Coventry Health Care, the Bethesda, Md.-based health insurer, has expanded its regional PPO network in the mid-Atlantic region.

“This expansion of the regional PPO network will provide Coventry Health Care the opportunity to grow in the DC Metropolitan region, by offering our employers affordable pricing, great benefit plan designs and excellent customer service,” said Deborah Gough, Coventry’s vice president of sales, in a statement.

The expanded network, which became effective July 1, will serve employers with employees along the I-95 corridor and in particular, employers with employees in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area, according to the company.

The regional PPO Network now includes Delaware, Maryland, Southeastern Pennsylvania, Southern New Jersey, Virginia, West Virginia and Washington, D.C.

The company said its new network provides “a seamless and integrated PPO network solution” for employer groups throughout the mid-Atlantic region.

The company’s sales and marketing teams will support brokers’ efforts.

This story originally appeared in the November 2009 print edition of Insurance & Financial Advisor.