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Vol. 12, No. 5 – Dec 5 – Dec 18, 2018 – Ventura Music Scene

by Pam Baumgardner
VenturaRocks.com

After hosting a successful fundraiser for the crew at Squashed Grapes a couple of weeks ago, the good folks at The Hong Kong Inn have temporarily offered their venue for additional events in December. Look for “The Grape Presents” shows including Tuesday night Jazz Jams, The SBCC New World Jazz on December 5, The Doug Webb Group with Danny Carey (TOOL) on December 14, Adam Clark Ensemble on December 19, The Bearded Clams featuring actor Patrick Warbuton (Pearl Jam cover tunes), and Tom Scott on December 21.

After having to cancel (then rescheduling) last year’s event due to losing the venue at the Ventura Fairgrounds due to the Thomas Fire, ChopperFest returns on December 9. Along with all the hot rides, you can check out live music from Bob Carrillo’s Awesome Blues Band, The Midnight Rider Band and The So-Cal Metal Co.

There are several concerts in December at the Ventura Theater that you might not want to miss including Iration playing two nights, December 8 and 9, Dwight Yoakam on December 13, and the 6th Annual Holiday Sing-along on December 16 which is free to the public but they are asking for an unwrapped toy for local residents.

Quick Notes: The newly renovated Star Lounge debuted during the Winter Wine Walk with an updated fresh look and a packed house; along with a live Mariachi Band during dinner on Fridays, The Blue Agave now has DJs on Friday and Saturday nights; The Rubicon Theater is offering Rodgers and Hammerstein’s South Pacific December 5 – December 23; the Harpdog Brown & the Uptown Blues Band show has moved from the Hong Kong Inn to Oak and Main on Friday, December 7; there will be a Chopper Fest pre-party at The Tavern on Saturday, December 8, with Jackass and Jan Michael & The Vincents; The Vonettes play an early show at Bombay’s on Saturday, December 8, at 7 pm; you can get into the holiday spirit with Doc the Halls featuring Doc Ventura on Friday, December 15, and the Santa Barbara Flute Ensemble Holiday Show on Saturday, December 16 at Namba; and finally, The Swilly’s play Water’s Edge (formerly Rhumbline) during the Harbor’s Parade of Lights on Saturday, December 15.

And finally, be sure to tune into The Pam Baumgardner Music Hour on KPPQ-LP at 104.1 FM for local artists and artists who have come to the 805 to play who have recorded Christmas music (included a spoken word story from Andria Kidd). Included on my playlist will be original and holiday cover tunes from Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Doc Ventura, Kelly’s Lot, The Robot Uprising and even a recently recorded holiday tune from Robert Gray where I get a special mention. I am so honored!!! My show airs Tuesdays and Fridays at 5:00 pm, and Sundays at Noon.

Do you have any music-related news or upcoming shows you want help publicizing? Please send all information short or long to [email protected], and for updated music listings daily, go to www.VenturaRocks.com.

Market Match is California’s healthy food incentive program

Both shoppers and California farmers are benefitting from the Market Match and the Cal-Fresh (SNAP) food programs offered by the Ventura County Certified Farmers’ Market Association (VCCFM). Market Match is California’s healthy food incentive program, which uses grant dollars to match or double a portion of the customers’ federal nutrition assistance benefits, like Cal-Fresh (SNAP), for the exclusive purchase of fresh fruits and vegetables at their certified farmers’ market.

The Market Match program is available at two Ventura Markets including the Midtown Ventura Certified Farmers’ Market held on Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Pacific View Mall and the Downtown Ventura Certified Farmers’ Market held on Saturday mornings from 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon held in the City Parking Lot, at Santa Clara & Palm Streets. All Cal-Fresh SNAP and Market Match benefits are administered through a token system available at the VCCFM Market Information booths.

The markets also accept the WIC (Women, Infants and Child) food programs at each of their locations. “This is a win-win for both our famers and shoppers who benefit from the program,” stated Karen Schott, Operations Manager for the VCCFM. “We are so delighted to join together in this public awareness health program,” she added. For more information, call the Ventura County Certified Farmers’ Market Association at 805-529-6266 or visit the website at www.vcfarmersmarkets.com.

