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HUMANA INC - Quarter Report: 2019 March (Form 10-Q)

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
ý
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE
    SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2019
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.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
 
61-0647538
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
500 West Main Street
Louisville, Kentucky 40202
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(502) 580-1000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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  ý    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  ý    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. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer
ý
 
Accelerated filer
¨
 
 
 
 
 
Non-accelerated filer
¨
 
Smaller 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  ý
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 Stock
Outstanding at
March 31, 2019
$0.16 2/3 par value
135,035,018 shares


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Humana Inc.
FORM 10-Q
MARCH 31, 2019
INDEX
 
 
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)
 
March 31,
2019
 
December 31,
2018
 
(in millions, except share amounts)
ASSETS
 
 
 
Current assets:
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
3,877

 
$
2,343

Investment securities
9,876

 
10,026

Receivables, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $78 in 2019
and $79 in 2018
1,955

 
1,015

Other current assets
3,965

 
3,564

Total current assets
19,673

 
16,948

Property and equipment, net
1,754

 
1,735

Long-term investment securities
422

 
411

Equity method investment in Kindred at Home
1,048

 
1,047

Goodwill
3,897

 
3,897

Other long-term assets
1,555

 
1,375

Total assets
$
28,349

 
$
25,413

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 
 
 
Current liabilities:
 
 
 
Benefits payable
$
6,024

 
$
4,862

Trade accounts payable and accrued expenses
3,719

 
3,067

Book overdraft
154

 
171

Unearned revenues
312

 
283

Short-term debt
1,718

 
1,694

Total current liabilities
11,927

 
10,077

Long-term debt
4,376

 
4,375

Future policy benefits payable
213

 
219

Other long-term liabilities
992

 
581

Total liabilities
17,508

 
15,252

Commitments and contingencies (Note 14)

 

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;
198,594,841 shares issued at March 31, 2019 and 198,594,841 shares
issued at December 31, 2018
33

 
33

Capital in excess of par value
2,722

 
2,535

Retained earnings
15,563

 
15,072

Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(10
)
 
(159
)
Treasury stock, at cost, 63,559,823 shares at March 31, 2019 and
63,028,169 shares at December 31, 2018
(7,467
)
 
(7,320
)
Total stockholders’ equity
10,841

 
10,161

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$
28,349

 
$
25,413

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Humana Inc.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Unaudited)
 
 
Three months ended
March 31,
 
2019
 
2018
 
(in millions, except per share results)
Revenues:
 
 
 
Premiums
$
15,651

 
$
13,811

Services
355

 
327

Investment income
101

 
141

Total revenues
16,107

 
14,279

Operating expenses:
 
 
 
Benefits
13,493

 
11,670

Operating costs
1,660

 
1,749

Depreciation and amortization
107

 
100

Total operating expenses
15,260

 
13,519

Income from operations
847

 
760

Interest expense
62

 
53

Other expense, net
39

 

Income before income taxes and equity in net earnings
746

 
707

Provision for income taxes
183

 
216

Equity in net earnings of Kindred at Home
3

 

Net income
$
566

 
$
491

Basic earnings per common share
$
4.18

 
$
3.56

Diluted earnings per common share
$
4.16

 
$
3.53

Dividends declared per common share
$
0.55

 
$
0.50

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Humana Inc.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Unaudited)
 
Three months ended
March 31,
 
2019
 
2018
 
(in millions)
Net income
$
566

 
$
491

Other comprehensive income:
 
 
 
Change in gross unrealized investment
gains/losses
196

 
(203
)
Effect of income taxes
(45
)
 
52

Total change in unrealized
investment gains/losses, net of tax
151

 
(151
)
Reclassification adjustment for net
realized gains

 
(29
)
Effect of income taxes

 
7

Total reclassification adjustment, net
of tax

 
(22
)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net
of tax
151

 
(173
)
Comprehensive loss attributable to equity method investment in Kindred at Home
(2
)
 

Comprehensive income
$
715

 
$
318


See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Humana Inc.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(Unaudited)
 
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)
Three months ended March 31, 2019
Balances, December 31, 2018
198,595


$
33


$
2,535


$
15,072


$
(159
)

$
(7,320
)

$
10,161

Net income






566






566

Other comprehensive income












149





149

Common stock repurchases




150







(160
)

(10
)
Dividends and dividend
equivalents






(75
)






(75
)
Stock-based compensation




33









33

Restricted stock unit vesting




(13
)






13



Stock option exercises




17








17

Balances, March 31, 2019
198,595


$
33


$
2,722


$
15,563


$
(10
)

$
(7,467
)

$
10,841

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three months ended March 31, 2018
Balances, December 31, 2017
198,572


$
33


$
2,445


$
13,670


$
19


$
(6,325
)

$
9,842

Net income






491






491

Other comprehensive loss









(4
)

(173
)




(177
)
Common stock repurchases




200







(251
)

(51
)
Dividends and dividend
equivalents






(71
)






(71
)
Stock-based compensation




35









35

Restricted stock unit vesting




(66
)






66



Stock option exercises
13




12








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Balances, March 31, 2018
198,585


$
33


$
2,626


$
14,086


$
(154
)

$
(6,510
)

$
10,081

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.



 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Humana Inc.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
 
For the three months ended
March 31,
 
2019
 
2018
 
(in millions)
Cash flows from operating activities
 
 
 
Net income
$
566

 
$
491

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
operating activities:
 
 
 
Net realized capital losses (gains)
2

 
(29
)
Equity in net earnings of Kindred at Home
(3
)
 

Stock-based compensation
33

 
35

Depreciation
118

 
109

Amortization
18

 
30

(Benefit) provision for deferred income taxes
(21
)
 
83

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effect of
businesses acquired and dispositions:
 
 
 
Receivables
(940
)
 
(422
)
Other assets
(102
)
 
(1,164
)
Benefits payable
1,162

 
293

Other liabilities
16

 
885

Unearned revenues
29

 
3,328

Other
18

 
47

Net cash provided by operating activities
896

 
3,686

Cash flows from investing activities
 
 
 
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired

 
(169
)
Purchases of property and equipment
(139
)
 
(134
)
Purchases of investment securities
(2,175
)
 
(1,711
)
Maturities of investment securities
397

 
217

Proceeds from sales of investment securities
2,062

 
1,392

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
145

 
(405
)
Cash flows from financing activities
 
 
 
Receipts from contract deposits, net
554

 
1,401

Proceeds from issuance of commercial paper, net
17

 
245

Change in book overdraft
(17
)
 
(17
)
Common stock repurchases
(10
)
 
(51
)
Dividends paid
(68
)
 
(57
)
Proceeds from stock option exercises and other, net
17

 
11

Net cash provided by financing activities
493

 
1,532

Increase in cash and cash equivalents
1,534

 
4,813

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
2,343

 
4,042

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$
3,877

 
$
8,855

Supplemental cash flow disclosures:
 
 
 
Interest payments
$
29

 
$
22

Income tax (refunds) payments, net
$
(22
)
 
$
4

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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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, that was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, on February 21, 2019. We refer to the Form 10-K as the “2018 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 2018 Form 10-K for information on accounting policies that we consider in preparing our consolidated financial statements.
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.
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 2018 Form 10-K for information on accounting policies that we consider in preparing our consolidated financial statements. See Note 15 for disaggregation of revenue by segment and type.
At March 31, 2019, accounts receivable related to services were $136 million. For the three months ended March 31, 2019, 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 March 31, 2019.
For the three months ended March 31, 2019, 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 Investment in Kindred at Home
In the third quarter of 2018, we, along with TPG Capital, or TPG, and Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe, or WCAS, completed the acquisitions of Kindred Healthcare, Inc., or Kindred, and privately-held Curo Health Services, or Curo, respectively, merging Curo with the hospice business of the Kindred at Home Division, or 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. Earnings from Kindred at Home are included in our consolidated statement of income in the line captioned "Equity in net earnings of Kindred at Home."


