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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * WISE ALLEN F   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol COVENTRY HEALTH CARE INC [CVH] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Executive Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) COVENTRY HEALTH CARE, INC., 6720-B ROCKLEDGE DRIVE, SUITE #700 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/12/2013 (Street) BETHESDA, MD 20817 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 03/12/2013   A   418 A (1) 5,053 I 401K Managed Account Common Stock 03/12/2013   S   112,410 D $ 46.76 (2) 500,004 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Restore (3)

(4)

03/12/2013

A

7,105

(4)

(4)

Common Stock

7,105

$ 0

45,987

D

Restricted Stock Units

(5)

(5)

(5)

Restricted Stock Units

81,139

81,139

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
WISE ALLEN F COVENTRY HEALTH CARE, INC. 6720-B ROCKLEDGE DRIVE, SUITE #700 BETHESDA, MD 20817	X		Chief Executive Officer

Signatures

Allen F. Wise		03/13/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Shares were acquired through payroll deduction at various prices at market value since the last ownership filing.
(2)	Represents the average sales price per share. For individual sales, see attached Schedule A.
(3)	Issuer's 401(k) Restoration and Deferred Compensation Plan ("Restore").
(4)	There is no conversion or exercise price, nor is there a date exercisable or an expiration date. The common stock reported here was acquired since the last ownership filing by and in the name of the rabbi trust of the Restore plan and allocated to the reporting person's retirement or other termination of services at the closing market price of the shares on the date of distribution.
(5)	On March 6, 2013, the Compensation Committee certified that the performance criteria set for the Restricted Stock Units ("RSU's") had been met and the RSU's will be fully vested on December 31, 2013 and paid out in cash in January 2014 at the average price of the Company's stock during the trading days between December 15, 2013 and January 15, 2014.

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