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HumanaJoinsAlignmentHealthcare,UNCHealthCaretoprovide
ImprovedMedicareHealthPlantoRaleighAreaBeneficiaries
RALEIGH,N.C.,Nov.19,2014/PRNewswire/HumanaInc.(NYSE:HUM(http://studio5.financialcontent.com/prnews?
Page=Quote&Ticker=HUM)),oneofthenation'sleadinghealthandwellbeingcompanies,hasjoinedthepartnershipbetween
AlignmentHealthcareandUNCHealthCaretoprovideanew,improvedMedicareAdvantageHMOplanintheRaleigh,NorthCarolina
area,tokeepseniorshealthierandtolowerhealthcarecosts.
Focusedonmakingiteasyforpeopletoachievetheirbesthealth,Humanaoffersclinicalexcellencethroughcoordinatedcareforthe
millionsofMedicaremembersitservesacrossthecountry.PeoplewhoenrollinthenewplanofferedthroughHumanaGoldPlusinthe
Raleigharea,willhaveaccesstoauniquenetworkofprovidersthroughUNCHealthCareincludingUNCPhysicianNetwork,UNC
FacultyPhysiciansandRexemployedspecialists,RexHospital,andUNCHospitals.Thenetworkwillensureaccesstoahighquality
medicalexperiencethatprovidesafullcontinuumofcareclosetohome.
"OurstrategicpartnershipwithHumanawillprovideanunrivaledcarecoordinationmodeltotheMedicareeligiblesinWakeCounty.
ThiswillcreatenewcarestandardinNorthCarolinafortreatingtheelderly,especiallythosewithchronicdiseases,"saidDr.Donald
Furman,PresidentofNorthCarolinaforAlignmentHealthcare."Humanaisalikemindedpartnerwhowantstoimproveitscornerofthe
UShealthcaresystem.Ourprogramenablesintegrationbycreatingalignmentacrossallpartiessothattheconsumer'shealthcare
experienceandclinicaloutcomebothimprove.Together,Humana,AlignmentandUNCareconnectingthedotsofpopulationbased
managementonepatientatatime."
Acrossthecountry,healthcareofficialsarelookingforwaystochangethehealthcaresystemfromonethatrewardsthevolumeof
servicesdoctorsandhospitalsprovidetoonethatrewardsqualityandvalue.Thegoalistoofferbetterqualitycareandsavemoneyby
carefullytrackingpatients'needs.Ifpatientsarehealthierthey'relesslikelytoneedanexpensivehospitalizationoremergencycare.
"Humana'sgoalistopartnerwithourmemberstoachievelifelonghealthandwellbeingforthecommunitiesweserve,"saysTim
Moorhead,Humana'sNorthCarolinaMarketVicePresident."ThispartnershipwithAlignmentandUNCisdesignedtohelpour
membersintheareaachievehealthieroutcomesandahigherqualityoflife."
WithMedicareAdvantage,patientsenjoymorebenefitsfromanadvancedclinicalmodelthatwillhelpimproveoutcomesandreduce
overallcosts.Oftheapproximately113,000MedicareeligiblepeoplelivinginWakeCounty,about30percent(or34,000individuals)
arecurrentlyenrolledinMedicareAdvantageplans,includingallNorthCarolinaStateHealthPlanretireeswhoresideinthecounty.
MedicareenrolleescanreviewtheirplanoptionsthroughDecember7ofthisyearandbegintoreceivecareinJanuary2015.
TolearnmoreaboutHumana'srecentpartnershipwithAlignmentHealthcareandUNCHealthCare,visit
www.alignmenthealthcare.com(http://www.alignmenthealthcare.com/)orcall8443102247.
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AlignmentHealthcareisdedicatedtotransformingthecomplexandconfusingprocessofmedicaltreatmentsothateverylinkinthe
healthcarecontinuumbecomesmoreefficient,productiveandeffective.Thecompanypartnerswithproviders,healthplansand
hospitalstocreateaseamless,fastandeasytonavigatehealthcareexperience,whichresultsinhappier,healthierandmoresatisfied
patients.BasedinOrange,California,AlignmentHealthcareprovidespartnerswithanendtoendcontinuouscareprogram,including
clinicalcarecoordination,riskmanagementcapabilities,andITenablement.FormoreinformationonAlignmentHealthcare'sunique
abilitytotransformthesystemfromwithin,visitwww.alignmenthealthcare.com.(http://www.alignmenthealthcare.com/)
AboutHumana
HumanaInc.,headquarteredinLouisville,Ky.,isaleadinghealthandwellbeingcompanyfocusedonmakingiteasyforpeopleto
achievetheirbesthealthwithclinicalexcellencethroughcoordinatedcare.Thecompany'sstrategyintegratescaredelivery,the
memberexperience,andclinicalandconsumerinsightstoencourageengagement,behaviorchange,proactiveclinicaloutreachand
wellnessforthemillionsofpeopleweserveacrossthecountry.
MoreinformationregardingHumanaisavailabletoinvestorsviatheInvestorRelationspageofthecompany'swebsite
atwww.humana.com(http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?
id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.humana.com&esheet=50945541&newsitemid=20140918005828&lan=en
US&anchor=www.humana.com&index=3&md5=5d7fe509c70142fabfe699c4ec5b54a6),includingcopiesof:
Annualreportstostockholders
SecuritiesandExchangeCommissionfilings
Mostrecentinvestorconferencepresentations
Quarterlyearningsnewsreleases
Replaysofmostrecentearningsreleaseconferencecalls
Calendarofevents(includingupcomingearningsconferencecalldatesandtimes,aswellasplannedinteractionwithresearch
analystsandinstitutionalinvestors)
CorporateGovernanceinformation.
FORMOREINFORMATION,CONTACT:
DawnMaroney
ChiefSales,Marketing&ProductOfficer
AlignmentHealthcare
dmaroney@alignmenthealthcare.com(http://www.prnewswire.com/newsreleases/mailto:dmaroney@alignmenthealthcare.com)
JayGeer/SandyNesheiwat
MillerGeer&Associates
5624936023,ext.232/7146067075
jay@millergeer.com(http://www.prnewswire.com/newsreleases/mailto:jay@millergeer.com)/sandy@millergeer.com
(http://www.prnewswire.com/newsreleases/mailto:sandy@millergeer.com)
NancyHanewinckel
HumanaCorporateCommunications
9415854763
nhanewinckel1@humana.com(http://www.prnewswire.com/newsreleases/mailto:nhanewinckel1@humana.com)

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