Healthcare Innovation February 11, 2025
CEO Jim Rechtin says investing in primary-care expansion remains a priority, albeit one that’s playing second fiddle to fixing the profitability of the company’s core insurance operations.
The leaders of Humana Inc. will continue to invest in expanding the company’s Centerwell primary-care, home-health and pharmacy services division but President and CEO Jim Rechtin on Feb. 11 signaled that growth capital will be a little harder to procure in the quarters to come.
Speaking to analysts and investors after Louisville-based Humana reported its fourth-quarter results, Rechtin said his team’s top priority is rebuilding the profitability of the company’s core insurance business, including by reversing last year’s steep drop in its star quality rating. That, he said, “will require being prudent with...