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[edit] Michael Moore and The Awful Truth
Season 1, Episode 1 of The Awful Truth deals specifically with Humana's approach to granting a pancreas transplant to a diabetic who desperately needed one in order to survive. Michael Moore was unable to meet with any of Humana's executives or doctors, but he sparred with a public relations person over the HMO's rejection of this patient's claim. At the conclusion of the piece, Moore states that Humana agreed to reverse their decision and grant the transplant. While this piece may not paint Humana in an especially good light, I feel that it is important and should be added to the content of this article. 68.44.224.112 21:54, 26 April 2007 (UTC)BadMojoDE
[edit] "Hummers"
I removed the refernece to Humana associates being referred to as "hummers". I have been with the company for some time and could not verify this, even after asking around. Perhaps the term was used earlier in the company's history, but it appears to have fallen into disuse. --C7v6b5 03:40, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Needs cleanup
The history section needs to be cleaned up by writing it in a flowing prose style, rather than a year-by-year chronology. Stevie is the man! Talk • Work 17:07, 15 January 2007 (UTC)
- Looks like the cleanup is complete, but removing this talk is a no-no. Stevie is the man! Talk • Work 18:38, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Controversy material removed without cause
Claiming that the material, at least half of which is not about Sicko, is "pr" for the movie, is baseless. The apparent real reason the material was removed was because the anonymous editor doesn't like these notable facts being presented. Linda Peeno testified before Congress in 1996, 11 years before Sicko came out. The testimony was notable for the past 11 years! Stevie is the man! Talk • Work 02:00, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Proposed Move
The artice should be moved to Humana, Inc., the official legal name of the corporation[1], in keeping with wikipedia standards for article titles based on a proper noun. Stephen Charles Thompson (talk) 10:14, 21 April 2008 (UTC)
- Sounds good to me. Just do an ordinary move that keeps a redirect for Humana in place. Thanks. Stevie is the man! Talk • Work 14:02, 21 April 2008 (UTC)
- No, let's leave it here. For clarity and consistency, since it's always referred to as "Humana" in normal conversation/reporting rather than "Humana Inc." (no comma, per your link). See Microsoft, Wal-Mart, Sony, Nokia, and almost any other company article you can find for more examples. Do you have a link to the Wikipedia policy to the contrary that you're referencing? --Peter (talk) 18:49, 26 April 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Sourcing
I added multiple citation tags to claims that need to be sourced per WP:RS and not just press releases or company website pages. Flowanda | Talk 11:11, 28 April 2008 (UTC)
