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EX-21 - EXHIBIT 21 - COVENTRY HEALTH CARE INCexhibit21_12312009.htm
EX-32 - EXHIBIT 32 - COVENTRY HEALTH CARE INCexhibit32_12312009.htm
EX-23 - EXHIBIT 23 - COVENTRY HEALTH CARE INCexhibit23_12312009.htm
EX-31.1 - EXHIBIT 31.1 - COVENTRY HEALTH CARE INCexhibit311_12312009.htm
EX-10.15 - EXHIBIT 10.15 - COVENTRY HEALTH CARE INCexhibit1015_12312009.htm
EX-31.2 - EXHIBIT 31.2 - COVENTRY HEALTH CARE INCexhibit312_12312009.htm
10-K - FORM 10K - COVENTRY HEALTH CARE INCform10k_12312009.htm


               
Exhibit 12
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
           
(Dollars in thousands)
           
                 
       
For the year ended December 31,
       
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
                 
Continuing operations earnings before income taxes (1)
 $       504,554
 $       571,861
 $       963,212
 $       883,021
 $       772,486
Fixed charges
   
            96,300
          108,484
            91,607
            59,347
            65,537
Earnings before income taxes and fixed charges
 
 $       600,854
 $       680,345
 $    1,054,819
 $       942,368
 $       838,023
                 
                 
Fixed charges:
             
Interest expense
   
 $         84,875
 $         96,386
 $         82,217
 $         52,446
 $         58,414
Portion of rental expense representative of interest factor (2)
            11,425
            12,098
              9,390
              6,901
              7,123
     Total fixed charges
   
 $         96,300
 $       108,484
 $         91,607
 $         59,347
 $         65,537
                 
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges
 
6.2
6.3
11.5
15.9
12.8
                 
(1) The ratios for 2008-2005 have been adjusted to reflect the discontinued operations of
   
      First Health Services Corp. as discussed in Note (D) to the financial statements of CHC
   
      included in Item 8, "Financial Statements and Supplementary Data."
     
                 
(2) One-third of net rent expense is the portion deemed representative of the interest factor.