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Exhibit 12
Humana Inc.
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
| For the nine months ended September 30, |
For the twelve months ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | |||||||||||||
| (Dollars in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Income before income taxes |
$ | 1,203,060 | $ | 992,848 | $ | 1,289,300 | $ | 762,085 | $ | 402,880 | $ | 399,378 | ||||||
| Fixed charges |
119,011 | 127,917 | 109,266 | 98,045 | 66,434 | 49,246 | ||||||||||||
| Total earnings |
$ | 1,322,071 | $ | 1,120,765 | $ | 1,398,566 | $ | 860,130 | $ | 469,314 | $ | 448,624 | ||||||
| Interest charged to expense |
$ | 79,605 | $ | 80,289 | $ | 68,878 | $ | 63,141 | $ | 39,315 | $ | 23,172 | ||||||
| One-third of rent expense |
39,406 | 47,628 | 40,388 | 34,904 | 27,119 | 26,074 | ||||||||||||
| Total fixed charges |
$ | 119,011 | $ | 127,917 | $ | 109,266 | $ | 98,045 | $ | 66,434 | $ | 49,246 | ||||||
| Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (1)(2) |
11.1x | 8.8x | 12.8x | 8.8x | 7.1x | 9.1x | ||||||||||||
Notes
| (1) | For the purposes of determining the ratio of earnings to fixed charges, earnings consist of income before income taxes and fixed charges. Fixed charges include gross interest expense, amortization of deferred financing expenses and an amount equivalent to interest included in rental charges. One-third of rental expense represents a reasonable approximation of the interest amount. |
| (2) | There are no shares of preferred stock outstanding. |