Vol. 12, No. 5 – Dec 5 – Dec 18, 2018 – Music Calendar

Music Calendar
For more events go to VenturaRocks.com

Blue Agave
185 E. Santa Clara
Fridays: Mariachi Band; DJ
Saturdays: DJ

Boatyard Pub
Ventura Harbor Village
Tuesday-Thursday 6 pm, Friday & Saturday 7 pm
Tuesdays: Jason Ho
Thursdays: Bluegrass Jam
Wed 12/5: Karen Eden & the Bad Apples
Fri 12/7: Teresa Russell & Stephen
Sat 12/8: Karen Eden & Bill Macpherson
Wed 12/12: Troy Edwards
Fri 12/14: Corsican Brothers
Sat 12/15: Troy Edwards

Bombay Bar & Grill
143 S. California Street
Friday & Saturdays: DJs
Sat 12/8: 7 pm w/ The Vonettes

Café Fiore
66 S. California Street
Wed 12/5: Bryan McCann
Thurs 12/6: Rick Whitfield
Fri 7/7: The Collectives
Sat 7/8: David Prince & The Party Crashers
Tues 12/11: Freda Jazz Expressions
Wed 12/12: Big Adventure
Thurs 12/13: Fabulous Hangovers
Fri 12/14: The Collectives
Sat 12/15: Otis Hayes

The Cave
4435 McGrath Street
5:30 – 8:30 pm
Weds & Saturdays: Varon Thomas
Thurs & Fridays: Warren Takahashi

Copa Cubana
Ventura Harbor Village
Week nights 6 pm; Weekends 7 pm; Sundays 4 pm
Sat & Suns: Al Macias (11-2 pm)
Tuesdays: Jerry McWorter Trio
Fri 7/7: Brandon Ragan Project

Duke’s Griddle n Grill
1124 S. Seaward
Wednesdays: Karaoke

El Rey Cantina
294 E. Main Street
Fridays: DJ
Saturdays: DJ

Four Brix
2290 Eastman Avenue #109
Music 5:30 – 7:30 pm
Fri 7/7: Midlife Crisis

Garage
1091 Scandia Avenue
Fri 12/7: Castle, Tung, The Lungs
Sat 12/8: Redd Kross, Dale Crover Band, Slow Caves, Moth Wings
Fri 12/14: Scattered Guts, Bone Maggot, He Died, Human Obliteration

Gigi’s Cocktails
2493 Grand Avenue
(805) 642-2411
Thurs, Fri & Sat: Karaoke

Golden China
760 S. Seaward
(805) 652-0688
Karaoke seven nights a week 9 pm
Tuesdays 7 pm: Open Mic

Grapes and Hops
454 E. Main Street
Wed & Thurs 6 pm; Fri & Sat 8 pm, Sun 4 pm
Thurs 12/6: The Session with Tommy Marsh and Laurie Morvan
Fri 12/7: Shawn Jones
Sat 12/8: Barrelhouse Wailers
Sun 12/9: Brandon Ragan Project
Fri 12/14: Danny McGaw Band
Sat 12/15: Dive Bar Messiahs
Sun 12/16: Debbie & Alastair
Hong Kong Inn
435 E. Thompson Blvd
Tuesdays: The Grape presents Jazz Jam
Wed 12/5: The Grape presents SBCC New World Jazz
Fri 12/14: The Grape presents Doug Webb w/ Danny Carey, Jimmy Earl, Jamie Kime, Scott Kinsey

Keynote Lounge
10245 E. Telephone Road
Tues, Wed and Sun: Karaoke
Thursdays: Open mic night
Fri 12/7: Wax Off
Sat 12/8: Old School
Fri 12/14: DJ AVG
Sat 12/15: What the Funk

Leashless Brewing
585 E. Thompson Blvd.
Tuesdays: Open mic
Fri 12/7: BeJammington
Sat 12/8: Mark Masson & Phriends
Sat 12/15: Boom Duo

Limon y Sal
598 E. Main Street
Fridays: DJ
Saturdays: DJ
Sundays: Instone (1-4 pm)

Made West Brewing
1744 Donlon Street
Thurs 6 pm; Sat 4 pm; Sun 3 pm
Thurs 12/6: Jon Barel
Sat 12/8: The Inside Break
Sun 12/9: Austin Quattlebaum
Thurs 12/13: Alec Ledbetter & Guest
Sat 12/15: Cap Quirk
Sun 12/16: 50 Sticks of Dynamite

