Humana's Re-Balancing Act
This article was originally published in RPM Report
Executive Summary
Is Medicare turning into a bad business for Humana? That surprising question may dog the company heading into 2007-and the answer may be pivotal to the viability of the private insurance-based drug benefit.
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