Humana Outlines Path to Get Back on Track Financially by 2028

Jun 20
Jun 20, 2025

During Humana Inc.’s Investor Conference on June 16, the company acknowledged it would likely face challenges next year due to decreased Star Ratings, but said it expects to be back on track financially by 2028 and meet its long-term growth targets. Wall Street analysts applauded Humana’s detailed analysis given during the nearly four-hour conference, although some noted that there is still uncertainty about whether Humana will meet its goals considering the company’s recent missteps and Medicare Advantage uncertainties.

In October, Humana disclosed that it would have only 25% of its MA members enrolled in plans with 4 or more stars in 2026, a significant decline from about 95% this year. Humana then sued CMS, alleging the agency lowered the Star Ratings for at least a dozen of its plans based on three phone calls that were handled improperly. CMS denied Humana’s appeal to reverse its Star Ratings, but the lawsuit is still pending.
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Tim Casey

Tim has been a reporter and editor for newspapers, websites and magazines for more than 20 years, including 10 years covering health care business topics. He has a deep knowledge of the managed care industry and pharmacy benefit management. He also has experience covering medical conferences and clinical and legislative health care issues. In 2014, the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing selected Tim as one of 15 journalists to participate in a national symposium on the Affordable Care Act. Tim has a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Notre Dame and an M.B.A. from Georgetown University.