Coventry Health Care Elects Dr. Michael Stocker to Board of Directors

Coventry Health Care, Inc. (NYSE: CVH) announced today that Michael Stocker, M.D., was elected to the Company’s Board of Directors at its meeting held on November 9, 2009.

Dr. Stocker is Chairman of the Board of the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC), the largest municipal hospital and health care system in the country. Prior to this role, Dr. Stocker served as President and Chief Executive Officer of WellPoint’s East Region from January 2006 to April 2007. Dr. Stocker had served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield until its acquisition by WellPoint in December 2005. Dr. Stocker has also held executive level positions with both CIGNA and US Healthcare.

Dr. Stocker received his undergraduate degree at the University of Notre Dame and received his M.D. from the Medical College of Wisconsin. After completing his education, Dr. Stocker received his postgraduate training at the Mayo Clinic and the University of California. He also holds a Masters of Public Health from the University of Michigan.

"We are very pleased to be able to add someone with Michael’s extensive experience in the healthcare industry to our Board of Directors,” said Allen Wise, Coventry’s chief executive officer. "Dr. Stocker will bring an invaluable perspective to our Board given his depth of leadership experience at a number of managed care organizations and strong clinical background. We welcome Michael to the Board and look forward to working with him.”

Coventry Health Care (www.coventryhealthcare.com) is a diversified national managed healthcare company based in Bethesda, Maryland, operating health plans, insurance companies, network rental and workers’ compensation services companies. 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.