoing impact of COVID-19, including further expansion or modification of the services delivered to our members, the adoption or modification of regulatory requirements associated with those services and the costs and challenges associated with ensuring timely compliance with such requirements, to provide further relief for the health care provider community, or in connection with the relaxation of stay-at-home and physical distancing orders and other restrictions on movement and economic activity, including the potential for widespread testing and therapeutic treatments and a vaccine, once available, as a component of lifting these measures, could adversely impact our profitability.
The spread and impact of COVID-19, or actions taken to mitigate this spread, could have material and adverse effects on our ability to operate effectively, including as a result of the complete or partial closure of facilities or labor shortages. Disruptions in public and private infrastructure, including communications, availability of in-person sales and marketing channels, financial services and supply chains, could materially and adversely disrupt our normal business operations. We have transitioned a significant subset of our employee population to a remote work environment in an effort to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, as have a number of our third-party service providers, which may exacerbate
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certain risks to our business, including an increased demand for information technology resources, increased risk of phishing and other cybersecurity attacks, and increased risk of unauthorized dissemination of sensitive personal information or proprietary or confidential information about us or our members or other third-parties. The outbreak of COVID-19 has severely impacted global economic activity, including the businesses of some of our commercial customers, and caused significant volatility and negative pressure in the financial markets. In addition to disrupting our operations, these developments may adversely affect the timing of commercial customer premium collections and corresponding claim payments, the value of our investment portfolio, or future liquidity needs.

The rapid development and fluidity of this situation precludes any prediction as to the ultimate adverse impact to us of COVID-19. We are continuing to monitor the spread of COVID-19, changes to our benefit coverages, the risk factors included inongoing costs and business impacts of dealing with COVID-19, including the potential costs and impacts associated with lifting, or reimposing restrictions on movement and economic activity and related risks. The magnitude and duration of the pandemic and its ultimate impact on our 2018 Form 10-K.business, results of operations, financial position, and cash flows is uncertain as this continues to evolve globally, but such impacts could be material to our business, results of operations, financial position and cash flows.


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Item 2:     Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
(a)None.
(b)N/A
(c)The following table provides information about our purchases of equity securities that are registered by us pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, during the three months ended September 30, 2020:
Item 2:PeriodUnregistered Sales Total Number
of Equity Securities and UseShares
Purchased (1)(2)
Average
Price Paid
per Share
Total Number of Proceeds
Shares Purchased
as Part of Publicly
Announced Plans
or Programs (1)(2)
Dollar Value of
Shares that May
Yet Be Purchased
Under the Plans
or Programs (1)
July 2020— $— — $— 
(a)August 2020None.— 
— — — 
(b)September 2020N/A— 
— — — 
(c)TotalThe following table provides information about our purchases of equity securities that are registered by us pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, during the three months ended September 30, 2019:— 
PeriodTotal Number
of Shares
Purchased (1)(2)
 Average
Price Paid
per Share
 Total Number of
Shares Purchased
as Part of Publicly
Announced Plans
or Programs (1)(2)
 Dollar Value of
Shares that May
Yet Be Purchased
Under the Plans
or Programs (1)
July 2019
 $
 
 $3,000,000,000
August 20192,695,872
 296.75
 2,695,872
 2,000,000,000
September 2019
 
 
 2,000,000,000
Total2,695,872
 $
 2,695,872
  
$— — 
(1)On July 30, 2019, the Board of Directors replaced a previous share repurchase authorization of up to $3 billion (of which approximately $1.03 billion remained unused) with a new authorization for repurchases of up to $3 billion of our common shares exclusive of shares repurchased in connection with employee stock plans, expiring on June 30, 2022. On July 31, 2019, we entered into an accelerated stock repurchase agreement, the July 2019 ASR, with Citibank, N.A., or Citi, to repurchase $1 billion of our common stock. On August 2, 2019, we made a payment of $1 billion to Citi and received an initial delivery of 2.7 million shares of our common stock. We recorded the payment to Citi as a reduction to stockholders’ equity, consisting of an $800 million increase in treasury stock, which reflects the value of the initial 2.7 million shares received upon initial settlement, and a $200 million decrease in capital in excess of par value, which reflects the value of stock held back by Citi pending final settlement of the agreement. The final number of shares that we may receive, or be required to remit, under the agreement, will be determined based on the daily volume-weighted average share price of our common stock over the term of the July 2019 ASR, less a discount and subject to adjustments pursuant to the terms and conditions of the July 2019 ASR. We expect final settlement under the July 2019 ASR to occur during the fourth quarter of 2019.
(2)Excludes 35,000 shares repurchased in connection with employee stock plans.
(1)On July 30, 2019, the Board of Directors replaced a previous share repurchase authorization of up to $3 billion with a new authorization for repurchases of up to $3 billion of our common shares exclusive of shares repurchased in connection with employee stock plans, expiring on June 30, 2022. Under our share repurchase authorization, shares may be purchased from time to time at prevailing prices in the open market, by block purchases, through plans designed to comply with Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or in privately-negotiated transactions (including pursuant to accelerated share repurchase agreements with investment banks), subject to certain regulatory restrictions on volume, pricing, and timing. Our remaining repurchase authorization was approximately $2 billion as of November 2, 2020.
(2)Excludes 80,000 shares repurchased in connection with employee stock plans.

Item 3:Defaults Upon Senior Securities
Item 3:     Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.

Item 4:Mine Safety Disclosures
Item 4:     Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.

Item 5:Other Information
Item 5:     Other Information
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Item 6:     Exhibits
3(i)Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Humana Inc. filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware on November 9, 1989, as restated to incorporate the amendment of January 9, 1992, and the correction of March 23, 1992 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4(i) to Humana Inc.’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Reg. No. 33-49305) filed February 2, 1994).
By-Laws of Humana Inc., as amended on December 14, 2017 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3(b) to Humana Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed December 14, 2017).
Amended and Restated Humana Inc. Executive Incentive Compensation Plan, effective January 1, 2020.
Principal Executive Officer certification pursuant to Section 302 of Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002.
Principal Financial Officer certification pursuant to Section 302 of Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002.
Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101The following materials from Humana Inc.'s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q formatted in iXBRL (Inline Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 20192020 and December 31, 2018;2019; (ii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 20192020 and 2018;2019; (iii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 20192020 and 2018;2019; (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Equity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 20192020 and 2018;2019; (v) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 20192020 and 2018;2019; and (vi) Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. The instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.
104Cover Page Interactive Data File formatted in Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101.

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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
HUMANA INC.
(Registrant)
Date:November 3, 2020HUMANA INC.
By:(Registrant)
Date:November 6, 2019By:/s/ CYNTHIA H. ZIPPERLE
Cynthia H. Zipperle
Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller (Principal Accounting Officer)

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