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    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecurities_32a86f07-3d88-490d-9696-b09825a72918_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecurities" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Fair value</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecurities_78b58f5c-9796-4eec-9523-da9d95fa6642_totalLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecurities" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Fair Value</link:label>
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    <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_TradeNamesMember" xlink:to="lab_us-gaap_TradeNamesMember" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
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    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Measurement Frequency [Axis]</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2024/elts/us-gaap-2024.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis"/>
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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2024/dei-2024.xsd#dei_EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding"/>
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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_ecd_InsiderTradingPoliciesProcLineItems" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/ecd/2024/ecd-2024.xsd#ecd_InsiderTradingPoliciesProcLineItems"/>
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    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetValue_fc580007-ab64-4461-b9b0-198d4eb2fb0b_periodEndLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetValue" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodEndLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Ending balance</link:label>
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    <link:label id="lab_hum_DebtAndEquitySecuritiesRealizedGain_documentation_en-US" xlink:label="lab_hum_DebtAndEquitySecuritiesRealizedGain" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Debt And Equity Securities, Realized Gain</link:label>
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    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_CommonStockMember_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_CommonStockMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Common Stock [Member]</link:label>
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    <link:label id="lab_hum_RevolvingCreditAgreementMay2024FiveYearMember_6f4c803a-0208-4947-9bf0-097e8578df22_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_hum_RevolvingCreditAgreementMay2024FiveYearMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">5-year unsecured revolving credit agreement May 2024</link:label>
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    <link:label id="lab_hum_RevolvingCreditAgreementMay2024FiveYearMember_documentation_en-US" xlink:label="lab_hum_RevolvingCreditAgreementMay2024FiveYearMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Revolving Credit Agreement May 2024 Five Year</link:label>
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    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_LiabilityForUnpaidClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpenseIncurredClaims1_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_LiabilityForUnpaidClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpenseIncurredClaims1" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense, Incurred Claims</link:label>
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    <link:label id="lab_hum_MedicarePartDDisclosureTextBlock_2dc4ea69-ed70-44f2-98b4-8f851212c514_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_hum_MedicarePartDDisclosureTextBlock" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">MEDICARE PART D</link:label>
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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_ecd_OutstandingAggtErrCompAmt" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/ecd/2024/ecd-2024.xsd#ecd_OutstandingAggtErrCompAmt"/>
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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValueBalanceSheetGroupingFinancialStatementCaptionsLineItems" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2024/elts/us-gaap-2024.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueBalanceSheetGroupingFinancialStatementCaptionsLineItems"/>
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