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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 * Zipperle Cynthia H   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol HUMANA INC [HUM] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Vice President, CAO,Controller (Last) (First) (Middle) HUMANA INC., 500 WEST MAIN ST 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/15/2017 (Street) LOUISVILLE, KY 40202 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 12/15/2017   M   1,538 A $ 0 5,274 D   Humana Common 12/15/2017   F   772 D $ 253.62 4,502 D   Humana Common               888 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)	$ 67.4825							(2)	12/13/2019	Humana Common	1,196		1,196	D
Restricted Stock Units (3)	(3)							(4)	(4)	Humana Common	1,063		1,063	D
Restricted Stock Units (3)	(3)	12/15/2017		M			795	(5)	(5)	Humana Common	795	$ 0	795	D
Restricted Stock Units (3)	(3)	12/15/2017		M			743	(6)	(6)	Humana Common	743	$ 0	2,602	D
Phantom Stock Units (7)	(7)							(7)	(7)	Humana Common	243		243	I	See Footnote (7)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Zipperle Cynthia H HUMANA INC. 500 WEST MAIN ST LOUISVILLE, KY 40202			Vice President, CAO,Controller

Signatures

Cynthia H. Zipperle		12/19/2017
**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 for the benefit of reporting person as of November 30, 2017 under the Humana Retirement Savings Plan including routine payroll deductions, quarterly dividend allocation, and a routine disposition of shares to fund an administrative fee assessment under a Tax-Conditioned Plan, exempt under Rule 16b-3(c).
(2)	Right to buy pursuant to Company's 2003 Incentive Stock Plan. Non-Qualified stock options granted to reporting person on 12/13/12, vesting in three increments from 12/13/13 to 12/13/15.
(3)	Right to receive one share per restricted stock unit pursuant to the Company's 2011 Stock Incentive Plan. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Humana Inc. common stock, exempt under Rule 16b-3(d)(1) & (3).
(4)	Restricted stock units granted to reporting person on 02/24/15, 100% of the award is vesting on 02/24/18.
(5)	Restricted stock units granted to reporting person on 02/18/16, 33% of the award is vesting on 12/15/16, 12/15/17, and 12/15/18.
(6)	Restricted stock units granted to reporting person on 03/08/2017, 2,230 shares vesting in three annual increments on 12/15/17, 12/15/18, and 12/15/19. 1,115 shares fully vest three years from the date of grant.
(7)	Phantom Stock Units held for the benefit of reporting person as of November 30, 2017 based on the value of Humana common stock on a 1-for-1 basis, under the Humana Retirement Equalization Plan. The ending number of units reflects normal fluctuation due to changes in stock price.

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