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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
(Unaudited)

We account for our 40% investment in Kindred at Home using the equity method of accounting. This investment is reflected as "Equity method investment in Kindred at Home" in our condensed consolidated balance sheets, with our share of income or loss reported as "Equity in net earnings of Kindred at Home" in our condensed consolidated statements of income.

We entered into a shareholders agreement with TPG and 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 $234 million and $217 million, respectively, at March 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 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 $263 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018, 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 will 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.

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 is effective for us beginning January

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
(Unaudited)

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 are currently evaluating the impact 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. 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 for the three months ended March 31, 2018 were $79 million. For the three months ended March 31, 2018 KMG pretax income was $18 million.






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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
(Unaudited)

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.
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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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
(Unaudited)

4. INVESTMENT SECURITIES
Investment securities classified as current and long-term were as follows at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively:
 
Amortized
Cost
 
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair
Value
 
(in millions)
March 31, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury and other U.S. government
corporations and agencies:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury and agency obligations
$
478

 
$
2

 
$
(1
)
 
$
479

Mortgage-backed securities
3,142

 
21

 
(22
)
 
3,141

Tax-exempt municipal securities
2,096

 
12

 
(5
)
 
2,103

Mortgage-backed securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential
84

 
1

 

 
85

Commercial
510

 
2

 
(3
)
 
509

Asset-backed securities
1,037

 
1

 
(6
)
 
1,032

Corporate debt securities
2,959

 
14

 
(24
)
 
2,949

Total debt securities
$
10,306

 
$
53

 
$
(61
)
 
$
10,298

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 securities
2,595

 
3

 
(54
)
 
2,544

Tax-exempt municipal securities
2,805

 
3

 
(37
)
 
2,771

Mortgage-backed securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential
55

 

 

 
55

Commercial
537

 

 
(14
)
 
523

Asset-backed securities
991

 
1

 
(7
)
 
985

Corporate debt securities
3,239

 
1

 
(98
)
 
3,142

Total debt securities
$
10,641

 
$
9

 
$
(213
)
 
$
10,437


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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
(Unaudited)

Gross unrealized losses and fair values aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position were as follows at March 31, 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)
March 31, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury and other U.S.
government corporations
and agencies:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury and agency
obligations
$
25

 
$

 
$
214

 
$
(1
)
 
$
239

 
$
(1
)
Mortgage-backed
securities
255

 
(1
)
 
1,152

 
(21
)
 
1,407

 
(22
)
Tax-exempt municipal
securities
30

 

 
924

 
(5
)
 
954

 
(5
)
Mortgage-backed securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential

 

 
15

 

 
15

 

Commercial
42

 
(1
)
 
170

 
(2
)
 
212

 
(3
)
Asset-backed securities
755

 
(5
)
 
70

 
(1
)
 
825

 
(6
)
Corporate debt securities
70

 

 
1,486

 
(24
)
 
1,556

 
(24
)
Total debt securities
$
1,177

 
$
(7
)
 
$
4,031

 
$
(54
)
 
$
5,208

 
$
(61
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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

 

Commercial
372

 
(8
)
 
133

 
(6
)
 
505

 
(14
)
Asset-backed securities
824

 
(7
)
 
40

 

 
864

 
(7
)
Corporate debt securities
1,434

 
(35
)
 
1,439

 
(63
)
 
2,873

 
(98
)
Total debt securities
$
4,574

 
$
(76
)
 
$
4,447

 
$
(137
)
 
$
9,021

 
$
(213
)
Approximately 97% 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 March 31, 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 12%. 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 690 positions out of a total of approximately 1,430 positions at March 31, 2019. All issuers of securities we own that were trading at an unrealized loss at March 31, 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 March 31, 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 March 31, 2019.
The detail of realized gains (losses) related to investment securities and included within investment income was as follows for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018:
 
Three months ended
March 31,
 
2019
 
2018
 
(in millions)
Gross realized gains
$
10

 
$
32

Gross realized losses
(12
)
 
(3
)
Net realized capital (losses) gains
$
(2
)
 
$
29

There were no material other-than-temporary impairments for the three months ended March 31, 2019 or 2018.
The contractual maturities of debt securities available for sale at March 31, 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
$
829

 
$
828

Due after one year through five years
2,514

 
2,511

Due after five years through ten years
1,655

 
1,652

Due after ten years
535

 
540

Mortgage and asset-backed securities
4,773

 
4,767

Total debt securities
$
10,306

 
$
10,298


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5. FAIR VALUE
Financial Assets
The following table summarizes our fair value measurements at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, 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)
March 31, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash equivalents
$
3,582

 
$
3,582

 
$

 
$

Debt securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury and other U.S. government
corporations and agencies:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury and agency obligations
479

 

 
479

 

Mortgage-backed securities
3,141

 

 
3,141

 

Tax-exempt municipal securities
2,103

 

 
2,103

 

Mortgage-backed securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential
85

 

 
85

 

Commercial
509

 

 
509

 

Asset-backed securities
1,032

 

 
1,032

 

Corporate debt securities
2,949

 

 
2,949

 

Total debt securities
10,298

 

 
10,298

 

Total invested assets
$
13,880

 
$
3,582

 
$
10,298

 
$

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 obligations
417

 

 
417

 

Mortgage-backed securities
2,544

 

 
2,544

 

Tax-exempt municipal securities
2,771

 

 
2,771

 

Mortgage-backed securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential
55

 

 
55

 

Commercial
523

 

 
523

 

Asset-backed securities
985

 

 
985

 

Corporate debt securities
3,142

 

 
3,142

 

Total debt securities
10,437

 

 
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 $4,776 million at March 31, 2019 and $4,774 million at December 31, 2018. The fair value of our senior notes debt was $5,006 million at March 31, 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 term note and commercial paper borrowings. The term loan outstanding and commercial paper borrowings were $1,318 million as of March 31, 2019 and $1,295 million as of December 31, 2018.
OtherAssets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value
As disclosed in Note 3, we acquired MCCI and FPG during 2018. 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 tangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed were recorded at their carrying values as of the respective dates of acquisition, as their carrying values approximated their fair values due to their short-term nature. The fair values of goodwill and other intangible assets acquired in these acquisitions 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 2, there were no other material assets or liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring or nonrecurring basis during 2019 or 2018.
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 2018 Form 10-K. The accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets include the following amounts associated with Medicare Part D at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018. 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.
 
March 31, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
Risk
Corridor
Settlement
 
CMS
Subsidies/
Discounts
 
Risk
Corridor
Settlement
 
CMS
Subsidies/
Discounts
 
(in millions)
Other current assets
$
10

 
$
333

 
$
15

 
$
172

Trade accounts payable and accrued expenses
(63
)
 
(1,285
)
 
(103
)
 
(503
)
Net current liability
(53
)
 
(952
)
 
(88
)
 
(331
)
Other long-term assets
26

 

 
7

 

Other long-term liabilities
(134
)
 

 
(89
)
 

Net long-term liability
(108
)
 

 
(82
)
 

Total net liability
$
(161
)
 
$
(952
)
 
$
(170
)
 
$
(331
)

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7. GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS
The carrying amount of goodwill for our reportable segments was unchanged from December 31, 2018 to March 31, 2019. The carrying amount at March 31, 2019 was as follows:
 
Retail
 
Group and Specialty
 
Healthcare
Services
 
Total
 
(in millions)
Balance at March 31, 2019
$
1,535

 
$
261

 
$
2,101

 
$
3,897

The following table presents details of our other intangible assets included in other long-term assets in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018.
 
