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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * REYNOLDS W ANN   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol HUMANA INC [HUM] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 130 WEST 67TH STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/02/2009 (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10023 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Humana Common               34,279 D   Humana Common               87 I See Footnote (1)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Options (2)

$ 7.875

01/03/2001

01/03/2010

Humana Common

5,000

5,000

D

Options (3)

$ 14.7813

01/02/2002

01/02/2011

Humana Common

5,000

5,000

D

Options (3)

$ 11.55

01/02/2003

01/02/2012

Humana Common

5,000

5,000

D

Options (3)

$ 10.19

01/02/2004

01/02/2013

Humana Common

5,000

5,000

D

Options (4)

$ 23.05

01/02/2005

01/02/2014

Humana Common

2,500

2,500

D

Stock Unit (5)

(5)

01/02/2009

A

3,377

(5)

(5)

Humana Common

3,377

$ 37.015

4,984

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
REYNOLDS W ANN 130 WEST 67TH STREET NEW YORK, NY 10023	X

Signatures

W. Ann Reynolds, Ph.D.		01/02/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Shares held by reporting person's spouse.
(2)	Right to buy pursuant to Humana Inc.'s 1989 Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors.
(3)	Right to buy pursuant to Humana Inc.'s 1996 Incentive Stock Option Plan.
(4)	Right to buy pursuant to Humana Inc.'s 2003 Stock Incentive Plan.
(5)	Annual Director's fee payable in stock units which have been deferred at the election of the reporting person until her resignation of services as a director at which time the stock units will be payable in Humana Inc. common stock on a 1-for-1 basis, exempt pursuant to Rule 16(b)-3(d)(1).

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