James Rechtin

“We do have a process to regularly evaluate both the needs and opportunities with the balance sheet and to assess capital allocation opportunities. That process is ongoing and we do not right now have anything incremental to announce.”

“Before we get started, I just want to take a second to acknowledge the tragedy that occurred here in Louisville last night, it's had quite an impact on the community, and our thoughts go out to the community and all the families who are impacted.”

“We are reaffirming our full-year guidance. We came in ahead of plan for Q1. I will note that some of the outperformance in the quarter is timing-related. It is also still early in the year, so we are continuing to monitor trends.”

“First, we have some new members of the team to introduce. I am going to spend a minute talking about our performance through the framework of the four levers that drive this business.”

“Let me start by just saying that it's a privilege to be able to serve as Humana's President and Chief Executive Officer, and I want to say thanks to the Humana Board of Directors for providing me this opportunity.”