 
 
March 31, 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
 
$
646

 
$
450

 
$
196

 
$
646

 
$
434

 
$
212

Trade names and
technology
6.4 years
 
84

 
84

 

 
84

 
83

 
1

Provider contracts
11.7 years
 
70

 
39

 
31

 
68

 
37

 
31

Noncompetes and
other
7.3 years
 
29

 
28

 
1

 
29

 
28

 
1

Total other intangible
assets
8.7 years
 
$
829

 
$
601

 
$
228

 
$
827

 
$
582

 
$
245

Amortization expense for other intangible assets was approximately $18 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and $30 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018. Amortization expense for the three months ended March 31, 2018 included $12 million associated with the write-off of a trade name value reflecting the re-branding of certain provider assets. The following table presents our estimate of amortization expense for 2019 and each of the five next succeeding years:
 
(in millions)
For the years ending December 31,
 
2019
$
70

2020
67

2021
34

2022
31

2023
18

2024
11


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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 March 31, 2019, $416 million of operating ROU assets are included within other long-term assets in our condensed consolidated balance sheet. Additionally, at March 31, 2019, $122 million and $328 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 months ended March 31, 2019, total fixed operating lease costs, excluding short-term lease costs, were $39 million and are included within operating costs in our condensed consolidated statement of income. Short-term lease costs were not material. In addition, total variable operating lease costs were $16 million 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 months ended March 31, 2019, sublease rental income was $9 million 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 4.3% at March 31, 2019. For the three months ended March 31, 2019, cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities included within our operating cash flows was $39 million.

Maturity of Lease Liabilities
 
March 31, 2019
 
 
(in millions)
2019 (excluding the three months ended March 31, 2019)
 
$
108

2020
 
117

2021
 
97

2022
 
78

2023
 
36

After 2023
 
69

Total lease payments
 
505

Less: Interest
 
55

Present value of ROU lease liabilities

 
$
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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 noncancelable 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

2020
113

 
(12
)
 
101

2021
96

 
(10
)
 
86

2022
79

 
(9
)
 
70

2023
34

 
(9
)
 
25

Thereafter
50

 
(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 three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018:
 
 
For the three months ended March 31,
 
 
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
 
13,760

 
11,947

Prior years
 
(267
)
 
(267
)
Total incurred
 
13,493

 
11,680

Paid related to:
 
 
 
 
Current year
 
(8,725
)
 
(7,775
)
Prior years
 
(3,595
)
 
(3,619
)
Total paid
 
(12,320
)
 
(11,394
)
Reinsurance recoverable
 
84

 
77

Balances, end of period
 
$
6,024

 
$
4,961

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 three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018.
 
 
For the three months ended March 31,
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
 
(in millions)
Future policy benefits:
 
 
 
 
Individual Commercial
 
$

 
$
(16
)
Other Businesses
 

 
6

Total future policy benefits
 
$

 
$
(10
)
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 March 31, 2019 and 2018, 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

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Commercial segment incurred claims development was favorable by $44 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018.
Retail Segment
Activity in benefits payable for our Retail segment was as follows for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018:
 
 
For the three months ended March 31,
 
 
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
 
12,606

 
10,739

Prior years
 
(283
)
 
(187
)
Total incurred
 
12,323

 
10,552

Paid related to:
 
 
 
 
Current year
 
(8,032
)
 
(7,119
)
Prior years
 
(3,133
)
 
(3,082
)
Total paid
 
(11,165
)
 
(10,201
)
Reinsurance recoverable
 
84

 
77

Balances, end of period
 
$
5,485

 
$
4,321

At March 31, 2019, benefits payable for our Retail segment included IBNR of approximately $3.5 billion, primarily associated with claims incurred in 2019.
Group and Specialty Segment
Activity in benefits payable for our Group and Specialty segment, was as follows for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018:
 
 
For the three months ended March 31,
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
 
(in millions)
Balances, beginning of period
 
$
517

 
$
568

Incurred related to:
 
 
 
 
Current year
 
1,271

 
1,307

Prior years
 
16

 
(34
)
Total incurred
 
1,287

 
1,273

Paid related to:
 
 
 
 
Current year
 
(803
)
 
(802
)
Prior years
 
(462
)
 
(463
)
Total paid
 
(1,265
)
 
(1,265
)
Balances, end of period
 
$
539

 
$
576


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At March 31, 2019, benefits payable for our Group and Specialty segment included IBNR of approximately $449 million, primarily associated with claims incurred in 2019.

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
 
 
 
March 31,
 
 
2019
 
Net outstanding liabilities
(in millions)
 
Retail
$
5,401

 
Group and Specialty
539

 
    Benefits payable, net of reinsurance
5,940

 
 
 
 
Reinsurance recoverable on unpaid claims
 
 
Retail
84

 
     Total benefits payable, gross
$
6,024

10. EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE COMPUTATION
Detail supporting the computation of basic and diluted earnings per common share was as follows for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018:
 
Three months ended March 31,
 
2019
 
2018
 
(dollars in millions, except per common share results; number of shares in thousands)
Net income available for common stockholders
$
566

 
$
491

Weighted average outstanding shares of common stock
used to compute basic earnings per common share
135,383

 
137,903

Dilutive effect of:
 
 
 
Employee stock options
130

 
213

Restricted stock
449

 
714

Shares used to compute diluted earnings per common share
135,962

 
138,830

Basic earnings per common share
$
4.18

 
$
3.56

Diluted earnings per common share
$
4.16

 
$
3.53

Number of antidilutive stock options and restricted stock
excluded from computation
703

 
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11. STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Dividends
The following table provides details of dividend payments, excluding dividend equivalent rights for unvested stock awards, in 2018 and 2019 under our Board approved quarterly cash dividend policy:
Record
Date
 
Payment
Date
 
Amount
per Share
 
Total
Amount
 
 
 
 
 
 
(in millions)
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

On April 18, 2019, the Board declared a cash dividend of $0.55 per share payable on July 26, 2019, to stockholders of record on June 28, 2019.

Stock Repurchases
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. 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 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. 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, 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.
Our remaining repurchase authorization was approximately $1.0 billion of the $3.0 billion share repurchase program as of May 1, 2019.
In connection with employee stock plans, we acquired 0.03 million common shares for $10 million and 0.19 million common shares for $51 million during the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.



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Treasury Stock Reissuance
We reissued 0.10 million shares of treasury stock during the three months ended March 31, 2019 at a cost of $12 million associated with restricted stock unit vestings and option exercises.
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Accumulated other comprehensive income included net unrealized losses, net of tax, on our investment securities of $10 million at March 31, 2019 and net unrealized losses, net of tax, on our investment securities of $159 million at December 31, 2018.
12. INCOME TAXES
The effective income tax rate was 24.4% for the three months ended March 31, 2019, compared to 30.7% for the three months ended March 31, 2018, primarily due to the impact of the temporary suspension of the non-deductible health insurance industry fee in 2019.
13.  DEBT
The carrying value of debt outstanding, net of unamortized debt issuance costs, was as follows at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018:
 
March 31, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
 
(in millions)
Short-term debt:
 
 
 
Commercial paper
$
669

 
$
645

Term note
650

 
650

Senior note:

 
 
$400 million, 2.625% due October 1, 2019
399

 
399

Total Short-term debt
$
1,718

 
$
1,694

 
 
 
 
Long-term debt:
 
 
 
Senior notes:
 
 
 
  $400 million, 2.50% due December 15, 2020
$
398

 
$
398

  $400 million, 2.90% due December 15, 2022
397

 
396

  $600 million, 3.15% due December 1, 2022
597

 
596

  $600 million, 3.85% due October 1, 2024
596

 
597

  $600 million, 3.95% due March 15, 2027
595

 
594

  $250 million, 8.15% due June 15, 2038
263

 
263

  $400 million, 4.625% due December 1, 2042
396

 
396

  $750 million, 4.95% due October 1, 2044
739

 
739

  $400 million, 4.80% due March 15, 2047
395

 
396

     Total long-term debt
$
4,376

 
$
4,375

Senior Notes    
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.