Majestic Ventura Theater
26 S. Chestnut Street
Sat 12/8: Iration
Sun 12/9: Iration
Thurs 12/13: Dwight Yoakam
Sun 12/16: 6th Annual Holiday Sing-a-long

Namba
47 S. Oak Street
Fri 12/7: 805 Brass
Sat 12/15: Doc the Halls
Sun 12/16: Santa Barbara Flute Ensemble Holiday Show

Oak and Main
419 E. Main Street
Thurs 12/6: 5:30 pm Big Adventure; 8:30 pm Gypsy Blues Band
Fri 12/7: Harpdog Brown & the Uptown Blues Band
Sat 12/8: DJ Aaron Orbit

O’Leary’s
6555 Telephone Road
Wed: Karaoke

Paddy’s
2 W. Main Street
Wednesdays: Karaoke
Fri & Sat: DJs

Plan B Wine Cellars
3520 Arundell Circle
3 pm
Sun 12/9: Mark Guil
Sun 12/16: Hekkar & Sunnarborg

Red Cove
1809 E. Main Street
Thursdays: Music Club Open Jam Night
Sun 12/9: Bruja, Rust, Glowing Brain, 3 Day Holocaust

Rubicon Theater
1006 E. Main Street
Wed – Sundays: Rodger’s and Hammerstein’s South Pacific – Musical

Sandbox Coffeehouse
204 E. Thompson Blvd
805-641-1025
Thurs 6 pm, Weekends noon
Thursdays Open Mic
Sun 12/9: Human Host
Sun 12/16: Laura May

Sans Souci
21 S. Chestnut
Sundays: DJ Darko
Mondays: Karaoke
Tuesdays: DJ Nick Dean
Wednesdays: Open mic
Thursdays: DJ Spinobi
Fri 12/7: IDecline, the Hajj, Off the Wall, Malice Thoughts

The Tavern
211 E. Santa Clara Street
(805) 643-3264
Sundays: DJ Steezy Steve
Tuesdays: Karaoke
Thursdays: Get Right DJ
Sat 12/8: Jackass, Jan Michael & The Vincents

Topa Mountain Winery
821 W. Ojai Avenue
Music 2-4 pm
Sun 12/9: Karen Eden
Sun 12/16: Matthew Zeltzer

Ventura College Performing Arts Center
4700 Loma Vista Road
Music 7:30 pm
Wed 12/12: Classical & Jazz Ensemble
Thurs 12/13: Chamber Music
Sat 12/15: VC Jazz Band

Ventura County Fairgrounds
10 W. Harbor Blvd
Sun 12/9: Chopper Fest w/ Bob Carrillo’s Awesome Blues Band, the So-Cal Metal Co, The Midnight Rider Band

Vintura at the Wine Rack
14 S. California Street
(805) 653-9463
Sundays music at 3 pm
Wed 12/5: Dos Dudes
Thurs 12/6: Old School Murphy
Fri 12/7: Tommy Quayle Quartet
Sat 12/8: Déjà vu too
Sun 12/9: Ric Ash
Wed 12/12: Mark Masson
Fri 12/14: Jamie Daniels
Sat 12/15: Karyn 805
Sun 12/16: Toni Jannotta

Winchester’s
632 E. Main Street
(805) 653-7446
Music at 8:30 pm; Sundays at 2:30 pm
Fri 12/7: James Broz
Sat 12/8: Ian McFadyen
Sun 12/9: tom & Milo
Fri 12/14: Medicine Hat
Sat 12/15: Kenny Devoe
Sun 12/16: Acoustic Crossroads with Tommy Marsh

The 805 Bar
Ventura Harbor
Fridays: Troy Edwards (8-11)
Saturdays: Kenny Devoe (2-7)
Sundays: Kenny Devoe (2-6)

Look for the signature red donation kettles

Volunteers are the difference between an empty and full kettle.

The Salvation Army of Ventura has recently finished placing its signature red donation kettles outside several area stores. Now, it’s up to the community members to help the organization reach its fundraising goal of $100,000. Community members can also donate though text message by texting HopeRings to 41-444. Volunteers are the difference between an empty kettle and one that raises about $30 per hour – enough to provide a family with two bags of groceries or shelter an individual for a night.

