Jamie E. Schlottman Named Vice President of Commercial Group Sales for Humana Health Benefit Plan of Louisiana, Inc. NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- James (Jamie) E. Schlottman has been named vice president of Commercial Group Sales for Humana Health Benefit Plan of Louisiana, Inc., in an announcement made by Hassan Rifaat, M.D., market president for Humana in Louisiana. A 13-year veteran in the marketing of health benefit products to employers in Louisiana and Mississippi, Schlottman will be responsible for new sales, account management, sales administration and retention of Humana's customers located throughout the state of Louisiana. Humana currently has sales offices in New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Shreveport. "Jamie is a proven sales executive who has exceeded annual sales and renewal objectives consistently over his career," said Dr. Rifaat. "His experience in the managed care industry and relationships with the local business community will be invaluable to Humana in promoting our benefit products to employers in Louisiana. Under Jamie's sales leadership, Humana will continue the statewide rollout of its flagship SmartExpress and SmartSuite solutions, which combine traditional and consumer-driven health plans to help employers keep health care costs down and employee satisfaction up." "Humana's rich history of service excellence and affordable consumer- choice products combined with a statewide participating provider network gives Louisiana employers and individuals a new and stronger competitive choice for health benefits," said Schlottman. Schlottman previously served as vice president of Group Sales and Marketing for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana. Prior to joining Blue Cross, Schlottman was employed for nine years by United Healthcare where he served as vice president of Small Business Group for Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, as director of Sales for Louisiana and Mississippi and as sales manager for Small Business for United Healthcare in New Orleans. He began his career in the health benefits industry with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mississippi in 1992 as a service representative and later as a marketing representative. Schlottman holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and Marketing/Management from the University of Southern Mississippi. He is a member of the National Association of Health Underwriters, a member of the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry and a member of the Louisiana Association of Health Plans. A native of Hattiesburg, MS, Jamie, his wife and two kids currently reside in Baton Rouge. About Humana Health Benefit Plan of Louisiana, Inc. Humana Health Benefit Plan of Louisiana, Inc. is one of the largest health benefit plans in the New Orleans market and the third largest in the state of Louisiana with approximately 150,000 commercial medical members and approximately 35,000 members in the MedicareAdvantage program. Humana Health Benefit Plan of Louisiana Inc. is the only health plan in Louisiana to be awarded the Excellent Accreditation from NCQA twice in a row. "Excellent" is the highest accreditation awarded by NCQA, an independent, not- for-profit organization dedicated to measuring the quality of America's health care. About Humana Inc. Humana Inc., headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, is one of the nation's largest publicly traded health benefits companies, with approximately 7 million medical members located primarily in 15 states and Puerto Rico. Humana offers a diversified portfolio of health insurance products and related services -- through traditional and consumer-choice plans -- to employer groups, government-sponsored plans, and individuals. Over its 44-year history, Humana has consistently seized opportunities to meet changing customer needs. Today, the company is a leader in consumer engagement, providing guidance that leads to lower costs and a better health plan experience throughout its diversified customer portfolio. More information regarding Humana is available to investors via the Investor Relations page of the company's web site at http://www.humana.com/ , including copies of: - Annual report to stockholders; - Securities and Exchange Commission filings; - Most recent investor conference presentation; - Quarterly earnings press releases (including detailed description of unusual items, where applicable); - Audio archive of most recent earnings release conference call; - Calendar of events (includes upcoming earnings conference call dates, times, and access number, as well as planned interaction with institutional investors); - Corporate Governance Information. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030425/HUMANALOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Humana Inc. CONTACT: Ross McLerran, Humana Corporate Communications, +1-504-219-5101, or Web site: http://www.humana.com/ Company News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/423125.html

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