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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. 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 36.0% as measured in accordance with the credit agreement as of March 31, 2019. 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 $500.0 million incremental loan facility.
At March 31, 2019, we had no borrowings and no letters of credit outstanding under the credit agreement. Accordingly, as of March 31, 2019, 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 three months ended March 31, 2019 was $801 million, with $669 million outstanding at March 31, 2019 compared to $645 million outstanding at December 31, 2018. The outstanding commercial paper at March 31, 2019 had a weighted average annual interest rate of 3.03%.
Term Note
In November 2018, we entered into a $1.0 billion term note agreement with a bank at a variable 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 interest rate in effect at March 31, 2019 was 3.65%. The note is prepayable without penalty. Proceeds were primarily used to fund the November 2018 accelerated stock repurchase agreement. We repaid $350 million prior to December 31, 2018. The term note shares the customary terms and provisions as well as financial covenants of our Credit Agreement, as discussed above.
14. COMMITMENTS, GUARANTEES AND CONTINGENCIES
Government Contracts
Our Medicare products, which accounted for approximately 82% of our total premiums and services revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2019, primarily consisted 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

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year in which the contract would end. All material contracts between Humana and CMS relating to our Medicare products have been renewed for 2019, and all of our product offerings filed with CMS for 2019 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% of the risk score was calculated from claims data submitted through EDS. In 2019 and 2020 CMS will increase that percentage to 25% and 50%, respectively. 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 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).
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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 are studying the Proposed Rule and CMS’ underlying analysis contained therein. We believe, however, that the Proposed Rule fails to address adequately the statutory requirement of actuarial equivalence, and we expect to provide substantive comments to CMS on the Proposed Rule as part of the notice-and-comment rulemaking process. We are also evaluating the potential impact of the Proposed Rule, and any related regulatory, industry or company reactions, all or any of which 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- 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 appeal 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.
At March 31, 2019, our military services business, which accounted for approximately 1% of our total premiums and services revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2019, 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-two 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% of our total premiums and services revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2019. In addition to our state-based Temporary Assistance for Needy Families,

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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 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 active discovery with the relator who has pursed the matter on behalf of the United States for the past year, 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 by the 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 from the federal government for unpaid risk corridor payments as of March 31, 2019.  We have fully recognized all liabilities due to the federal government that we have incurred under the risk corridor program, and have paid all amounts due to the federal government as required. There is no assurance that we will prevail in the lawsuit.
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, 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-performance 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.
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.
15. SEGMENT INFORMATION
We manage our business with three reportable segments: Retail, Group and Specialty, and Healthcare Services. In addition, 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. We exited the individual commercial fully-insured medical health insurance business beginning January 1, 2018, 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. These 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 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 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

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care service, such as home health and other services and capabilities to promote wellness and advance population health, including our investment in Kindred at Home. We reported under the category of Other Businesses those businesses that did not align with the reportable segments described above, primarily our closed-block long-term care insurance policies, which were sold in 2018.
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.
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 $3.1 billion and $2.9 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, 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 $29 million and $39 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, 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 2018 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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Our segment results were as follows for the three and three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018:
 
Retail
 
Group and Specialty
 
Healthcare
Services
 
Eliminations/
Corporate
 
Consolidated
 
(in millions)
Three months ended March 31, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
External revenues
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Premiums:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Individual Medicare Advantage
$
10,709

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
10,709

Group Medicare Advantage
1,632

 

 

 

 
1,632

Medicare stand-alone PDP
809

 

 

 

 
809

Total Medicare
13,150

 

 

 

 
13,150

Fully-insured
140

 
1,311

 

 

 
1,451

Specialty

 
373

 

 

 
373

Medicaid and other
677

 

 

 

 
677

Total premiums
13,967

 
1,684

 

 

 
15,651

Services revenue:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Provider

 

 
120

 

 
120

ASO and other
5

 
194

 

 

 
199

Pharmacy

 

 
36

 

 
36

Total services revenue
5

 
194

 
156

 

 
355

Total external revenues
13,972

 
1,878

 
156

 

 
16,006

Intersegment revenues
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Services

 
4

 
4,306

 
(4,310
)
 

Products

 

 
1,636

 
(1,636
)
 

Total intersegment revenues

 
4

 
5,942

 
(5,946
)
 

Investment income
41

 
5

 

 
55

 
101

Total revenues
14,013

 
1,887

 
6,098

 
(5,891
)
 
16,107

Operating expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Benefits
12,327

 
1,287

 

 
(121
)
 
13,493

Operating costs
1,148

 
413

 
5,888

 
(5,789
)
 
1,660

Depreciation and amortization
73

 
22

 
38

 
(26
)
 
107

Total operating expenses
13,548

 
1,722

 
5,926

 
(5,936
)
 
15,260

Income from operations
465

 
165

 
172

 
45

 
847

Interest expense

 

 

 
62

 
62

Other expense, net

 

 

 
39

 
39

Income (loss) before income taxes and equity in net earnings
465

 
165

 
172

 
(56
)
 
746

Equity in net earnings of Kindred at Home

 

 
3

 

 
3

Segment earnings
$
465

 
$
165

 
$
175

 
$
(56
)
 
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Retail
 
Group and Specialty
 
Healthcare
Services
 
Individual Commercial
 
Other
Businesses
 
Eliminations/
Corporate
 
Consolidated
 
(in millions)
Three months ended March 31, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
External revenues
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Premiums:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Individual Medicare Advantage
$
8,970

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
8,970

Group Medicare Advantage
1,524

 

 

 

 

 

 
1,524

Medicare stand-alone PDP
896

 

 

 

 

 

 
896

Total Medicare
11,390

 

 

 

 

 

 
11,390

Fully-insured
125

 
1,392

 

 
(5
)
 

 

 
1,512

Specialty

 
347

 

 

 

 

 
347

Medicaid and other
553

 

 

 

 
9

 

 
562

Total premiums
12,068

 
1,739

 

 
(5
)
 
9

 

 
13,811

Services revenue:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Provider

 

 
65

 

 

 

 
65

ASO and other
2

 
219

 

 

 
2

 

 
223

Pharmacy

 

 
39

 

 

 

 
39

Total services revenue
2

 
219

 
104

 

 
2

 

 
327

Total external revenues
12,070

 
1,958

 
104

 
(5
)
 
11

 

 
14,138

Intersegment revenues
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Services

 
5

 
4,018

 

 

 
(4,023
)
 

Products

 

 
1,535

 

 

 
(1,535
)
 

Total intersegment revenues

 
5

 
5,553

 

 

 
(5,558
)
 

Investment income
37

 
7

 
6

 

 
35

 
56

 
141

Total revenues
12,107

 
1,970

 
5,663

 
(5
)
 
46

 
(5,502
)
 
14,279

Operating expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Benefits
10,552

 
1,273

 

 
(60
)
 
26

 
(121
)
 
11,670

Operating costs
1,222

 
463

 
5,441

 
2

 
2

 
(5,381
)
 
1,749

Depreciation and amortization
66

 
23

 
49

 

 

 
(38
)
 
100

Total operating expenses
11,840

 
1,759

 
5,490

 
(58
)
 
28

 
(5,540
)
 
13,519

Income from operations
267

 
211

 
173

 
53

 
18

 
38

 
760

Interest expense

 

 

 

 

 
53

 
53

Income (loss) before income taxes and equity in net earnings
267

 
211

 
173

 
53

 
18

 
(15
)
 
707

Equity in net earnings of Kindred at Home

 

 

 

 

 

 

Segment earnings
$
267

 
$
211

 
$
173

 
$
53

 
$
18

 
$
(15
)
 
$
707

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Humana Inc.
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 2018 Form 10-K, as modified by any changes to those risk factors included in this document and in other reports we filed subsequent to February 21, 2019, 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.
Acquisitions and Divestitures
In the third quarter of 2018, we completed the sale of our wholly-owned subsidiary KMG to CGIC. KMG's subsidiary, 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.
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.