Anyone interested in volunteer opportunity of ringing the bell, please call 805-653-3598 and ask to speak with Lt. Silvia.

Lt. Silvia Benetti Simoes stated “Through your generosity we will be able to fight hunger, give warmth, clothe the needy, provide housing services, fight natural disasters, and continue to do the most good. Your Donation Helps Change Lives For The Better.”

“When You’re Singing, Everything Else Goes Away” (Ellen, GCCC member)

GCCC is as much a community as it is a group of singers.

by Jill Forman

They enter the room gradually, a group of 80-90 everyday men and women, and take their places in a U-shaped arrangements of seats. Their leader steps on a podium, a few announcements, some preliminary chords from the pianist, they open their mouths to sing, and they are transformed.

The Gold Coast Concert Chorus’ holiday concert is soon; they have been working on this program since the Monday after Labor Day. It is sounding good, and every singer is beaming with the joy of making music. Artistic Director Elizabeth Helms looks pleased.

Starting its 31st season, the GCCC is as much a community as it is a group of singers. Three members, Sylvia, Carol and Mary have been singing since its beginning; Mary has never missed a concert. The group has traveled to Italy, France, Great Britain, Eastern Europe…and Carnegie Hall, twice!

Rehearsal is well under way; they are running through everything tonight. Next week they rehearse in the actual venue with the bluegrass musicians. There are corrections, reminders, “Let’s try it this way…” Lots of teasing and laughter. Jessica the accompanist, who is a choral director herself, chimes in with ideas. It is a collaborative effort.

The affection and respect the director and singers feel for each other is apparent. “The talent in this room is amazing,” says Helms, bragging about two of her professionals who have arranged music for the group. And the members: “We can sing anything with the proper director,” says Rose. “She keeps us challenged musically,” from Scott. “We have a great conductor,” says Dave.

Members are reminded about posture and proper breathing. “Singing is healthy,” they tell me; their heartbeats will sync up and endorphins kick in. Ivan, 85 years old, says the chorus “Keeps me singing, it’s good for the brain and body.”

“We support each other.” Helms talks about last year when the concert was scheduled the week of the Thomas Fire and they had to decide what to do. They went ahead with it; even singers who had lost everything took part, though they had to go out and buy the proper clothes. ”So happy to be doing something positive. It makes everything better being together.”

Singers are clear as to why they participate. “I love to sing,” from Dave and numerous others. “I was always told I couldn’t sing, but I can here,” says Donna.

At the end of rehearsal Helms, a no-nonsense woman who is not effusive, takes a deep breath, smiles broadly, and says, “My friends…you are ready.”

GCCC does three concerts a year: a holiday concert in December, a classical show in March or April, and a pop performance in June. They would like more singers, especially tenors and basses. The male to female ratio is about 1:4. They rehearse every Monday at the Ventura Avenue Adult Center. To register to sing with them, check their website at www.goldcoastchorus.org.

Gold Coast Concert Chorus Schedule

A Down Home Bluegrass Christmas with the Tom Corbett Band

Friday, December 7 at 8 p.m. Saturday, December 8 at 2:00 p.m.

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 3290 Loma Vista Road, Ventura

[email protected] (805)616-7269

Thomas Fire one year later

REMEMBERING

by Doug Halter Halter-Encinas Enterprises and Landscape

As a professional landscaper, hillside resident and passionate Ventura resident, the Thomas Fire will always be major heartbreaking and unbelievable experience in my lifetime. To see the fire come over the hill and into mine and our neighbors’ yards, then spread from house to house until it hit the heart of downtown left many of us speechless and in shock that still brings tears and emotions to many of us as the City that we love and our homes and memories were threatened by this horrific event. Many lessons were learned as we watched the flames leap from trees to house eaves, and our wood fences became highways of flames only to devour the next unsuspecting home owner and sanctuary.

As a landscaper, over the next several months, I had appointments with many of the people who lost their homes or some of the thousands that had damage and each day brought tears and memories of that horrifying night. Everyone had a story that needed to be shared if for no other reason than to help heal and know the horror we all experienced that night.

Now, a year later, I see many things that I would hope we can all do to prevent or minimize the impact of another wildfire.

