Coventry Health Care to Speak at the Citi Healthcare Conference

BETHESDA, Md.--(Business Wire)--
Coventry Health Care, Inc. (NYSE:CVH) announced today that Shawn
Guertin, Chief Financial Officer, is scheduled to present at the Citi
Healthcare Conference in New York, New York at 8:30 a.m. ET on
Wednesday, May 21, 2008. The public may access a live webcast of the
presentation and accompanying slides on the Investor Relations page of
Coventry's website at www.cvty.com. A replay will be available at the
same website following the presentation until Wednesday, May 28, 2008.

Coventry Health Care (www.cvty.com) is a diversified national
managed healthcare company based in Bethesda, Maryland, operating
health plans, insurance companies, network rental and workers'
compensation services companies. Through its Commercial Business,
Individual Consumer & Government Business, and Specialty Business
divisions, Coventry provides a full range of risk and fee-based
managed care products and services to a broad cross section of
individuals, employer and government-funded groups, government
agencies, and other insurance carriers and administrators.

Coventry Health Care, Inc.
Shawn M. Guertin
Chief Financial Officer
301-581-5701
or
Drew Asher
Senior Vice President, Corporate Finance
301-581-5717

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