SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                         WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549





                                  FORM 8-K

                                Current Report
                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
                   of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

      
                    Date of Report:  September 15, 1998
                   (Date of Earliest Event Reported)

      

                              HUMANA INC.
	(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)


                                                              
      Delaware		  1-5975			  61-0647538
(State of		(Commission			(I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation)		File Number)			Tax Identification
                                                              No.)
                                                              

                        500 West Main Street
                       Louisville, KY 40202
               (Address of principal executive offices)

                                                              
                         (502) 580-1000
        (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Item 5.	Other Events

On September 15, 1998, Humana Inc. (the 
"Company" or "Registrant") issued a press 
release, a copy of which is attached hereto 
as Exhibit 99 and is incorporated herein by 
reference.

Item 7.	Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit 99.     Copy of the Company's Press Release dated September 15, 1998.


	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 hereunto duly authorized.

HUMANA INC.



_________________________________
By:	Arthur P. Hipwell
        Senior Vice President 
        and General Counsel


Dated: September 21, 1998












Exhibit Index

Exhibit 99.     Copy of the Company's Press Release dated September 15, 1998.