First, I would make sure that vines, shrubs and trees are at least 10 ft from the house and not growing on or over it. Second, I would serious consider block walls and not wood fencing as many people called to thank me for the walls we created as they saved their house from being destroyed as my own saved our house. Third, we should consider solar power with battery backups to run sprinklers in our yard, and for some of us to, to run sprinklers that we can install on our rooftops.

From a City perspective I would hope that we would be better prepared with more redundancy on our water system so that our fire fighters have a chance at saving our neighborhoods. And lastly, I believe that we were allowed to grow our neighborhoods up the sloping hillsides without any consideration of a firebreak, green space or orchards that can help slow the fire.

Our persistent drought also added to the spread of the fire as many of our once manicured and green yards lay barren with dead weeds or grass. Many plants like Eucalyptus, Pine trees and Mexican sage exploded with flames and I would keep these specimens far from any house; still the embers may still blow into homes many blocks away. Perhaps part of the plan should be to use reclaimed water to keep the first 200 ft behind our neighborhoods green as a buffer.

Now, let’s rebuild our neighbors, use smart yet water wise plantings and together make our community better than ever!

Protect what you love: Surfrider engages and salutes community volunteers

Surfrider engages community volunteers to participate in beach cleanups.Photo provided by Surfrider

Sustainability Now News
by Maryann Ridini Spencer (@MaryannRidiniSpencer)

“Protect what you love,” is one of Surfrider Foundation’s mottos underscoring the need for every individual to take a proactive stance to preserve and protect our ocean, waves, and beaches.

Putting that motto into action, Surfrider, through a powerful activist network, engages community volunteers to participate in monthly beach cleanups to help stop contributing to the now over approximately 5.25 trillion deadly pieces of plastic in the ocean. Their Ocean Friendly Gardens (OFG) program, which teaches CPR — conservation, permeability, and retention, is also a vital, growing contribution to aid in the health of our watersheds.

Other programs include a Blue Water Task Force, a volunteer-run water testing, education, and advocacy program that alerts citizens and officials about water quality programs whereby they can work together toward solutions. The Smartfin project allows surfers to become citizen scientists, turning wave sets into data when surfers wear a fin with sensors that measure important ocean properties.

“Ocean Friendly Restaurants, is one of our newer programs that is focused on reducing our plastic and water footprint,” said Bill Hickman, Southern California Regional Manager, Surfrider. “Volunteers help assist in educating restaurant owners how to make more sustainable choices by eliminating expanded polystyrene use (Styrofoam), recycling practices, using reusable tableware, no plastic bags offered for takeout or to-go orders, and providing straws and utensils for takeout only upon request.”

To promote community engagement and rally support, Surfrider holds monthly chapter meetings open to anyone who wishes to attend. “We listen to guest speakers who are experts in their fields talk about subjects vital to our mission as well as discuss chapter news,” said Hickman. “It’s a casual, social atmosphere and we provide light snacks and drinks.

At Surfrider’s December 4th Chapter meeting, the foundation held their second annual “Volunteer Appreciation” Recognition Ceremony where they presented 40 volunteers with certificates and a personalized thank you gift.

“Volunteers are the backbone of our organization, and we felt it important to honor those that go above and beyond,” said Hickman. “Our coast always needs protection. Our volunteers are the protectors. They are also essential in getting our voice and mission heard. More volunteers translate into more voice, and that voice is needed, especially when it comes to making a difference by crafting legislation to protect what we love.”

Surfrider holds Monthly Chapter meetings in Patagonia’s retail store, 235 W Santa Clara Street in Downtown Ventura the first Tuesday of most months from 6:30 to 8:00 pm. For more information on Surfrider and our calendar of events, visit: https://ventura.surfrider.org/

 

New discovery in the story of the Lone Woman

During a special lecture on Thursday, December 13, a panel of researchers will reveal new information about why the Lone Woman remained on San Nicolas Island after others in her community left for the mainland.

Depicted in the best-selling children’s novel Island of the Blue Dolphins, the story of the Lone Woman is based on the true story of a Native American woman who was left alone on San Nicolas Island from 1835 to 1853.

Steven Schwartz, Dr. John Johnson, Susan Morris and Carol Peterson have examined new evidence revealing that the Lone Woman stayed on the island to take care of her son, who had remained behind. She lived with him for a number of years before he was tragically killed in a boating accident, after which she was truly alone.