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In the first quarter of 2018, we acquired the remaining equity interest in 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.
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. In addition, 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. We exited the individual commercial fully-insured medical health insurance business beginning January 1, 2018, 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. These 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 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 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 investment in Kindred at Home. We reported under the category of Other Businesses those businesses that did not align with the reportable segments described above, primarily our closed-block long-term care insurance policies, which were sold in 2018.
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. 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-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.

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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.
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.
2019 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 March 31, 2019, approximately 2,223,300 members, or 65%, of our individual Medicare Advantage members were in value-based relationships under our integrated care delivery model, as compared to 1,959,400 members, or 65%, at March 31, 2018. Medicare Advantage and dual demonstration program membership enrolled in a Humana chronic care management program was 834,700 at March 31, 2019 an increase of 10.9% from 752,400 at March 31, 2018. 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 and the insuring of certain SNP membership to Humana At Home's care management program.
Net income increased 15.3% and earnings per diluted common share increased 17.8% in the 2019 quarter. This growth was mainly due to the year-over-year improvement in our Retail segment results, as well as the beneficial impact of the temporary suspension of the health industry insurance fee in 2019. In addition, year-over-year comparisons are favorably impacted by a lower number of shares used to compute dilutive earnings per share, primarily reflecting share repurchases.
Contributing to our Retail segment revenue growth was our individual Medicare Advantage membership, which increased 414,800 members, or 13.7%, from March 31, 2018 to March 31, 2019.
Excluding the impact from the early receipt of the Medicare premium remittance of $3.3 billion in the 2018 quarter, our operating cash flow of $896 million for the 2019 quarter improved primarily from the timing of working capital items and higher earnings, including the effect of Medicare Advantage membership growth.
On April 1, 2019, CMS published its 2020 Medicare Advantage Capitation Rates and Medicare Advantage and Part D Payment Policies and Final Call Letter (the Final Rate Notice). We expect the Final Rate Notice to result in a 2.2 percent rate increase for our individual Medicare Advantage business versus CMS’ estimate for the sector of 2.53 percent, excluding the impact of Employer Group Waiver Plan (EGWP) funding changes, on a comparable basis.The difference between the Humana projection and the CMS projection results from small differences in various components of the rate.
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

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assessments, including an annual health insurance industry fee. The annual health insurance industry fee levied on the insurance industry was $14.3 billion in 2018 and was not deductible for income tax purposes, which 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 as our effective tax rate. The annual health insurance industry fee is scheduled to resume for calendar year 2020 under current law.
It is reasonably possible that the Health Care Reform Law and related regulations, as well as future legislative, judicial or regulatory changes, 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, 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.
In addition, a number of proposals are being considered at the federal and state levels that would increase regulation of our prescription drug benefit and related businesses. For example, one proposal currently under consideration includes proposed federal regulation of drug rebates that would materially alter the treatment of rebates that are allowed in public programs and require rebates to be reflected at the point-of-sale.  These reforms have the potential to have broad impacts on our prescription drug benefit and related businesses.
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 15 to the condensed consolidated financial statements included in this report.

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Comparison of Results of Operations for 2019 and 2018
The following discussion primarily deals with our results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2019, or the 2019 quarter, the three months ended March 31, 2018, or the 2018 quarter.
Consolidated
 
For the three months ended March 31,
 
Change
 
2019
 
2018
 
Dollars
 
Percentage
 
(dollars in millions, except per common share results)
 
 
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Premiums:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Retail
$
13,967

 
$
12,068

 
$
1,899

 
15.7
 %
Group and Specialty
1,684

 
1,739

 
(55
)
 
(3.2
)%
Individual Commercial

 
(5
)
 
5

 
100.0
 %
Other Businesses

 
9

 
(9
)
 
(100.0
)%
Total premiums
15,651

 
13,811

 
1,840

 
13.3
 %
Services:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Retail
5

 
2

 
3

 
150.0
 %
Group and Specialty
194

 
219

 
(25
)
 
(11.4
)%
Healthcare Services
156

 
104

 
52

 
50.0
 %
Other Businesses

 
2

 
(2
)
 
(100.0
)%
Total services
355

 
327

 
28

 
8.6
 %
Investment income
101

 
141

 
(40
)
 
(28.4
)%
Total revenues
16,107

 
14,279

 
1,828

 
12.8
 %
Operating expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Benefits
13,493

 
11,670

 
1,823

 
15.6
 %
Operating costs
1,660

 
1,749

 
(89
)
 
(5.1
)%
Depreciation and amortization
107

 
100

 
7

 
7.0
 %
Total operating expenses
15,260

 
13,519

 
1,741

 
12.9
 %
Income from operations
847

 
760

 
87

 
11.4
 %
Interest expense
62

 
53

 
9

 
17.0
 %
Other expense, net
39

 

 
39

 
100.0
 %
Income before income taxes and equity in net earnings
746

 
707

 
39

 
5.5
 %
Provision for income taxes
183

 
216

 
(33
)
 
(15.3
)%
Equity in net earnings of Kindred at Home
3

 

 
3

 
100.0
 %
Net income
$
566

 
$
491

 
$
75

 
15.3
 %
Diluted earnings per common share
$
4.16

 
$
3.53

 
$
0.63

 
17.8
 %
Benefit ratio (a)
86.2
%
 
84.5
%
 
 
 
1.7
 %
Operating cost ratio (b)
10.4
%
 
12.4
%
 
 
 
(2.0
)%
Effective tax rate
24.4
%
 
30.7
%
 
 
 
(6.3
)%
(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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Summary
Net income was $566 million, or $4.16 per diluted common share, in the 2019 quarter compared to $491 million, or $3.53 per diluted common share, in the 2018 quarter. This increase was mainly due to the year-over-year improvement in our Retail segment results as discussed in the detailed discussion that follows, as well as the beneficial impact of the temporary suspension of the health industry insurance fee in 2019. In addition, year-over-year comparisons are favorably impacted by a lower number of shares used to compute dilutive earnings per share, primarily reflecting share repurchases.
Premiums Revenue
Consolidated premiums increased $1.84 billion, or 13.3%, from the 2018 quarter to $15.7 billion for the 2019 quarter, primarily due to higher premiums in the Retail segment, mainly resulting from growth in our Medicare Advantage business and higher per member premiums, partially offset by lower premiums in the Group and Specialty segment as discussed in the detailed segment results discussion that follows.
Services Revenue
Consolidated services revenue increased $28 million, or 8.6%, from the 2018 quarter to $355 million for the 2019 quarter, primarily due to an increase in services revenue in the Healthcare Services segment as discussed in the detailed segment results discussion that follows.
Investment Income
Investment income totaled $101 million for the 2019 quarter, decreasing $40 million, or 28.4%, from $141 million for the 2018 quarter, primarily reflecting lower realized capital gains and lower average invested balances.
Benefits Expense
Consolidated benefits expense was $13.5 billion for the 2019 quarter, an increase of $1.8 billion from the 2018 quarter, primarily due to the temporary suspension of the health insurance industry fee in 2019, which was contemplated in the pricing and benefit design of our products, and the growth in individual Medicare Advantage membership. At the onset, on average, new Medicare Advantage members typically have a higher benefit ratio than existing Medicare Advantage members as they were not previously engaged in clinical programs or appropriately documented under the CMS risk-adjustment model.
The favorable prior-period medical claims reserve development decreased the consolidated benefit ratio by approximately 170 basis points in the 2019 quarter versus approximately 190 basis points in the 2018 quarter.
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 $89 million, or 5.1%, during the 2019 quarter compared to the 2018 quarter primarily due to a decrease in operating costs in the Retail and Group and Specialty segments.
The consolidated operating cost ratio for the 2019 quarter of 10.4% decreased 200 basis points from the 2018 quarter, primarily due to the temporary suspension of the health insurance industry fee in 2019 and operating cost efficiencies in the 2019 quarter, primarily the Retail segment, driven by previously implemented productivity initiatives. These improvements were partially offset by strategic investments in our integrated care delivery model. The non-deductible health insurance industry fee impacted the operating cost ratio by 190 basis points in the 2018 quarter.

