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:  August 3, 1999
                   (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 August 3, 1999, 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 August 3, 1999.


	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:       Kathleen Pellegrino
          Vice President &
          Acting General Counsel

Dated: August 3, 1999









Exhibit Index

Exhibit 99.  Copy of the Company's Press Release dated August 3, 1999.