Humana 10-Q 2021-09-30

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2021

OR

For the transition period from to

Commission file number 1-5975

HUMANA INC.

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)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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 ☒ 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 ☒ 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.

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 ☒

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock as of the latest practicable date.

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Humana Inc.

FORM 10-Q

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

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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 2020 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 18, 2021, 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.

Kindred at Home Acquisition

On August 17, 2021, we acquired the remaining 60% interest in Kindred at Home, or KAH, the nation’s largest home health and hospice provider, from TPG Capital, or TPG, and Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe, or WCAS, two private equity funds, or the Sponsors, for an enterprise value of $8.2 billion, which includes our equity value of $2.4 billion associated with our 40% minority ownership interest. The remeasurement to fair value of our previously held 40% equity method investment with a carrying value of approximately $1.3 billion, resulted in a $1.1 billion gain recognized in "Other (income) expense, net". KAH has locations in 40 states, providing extensive geographic coverage with approximately 65% overlap with our individual Medicare Advantage membership. We paid the approximate $5.8 billion transaction price (net of our existing equity stake) through a combination of debt financing, the assumption of existing KAH indebtedness and parent company cash.

COVID-19

The emergence and spread of the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, beginning in the first quarter of 2020 has impacted our business. During periods of increased incidences of COVID-19, non-essential care from a reduction in

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non-COVID-19 hospital admissions and lower overall healthcare system consumption decreased utilization. Likewise COVID-19 treatment and testing cost increased utilization. The significant disruption in utilization during 2020 also impacted our ability to implement clinical initiatives to manage health care costs and chronic conditions of our members, and appropriately document their risk profiles, and, as such, is significantly affecting our 2021 revenue under the risk adjustment payment model for Medicare Advantage plans.

Business Segments

We manage our business with three reportable segments: Retail, Group and Specialty, and Healthcare Services. The reportable 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, the Chief Operating Decision Maker, 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 our military services business, primarily our TRICARE T2017 East Region contract. The Healthcare Services segment includes services offered to our health plan members as well as to third parties, including pharmacy solutions, provider services, and home solutions services, such as home health and other services and capabilities to promote wellness and advance population health, including our non-consolidating minority investment in the strategic partnership with WCAS to develop and operate senior-focused, payor-agnostic, primary care centers. Our home solutions business now includes Kindred at Home.

The results of each segment are measured by segment earnings, and for our Healthcare Services Segment, also include equity in net earnings from our equity method investees. Transactions between reportable segments primarily consist of sales of services rendered by our Healthcare Services segment, primarily pharmacy, provider, and home solutions 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 c

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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 September 30, 2021. Our net unrealized position decreased $326 million from a net unrealized gain position of $514 million at December 31, 2020 to a net unrealized gain position of $188 million at September 30, 2021. At September 30, 2021, we had gross unrealized losses of $113 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 credit allowances during the nine months ended September 30, 2021. While we believe that these securities in an unrealized loss will recover in value over time 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 credit allowances 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 3.5 years as of September 30, 2021 and approximately 3.0 years as of December 31, 2020. The increase in the average duration is reflective of various portfolio management activities and the decreased holdings of cash and cash equivalents. Based on the duration, including cash equivalents, a 1% increase in interest rates would generally decrease the fair value of our securities by approximately $632 million at September 30, 2021.

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 September 30, 2021.

Based on our evaluation, which excluded the impact of the acquisition of Kindred at Home, or KAH, discussed below, 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.

On August 17, 2021, we acquired the remaining 60% interest in KAH. At September 30, 2021, KAH's assets represented approximately 20% of consolidated assets. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, KAH's revenues represented approximately 2% and 1% of consolidated revenues, respectively, and income before income taxes represented approximately 2% and 1% of consolidated income before income taxes, respectively. We currently exclude, and are in the process of working to incorporate, KAH in our evaluation of internal controls over financial reporting and related disclosure controls and procedures.