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Depreciation and Amortization
Depreciation and amortization for the 2019 quarter totaled $107 million compared to $100 million for the 2018 quarter.
Interest Expense
Interest expense for the 2019 quarter of $62 million increased $9 million, compared to $53 million for the 2018 quarter, primarily due to the higher average borrowings outstanding including the impact of the borrowings under the November 2018 term loan agreement.
Income Taxes
For the 2019 quarter our effective tax rate was 24.4% compared to the effective tax rate of 30.7% for the 2018 period, primarily due to the impact of the temporary suspension of the non-deductible health insurance industry fee in 2019.
Retail Segment
 
March 31,
 
Change
 
2019
 
2018
 
Members
 
Percentage
Membership:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Medical membership:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Individual Medicare Advantage
3,433,300

 
3,018,500

 
414,800

 
13.7
 %
Group Medicare Advantage
517,900

 
492,700

 
25,200

 
5.1
 %
Medicare stand-alone PDP
4,448,400

 
5,042,100

 
(593,700
)
 
(11.8
)%
Total Retail Medicare
8,399,600

 
8,553,300

 
(153,700
)
 
(1.8
)%
State-based Medicaid
461,300

 
336,000

 
125,300

 
37.3
 %
Medicare Supplement
267,300

 
238,700

 
28,600

 
12.0
 %
Total Retail medical members
9,128,200

 
9,128,000

 
200

 
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
For the three months ended March 31,
 
Change
 
2019
 
2018
 
Dollars
 
Percentage
 
(in millions)
 
 
Premiums and Services Revenue:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Premiums:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Individual Medicare Advantage
$
10,709

 
$
8,970

 
$
1,739

 
19.4
 %
Group Medicare Advantage
1,632

 
1,524

 
108

 
7.1
 %
Medicare stand-alone PDP
809

 
896

 
(87
)
 
(9.7
)%
Total Retail Medicare
13,150

 
11,390

 
1,760

 
15.5
 %
State-based Medicaid
677

 
553

 
124

 
22.4
 %
Medicare Supplement
140

 
125

 
15

 
12.0
 %
Total premiums
13,967

 
12,068

 
1,899

 
15.7
 %
Services
5

 
2

 
3

 
150.0
 %
Total premiums and services revenue
$
13,972

 
$
12,070

 
$
1,902

 
15.8
 %
Segment earnings
$
465

 
$
267

 
$
198

 
74.2
 %
Benefit ratio
88.3
%
 
87.4
%
 
 
 
0.9
 %
Operating cost ratio
8.2
%
 
10.1
%
 
 
 
(1.9
)%

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Segment Earnings
Retail segment earnings increased $198 million, or 74.2%, from $267 million in the 2018 quarter to $465 million in the 2019 quarter primarily due segment's lower operating cost ratio, partially offset by the segment's higher benefit ratio as more fully described below.
Enrollment
Individual Medicare Advantage membership increased 414,800 members, or 13.7%, from March 31, 2018 to March 31, 2019, primarily due to membership additions associated with the most recent Annual Election Period, or AEP, and Open Election Period (OEP) for Medicare beneficiaries. The OEP sales period, which ran from January 1 to March 31, added approximately 28,700 members through March 31, 2019. The increase in Individual Medicare Advantage membership includes the addition of approximately 42,000 Dual Eligible Special Need Plan (D-SNP) members from March 31, 2018 to March 31, 2019.
Group Medicare Advantage membership increased 25,200, or 5.1%, from March 31, 2018 to March 31, 2019, primarily due to net membership additions associated with the most recent AEP for Medicare beneficiaries.
Medicare stand-alone PDP membership decreased 593,700 members, or 11.8%, from March 31, 2018 to March 31, 2019 reflecting net declines during the most recent AEP for Medicare beneficiaries. These anticipated declines were primarily due to the competitive nature of the industry and the pricing discipline we have employed, which has resulted in us no longer being the low cost plan in any market for 2019.
State-based Medicaid membership increased 125,300 members, or 37.3%, from March 31, 2018 to March 31, 2019, primarily driven by the statewide award of a comprehensive contract under Managed Medical Assistance (MMA) program in Florida.
Premiums Revenue
Retail segment premiums increased $1.9 billion, or 15.7%, from the 2018 quarter to the 2019 quarter primarily due to individual and group Medicare Advantage membership growth, higher per member premiums in the most recent AEP, as well as increased state-based contracts membership.
Benefits Expense
The Retail segment benefit ratio increased 90 basis points from 87.4% in the 2018 quarter to 88.3% in the 2019 quarter primarily due to the temporary suspension of the health insurance industry fee in 2019 which was contemplated in the pricing and benefit design of our products, and higher individual Medicare Advantage membership growth. At the onset, our new Medicare Advantage members typically have a higher benefit ratio than existing Medicare Advantage members as they were not previously engaged in clinical programs or appropriately documented under the CMS risk-adjustment model. These items are partially offset by the impact of engaging our new 2018 Medicare Advantage members in clinical programs and ensuring that they are appropriately documented under the CMS risk-adjustment model, higher favorable prior period reserve development, and the impact of a less severe flu season in the 2019 quarter.
The Retail segment’s benefits expense for the 2019 quarter included $283 million in favorable prior-period medical claims reserve development versus $187 million in the 2018 quarter. Prior-period medical claims reserve development decreased the Retail segment benefit ratio by approximately 200 basis points in the 2019 quarter versus approximately 150 basis points in the 2018 quarter.
Operating Costs
The Retail segment operating cost ratio of 8.2% for the 2019 quarter decreased 190 basis points from 10.1% for the 2018 quarter, primarily due to the temporary suspension of the health insurance industry fee in 2019, as well as operating costs efficiencies from previously implemented productivity initiatives. These decreases

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were partially offset by the strategic investments in our integrated care delivery model. The non-deductible health insurance industry fee impacted the operating cost ratio by 190 basis points in the 2018 quarter.
Group and Specialty Segment
 
March 31,
 
Change
 
2019
 
2018
 
Members
 
Percentage
Membership:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Medical membership:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fully-insured commercial group
958,200

 
1,075,100

 
(116,900
)
 
(10.9
)%
ASO
478,600

 
452,600

 
26,000

 
5.7
 %
Military services
5,942,500

 
5,931,100


11,400


0.2
 %
Total group and specialty medical members
7,379,300

 
7,458,800

 
(79,500
)
 
(1.1
)%
Specialty membership (a)
5,835,200

 
6,738,900

 
(903,700
)
 
(13.4
)%
(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 March 31,
 
Change
 
2019
 
2018
 
Dollars
 
Percentage
 
(in millions)
 
 
Premiums and Services Revenue:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Premiums:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fully-insured commercial group
$
1,311

