CIBC World Markets 17th Annual 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 CIBC World Markets 17th Annual Healthcare Conference in New York, New York on Monday, November 6, 2006.

Coventry’s presentation is scheduled to begin at 1:30 p.m. ET. The public may access a live webcast of the presentation on the Investor Relations page of Coventry’s website at www.cvty.com. A replay of the presentation will be available at the same website following the presentation until Monday, November 13, 2006.

Coventry Health Care is a national managed health care company based in Bethesda, Maryland operating health plans, insurance companies, network rental/managed care and workers’ compensation services companies. Coventry provides a full range of risk and fee-based managed care products and services, including HMO, PPO, POS, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Prescription Drug Plans, Medicaid, Workers’ Compensation services and Network Rental to a broad cross section of individuals, employer and government-funded groups, government agencies, and other insurance carriers and administrators in all 50 states as well as the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. More information is available on the Internet at www.cvty.com.

Coventry Health Care, Inc.
Shawn M. Guertin, 301-581-5701
or
Drew Asher, 301-581-5717

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