Other than the acquisition mentioned above, there have been no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended September 30, 2021 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

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Part II. Other Information

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 13 to the condensed consolidated financial statements of this Form 10-Q.

There have been no changes to the risk factors included in our 2020 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 September 30, 2021:

(1)On December 22, 2020, we entered into separate accelerated stock repurchase agreements, ("the December 2020 ASR Agreements"), with Citibank, N.A., or Citi, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, or JPM, to repurchase $1.75 billion of our common stock as part of the $3 billion repurchase program authorized by the Board of Directors on July 30, 2019. On December 23, 2020, in accordance with the December 2020 ASR Agreements, we made a payment of $1.75 billion ($875 million to Citi and $875 million to JPM) and received an initial delivery of 3.8 million shares of our common stock (1.9 million shares each from Citi and JPM). We recorded the payments to Citi and JPM as a reduction to stockholders’ equity, consisting of an $1.5 billion increase in treasury stock, which reflects the value of the initial 3.8 million shares received upon initial settlement, and a $262.5 million decrease in capital in excess of par value, which reflects the value of stock held back by Citi and JPM pending final settlement of the December 2020 ASR Agreements. Upon final settlement of the December 2020 ASR agreements with Citi and JPM on May 4, 2021 and May 5, 2021, respectively, we received an additional 0.3 million shares and 0.3 million shares, respectively, as determined by the average daily volume weighted-averages share price of our common stock during the term of the agreement, less a discount, of $400.07 and 401.49, respectively, bringing the total shares received under the December 2020 ASR agreements to 4.4 million. In addition, upon settlement we reclassified the $262.5 million value of stock initially held back by Citi and JPM from capital in excess of par value to treasury stock. On February 18, 2021, the Board of Directors replaced the previous share repurchase authorization of up to $3 billion (of which approximately $250 million remained unused) with a new authorization for repurchases of up to $3 billion of our common shares exclusive of shares repurchased in connection with employee stock plans, expiring as of February 18, 2024. Our remaining repurchase authorization was $3 billion as of September 30, 2021.

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(2)Excludes 90,000 shares repurchased in connection with employee stock plans.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

On October 29, 2021, we entered into a $2.0 billion term loan credit agreement with the several banks and other financial institutions from time to time parties thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as Agent, Bank of America, N.A., as Syndication Agent, PNC Capital Markets, LLC, U.S. Bank, National Association, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Citibank, N.A., and Truist Bank, as Documentation Agents, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., BofA Securities, Inc. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., BofA Securities, Inc., PNC Capital Markets LLC, U.S. Bank, National Association, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Citibank, N.A., and Truist Securities, Inc., as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners (the “October 2021 Term Loan Agreement”). Proceeds of the October 2021 Term Loan Agreement were applied to finance the repayment in full of the outstanding debt under the Gentiva Credit Agreement and for other general corporate purposes.

Loans under the October 2021 Term Loan Agreement bear interest at adjusted Term SOFR, as defined in the October 2021 Term Loan Agreement, or the base rate plus a spread. The loans under the October 2021 Term Loan Agreement will mature on the second anniversary of the closing date, October 29, 2023. The October 2021 Term Loan Agreement contains customary covenants, including a maximum debt to capitalization financial condition covenant, as well as customary events of default. The terms of the October 2021 Term Loan Agreement also include customary representations and warranties. We have other relationships, including financial advisory and banking, with some parties to the October 2021 Term Loan Agreement. The foregoing description of the October 2021 Term Loan Agreement does not purport to be complete. For an understanding of the terms and provisions of the October 2021 Term Loan Agreement, reference should be made to the copy of that agreement attached as Exhibit 10.4 to this Form 10-Q and incorporated by reference herein.

At the time of the repayment in full of the Gentiva Credit Agreement, there was $1.9 billion of outstanding debt thereunder and no prepayment penalty was due.

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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.