 
$
1,392

 
$
(81
)
 
(5.8
)%
Group specialty
373

 
347

 
26

 
7.5
 %
Total premiums
1,684

 
1,739

 
(55
)
 
(3.2
)%
Services
194

 
219

 
(25
)
 
(11.4
)%
Total premiums and services revenue
$
1,878

 
$
1,958

 
$
(80
)
 
(4.1
)%
Segment earnings
$
165

 
$
211

 
$
(46
)
 
(21.8
)%
Benefit ratio
76.4
%
 
73.2
%
 
 
 
3.2
 %
Operating cost ratio
21.9
%
 
23.6
%
 
 
 
(1.7
)%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Segment Earnings
Group and Specialty segment earnings decreased $46 million, or 21.8%, from $211 million in the 2018 quarter to $165 million in the 2019 quarter primarily due to a higher benefit ratio, along with lower military services business earnings. Earnings related to the military services business were unfavorably impacted by the receipt of certain contractual incentives and adjustments in the 2018 quarter related to the previous TRICARE contract which did not recur in the 2019 quarter. This was partially offset by a lower operating cost ratio in the 2019 quarter and a favorable year -over-year earnings comparison for our group ASO commercial medical business.
Enrollment
Fully-insured commercial group medical membership decreased 116,900 members, or 10.9%, from March 31, 2018 to March 31, 2019 primarily reflecting lower membership in small group accounts due in part to more

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small group accounts selecting level-funded ASO products in 2019, as well as the loss of certain large group accounts due to the competitive pricing environment. The portion of group fully-insured commercial medical membership in small group accounts was approximately 61 percent at March 31, 2019 and 63 percent at March 31, 2018.
Group ASO commercial medical membership increased 26,000 members, or 5.7%, from March 31, 2018 to March 31, 2019 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 of continued discipline in pricing of services for self-funded accounts amid a highly competitive environment.
Military services membership increased 11,400 members, or 0.2%, from March 31, 2018 to March 31, 2019. Membership includes military service members, retirees, and their families to whom the company is providing healthcare services under the current TRICARE East Region contract. The current contract, which covers 32 states, became effective on January 1, 2018.
Specialty membership decreased 903,700 members, or 13.4%, from March 31, 2018 to March 31, 2019 primarily due to the exit of our voluntary benefits and financial protection products in connection with the previously disclosed sale of KMG, which resulted in the loss of approximately 600,000 members, as well as the loss of some group accounts offering stand-alone dental and vision products. 
Premiums Revenue
Group and Specialty segment premiums decreased $55 million, or 3.2%, from the 2018 quarter to $1.68 billion for the 2019 quarter primarily due to a decline in our fully-insured group commercial and specialty membership, as well as due to reinsuring our voluntary benefits and financial protection products to a third party in connection with the previously disclosed sale of KMG during the second quarter of 2018. These decreases were partially offset by higher stop-loss revenues related to our level-funded ASO accounts resulting from membership growth in this product. Additionally, the impact of the lower commercial risk adjustment payable estimates in the 2019 quarter as compared to the 2018 quarter resulted in higher small group fully-insured commercial revenues.
Services Revenue
Group and Specialty segment services revenue decreased $25 million, or 11.4%, from the 2018 quarter to $194 million for the 2019 quarter, primarily due to the impact of certain contractual incentives and adjustments related to the previous TRICARE contract received in the 2018 quarter, which did not recur in the 2019 quarter,
Benefits Expense
The Group and Specialty segment benefit ratio increased 320 basis points from 73.2% in the 2018 quarter to 76.4% in the 2019 quarter primarily due to the impact of unfavorable prior-period reserve development in the 2019 quarter, the temporary suspension of the health insurance industry fee in 2019 which was contemplated in the pricing of our products, as well as membership mix, including the continued migration of healthier groups to level-funded ASO products in the 2019 quarter. These increases were partially offset by lower ASO stop-loss claims.
The Group and Specialty segment's benefits expense included $16 million in the 2019 quarter of unfavorable prior-period medical claims reserve development versus $34 million in the 2018 quarter of favorable prior-period medical claims reserve development. The unfavorable prior-period medical claims reserve development increased the Group and Specialty segment benefit ratio by approximately 100 basis points in the 2019 quarter and the favorable prior-period medical claims reserve development decreased the Group and Specialty segment benefit ratio by approximately 200 basis points in the 2018 quarter.



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Operating Costs
The Group and Specialty segment operating cost ratio of 21.9% for the 2019 quarter decreased 170 basis points from 23.6% for the 2018 quarter primarily due to the temporary suspension of the health insurance industry fee in 2019, as well as operating cost efficiencies in the 2019 quarter driven by previously implemented productivity initiatives. The decrease was further impacted by the exit of the voluntary benefits and financial protection products in connection with the previously disclosed sale of KMG during the second quarter of 2018, which carried a higher operating cost ratio. The non-deductible health insurance industry fee impacted the operating cost ratio by 160 basis points in the 2018 quarter.
Healthcare Services Segment
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
For the three months ended March 31,
 
Change
 
2019
 
2018
 
Dollars
 
Percentage
 
(in millions)
 
 
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Services:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Provider services
$
79

 
$
21

 
$
58

 
276.2
 %
Pharmacy solutions
36

 
39

 
(3
)
 
(7.7
)%
Clinical care services
41

 
44

 
(3
)
 
(6.8
)%
Total services revenues
156

 
104

 
52

 
50.0
 %
Intersegment revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pharmacy solutions
5,197

 
4,995

 
202

 
4.0
 %
Provider services
599

 
378

 
221

 
58.5
 %
Clinical care services
146


180


(34
)

(18.9
)%
Total intersegment revenues
5,942

 
5,553

 
389

 
7.0
 %
Total services and intersegment revenues
$
6,098

 
$
5,657

 
$
441

 
7.8
 %
Segment earnings
$
175

 
$
173

 
$
2

 
1.2
 %
Operating cost ratio
96.6
%
 
96.2
%
 
 
 
0.4
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Segment Earnings
Healthcare Services segment earnings of $175 million for the 2019 quarter increased $2 million, or 1.2%, from $173 million in the 2018 quarter.
Script Volume
Humana Pharmacy Solutions script volumes on an adjusted 30-day equivalent basis increased to approximately 110 million in the 2019 quarter, up 1.9%, versus scripts of approximately 108 million in the 2018 quarter, primarily reflecting growth associated with higher individual Medicare Advantage membership, partially offset by the decline in stand-alone PDP and Individual Commercial membership.
Services Revenues
Services revenues increased $52 million, or 50.0%, from the 2018 quarter to $156 million for the 2019 quarter primarily due to service revenue growth from our provider services.
Intersegment Revenues
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our provider services business reflecting the acquisition of MCCI and FPG. These increases were partially offset by the loss of intersegment revenues associated with the reduction of stand-alone PDP membership.
Operating Costs
The Healthcare Services segment operating cost ratio of 96.6% for the 2019 quarter increased 40 basis points from 96.2% in the 2018 quarter primarily due to investments in our provider services business and a change in the mix of pharmacy spend as specialty drug spending continues to rise as a percentage of total spend.
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, borrowings, and proceeds from sales of businesses. 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 2018 Form 10-K.
Cash and cash equivalents increased to approximately $3.9 billion at March 31, 2019 from $2.3 billion at December 31, 2018. The change in cash and cash equivalents for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 is summarized as follows:
 
Three Months Ended
 
2019
 
2018
 
(in millions)
Net cash provided by operating activities
$
896

 
$
3,686

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
145

 
(405
)
Net cash provided by financing activities
493

 
1,532

Increase in cash and cash equivalents
$
1,534

 
$
4,813

Cash Flow from Operating Activities
Our operating cash flows for the 2018 quarter were significantly impacted by the early receipt of the Medicare premium remittances of $3.3 billion in March 2018 because the payment date of April 1, 2018 fell on a weekend. Generally, when the first day of a month falls on a weekend or holiday, with the exception of January 1 (New Year's Day), we receive this payment at the end of the previous month. Excluding the 2018 quarter impact from the early receipt of the Medicare premium remittance, our operating cash flow for the 2019 quarter improved from the 2018 quarter primarily from the timing of working capital items and higher earnings, including the effect of Medicare Advantage membership growth.

