Humana’s Editorial Standards

We’ve helped individuals, families and caregivers navigate Medicare and other healthcare decisions for decades. Our goal is to provide information that is: 

• Focused on helping people make informed decisions 
• Accurate and up to date 
• Clear and easy to understand  
• Reviewed through established quality and compliance processes 
• Grounded in trusted sources and current guidance 

What we write about 

We create content designed to help you understand Medicare, health insurance and your healthcare coverage options. Our content generally falls into 2 categories: 

1. Educational articles

To help make sense of complex Medicare and health insurance topics, we offer articles on: 

• Medicare and Medicare Advantage  
• Medicare enrollment and eligibility 
• Part D prescription drug coverage 
• Medicare costs
• Medicare coverage
• Dental and vision coverage 
• Healthcare benefits and preventive care

2. Plan-related content 

We also provide content that helps members and prospective members understand Humana products and services, including: 

• Medicare Advantage plan benefits and coverage  
• Individual dental and vision plan benefits and coverage
• Medicare plan enrollment information 
• Member support, tools, and resources 
• Claims, billing and payment information 
• Forms, notices and required disclosures 
• Provider and pharmacy resources 
  

Our editorial policy

Humana's content is created by content designers and subject matter experts with experience in Medicare, health insurance and healthcare-related topics. Content is created and reviewed according to established editorial, legal, compliance and clinical review standards to help ensure accuracy and clarity. Content is intended for informational purposes and should not be considered medical, legal or financial advice.

Our accuracy and sourcing standards

Humana's content team follows a strict set of standards for how we research, write and source the information we publish. Any factual statement about Medicare, health coverage or clinical topics must be grounded in verified, up-to-date sources. 

Common sources include: 

• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) opens in new window
• Medicare.gov opens in new window
• Social Security Administration (SSA) opens in new window
• U.S Department of Health & Human Services opens in new window
• Humana plan documents and approved internal resources 
• State or federal regulatory guidance 
• Humana plan documents, product information or approved internal resources 

How we keep content current

Healthcare regulations, Medicare guidance and health insurance information can change over time. To ensure our information remains useful and accurate, we regularly review and update educational and operational content on Humana.com. 

Content may be updated when: 

• Medicare rules or regulations change 
• CMS guidance is revised 
• Plan information or coverage details change 
• New healthcare guidance becomes available 
• Content improvements are identified through ongoing review