Contrary to previous belief, it is now understood that when the Lone Woman was brought to the mainland there were native speakers in Santa Barbara who were able to effectively communicate with her through spoken word. She shared with them why she chose to stay on the island as the others left.

Steven J. Schwartz, recently retired, was the Navy’s senior archaeologist on San Nicolas Island for 25 years. Due to this unique position, he has become one of the leading experts on the Lone Woman’s story, publishing and speaking on this topic at numerous venues.

Dr. John R. Johnson has served as Curator of Anthropology at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History for thirty years. He obtained his Ph.D. at UCSB where he holds an appointment as Adjunct Professor of Anthropology. His written contributions include more than 80 studies of the culture and history of California’s native peoples, especially emphasizing the Chumash Indians of the Santa Barbara region.

Susan L. Morris is an independent historical researcher and writer. She has worked on 7 of the 8 Channel Islands (including San Nicolas Island) on archaeology, paleontology, geology, and biology projects. For the past eight years, Morris has focused her research on the Lone Woman of San Nicolas Island, contributing content to the new National Park Service Island of the Blue Dolphins website.

Carol Peterson was the education coordinator at Channel Islands National Park for 16 years and was the main project coordinator for the Island of the Blue Dolphins website. Since her retirement, she has continued to coordinate this project as a volunteer and is responsible for posting all content on the website.

The talk is sponsored by Channel Islands National Park to further the understanding of current research on the Channel Islands and surrounding marine waters. The lecture will take place at 7:00 pm at the Channel Islands National Park Robert J. Lagomarsino Visitor Center, 1901 Spinnaker Drive, in Ventura Harbor. The program is free and open to the public.

This lecture can also be viewed live online, at: Shore to Sea lecture series.

Lectures are recorded and posted at: http://www.nps.gov/chis/learn/photosmultimedia/from-shore-to-sea-lecture-videos.htm

The Island of the Blue Dolphins website is located at: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/islandofthebluedolphins

Humana and Heritage Provider network team up

Humana Inc.  a leading health and well-being company, has announced it has collaborated with Heritage Provider Network (HPN), an effective physician-led value-based care organizations, on a value-based agreement designed to offer a coordinated, patient-centered experience to help Humana Medicare Advantage members in Southern and Central California achieve better health.

Humana’s Medicare Advantage HMO plan members in Kern, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, and Ventura counties, as well as Dual Eligible Special Needs Plan members in Kern and Ventura counties, will have in-network access to HPN’s vast number of physicians and facilities throughout Southern and Central California.

The agreement with HPN is part of Humana’s longstanding commitment to value-based care, which emphasizes:

More personal time with health professionals and personalized care that is tailored to each person’s unique health situation;

Access to proactive health screenings and programs that are focused on preventing illness;

Improved care for people living with chronic conditions with a focus on avoiding health complications;

Leveraging technologies, such as data analytics, that connect physicians and help them work as a team to coordinate care around the patient; and

Reimbursement to physicians linked to the health outcomes of their patients rather than based solely on the quantity of services they provide (fee-for-service). (Watch video of Humana and AAFP’s Value-Based Payment Study Congressional Briefing).

Under this new agreement, Heritage Provider Network’s physicians will also benefit by having access to new tools, real-time data and care support offered by Humana, which will maximize the time HPN physicians spent with their patients covered by Humana Medicare Advantage.

Humana has an extensive and growing value-based care presence.  As of June 30, 2018, Humana has approximately two million individual Medicare Advantage members and approximately 130,000 Group members who are cared for by more than 52,000 primary care physicians in more than 1,000 value-based relationships across 43 states and Puerto Rico.  Humana’s total Medicare Advantage membership is more than 3.5 million members, which includes members affiliated with providers in value-based and standard Medicare Advantage settings. For more information, visit humana.com/provider/support/vbc.

Heritage Provider Network, Inc. (HPN) is one of the most experienced physician organization leaders of accountable care and continuous value-based healthcare delivery improvements. first. (www.heritageprovidernetwork.com)

Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is committed to helping millions of medical and specialty members achieve their best health.

To accomplish that, they support physicians and other health care professionals as they work to deliver the right care in the right place for their patients, our members. Our range of clinical capabilities, resources and tools – such as in-home care, behavioral health, pharmacy services, data analytics and wellness solutions – combine to produce a simplified experience that makes health care easier to navigate and more effective.