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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 March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018:
 
March 31, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
 
2019
Quarter
Change
 
2018
Quarter
Change
 
(in millions)
IBNR (1)
$
3,922

 
$
3,361

 
$
561

 
$
206

Reported claims in process (2)
1,019

 
617

 
402

 
104

Other benefits payable (3)
1,083

 
884

 
199

 
(17
)
Total benefits payable
$
6,024

 
$
4,862

 
$
1,162

 
$
293

(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.
The increase in benefits payable from December 31, 2018 to March 31, 2019 and from December 31, 2017 to March 31, 2018 primarily was due to an increase in IBNR primarily as a result of Medicare Advantage membership growth, as well as an increase in the amount of processed but unpaid claims which fluctuate due to month-end cutoff. The increase in benefits payable from December 31, 2018 to March 31, 2019 was also impacted by an increase in the amounts owed to providers under the capitated and risk sharing arrangements.
The detail of total net receivables was as follows at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018:
 
March 31, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
 
2019
Quarter
Change
 
2018
Quarter
Change
 
(in millions)
Medicare
$
1,771

 
$
836

 
$
935

 
$
457

Commercial and other
136

 
135

 
1

 
(27
)
Military services
126

 
123

 
3

 
(17
)
Allowance for doubtful accounts
(78
)
 
(79
)
 
1

 
9

Total net receivables
$
1,955

 
$
1,015

 
$
940

 
$
422

The changes in Medicare receivables for both the 2019 quarter and the 2018 quarter reflect 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.




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Cash Flow from Investing Activities
Net proceeds from investment securities sales and maturities in the 2019 quarter were $284 million. In the 2018 quarter, we reinvested a portion of our operating cash flows in investment securities, primarily investment-grade fixed income securities, totaling $102 million.
On March 1, 2018, we acquired the remaining equity interest in MCCI. The purchase price included, in part, cash consideration of $169 million, 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, care coordination, regulatory compliance and customer service. Total capital expenditures, excluding acquisitions, were $139 million in the 2019 quarter and $134 million in the 2018 quarter.

Cash Flow from Financing Activities
Receipts from CMS associated with Medicare Part D claim subsidies for which we do not assume risk were higher than claims payments by $620 million during the 2019 quarter and higher than claims payments by $1.4 billion during the 2018 quarter.
Under our administrative services only TRICARE contracts, health care cost payments for which we do not assume risk exceeded reimbursements from the federal government by $66 million in the 2019 quarter. In the 2018 quarter, health care cost payments for which we do not assume risk exceeded reimbursements from the federal government by $28 million.
Receipts from the Department of Health and Human Services, or HHS, associated with cost sharing provisions of the Health Care Reform Law for which we do not assume risk were $16 million higher than reimbursements from HHS during the 2018 quarter.
We also acquired common shares in connection with employee stock plans for an aggregate cost of $10 million in the 2019 quarter and $51 million in the 2018 quarter.
Net proceeds from the issuance of commercial paper were $17 million in the 2019 quarter and $245 million in the 2018 quarter. The maximum principal amount outstanding at any one time during the 2019 quarter was $801 million.
We paid dividends to stockholders of $68 million during the 2019 quarter and $57 million during the 2018 quarter.
Future Sources and Uses of Liquidity
Dividends
For a detailed discussion of dividends to stockholders, please refer to Note 11 to the condensed consolidated financial statements.
Stock Repurchases
For a detailed discussion of stock repurchases, please refer to Note 11 to the condensed consolidated financial statements.
Debt
For a detailed discussion of our debt, including our senior notes, credit agreement and commercial paper program, please refer to Note 13 to the condensed consolidated financial statements.


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Acquisitions and Divestitures
During the 2018 quarter, we completed the acquisition of MCCI for total cash consideration of $169 million.
For a detailed discussion of 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 March 31, 2019 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 $721 million at March 31, 2019 compared to $578 million at December 31, 2018. This increase primarily was due to operating cash derived from our non-insurance subsidiary earnings and other working capital changes, partially offset by capital expenditures, subsidiaries capital contributions, and cash dividends to shareholders. 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).
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.
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 December 31, 2018, our state regulated subsidiaries had aggregate statutory capital and surplus of approximately $7.6 billion, which exceeded aggregate minimum regulatory requirements of $5.2 billion. The amount of ordinary dividends that may be paid to our parent company in 2019 is approximately $1 billion in the aggregate. The amount, timing and mix of ordinary and extraordinary dividend payments will vary due to state regulatory requirements, the level of excess statutory capital and surplus and expected future surplus requirements related to, for example, premium volume and product mix. Actual dividends that were paid to our parent company were approximately $2.3 billion in 2018.



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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 March 31, 2019. Our net unrealized position increased $196 million from a net unrealized loss position of $204 million at December 31, 2018 to a net unrealized loss position of $8 million at March 31, 2019. At March 31, 2019, we had gross unrealized losses of $61 million on our investment portfolio primarily due to an increase in market interest rates since the time the securities were purchased. There were no material other-than-temporary impairments during the three months ended March 31, 2019. While we believe that these impairments are temporary 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 impairments 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 2.5 years as of March 31, 2019 and approximately 2.9 years as of December 31, 2018. The decline in the average duration is reflective of the longer duration securities associated with the sale of KMG. Based on the duration, including cash equivalents, a 1% increase in interest rates would generally decrease the fair value of our securities by approximately $344 million at March 31, 2019.
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 March 31, 2019.
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.
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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 14 to the condensed consolidated financial statements beginning on page 29 of this Form 10-Q.
Item 1A.    Risk Factors
There have been no changes to the risk factors included in our 2018 Form 10-K.
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 March 31, 2019:
Period
Total 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)
January 2019

 
$

 

 
$
1,026,354,011

February 2019

 

 

 
1,026,354,011

March 2019

 

 

 
1,026,354,011

Total

 
$

 

 
 
(1)
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. Under the current 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 bankers), subject to certain regulatory restrictions on volume, pricing, and timing. Our remaining repurchase authorization was approximately $1.0 billion as of May 1, 2019.
(2)
Excludes 0.03 million shares repurchased in connection with employee stock plans.
Item 3:
Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.
Item 4:
Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.
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. Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Appendix A to Humana Inc.’s Proxy Statement with respect to the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on April 18, 2019).
Form of Company’s Restricted Stock Unit Agreement and Agreement not to Compete or Solicit under the Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan (with retirement provisions).
Form of Company’s Restricted Stock Unit Agreement and Agreement not to Compete or Solicit under the Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan (without retirement provisions).
Form of Company’s Restricted Stock Unit Agreement with Performance Vesting and Agreement not to Compete or Solicit under the Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan.
Form of Company’s Incentive Stock Option Agreement and Agreement not to Compete or Solicit under the Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan.
Form of Company’s Stock Option Agreement and Agreement not to Compete or Solicit under the Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan (Non-Qualified Stock Options).
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.
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The following materials from Humana Inc.'s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018; (ii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018; (iii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2019; (iv) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018; and (v) Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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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:
May 1, 2019
By:
/s/ CYNTHIA H. ZIPPERLE
 
 
 
Cynthia H. Zipperle
 
 
 
Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller (Principal Accounting Officer)
 
 
 
 

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