UPDATE 1-Aetna third-quarter profit rose, helped by Coventry
October 28, 2014 at 06:34 AM EDT
Oct 28 (Reuters) - Aetna Inc, the third-largest U.S. health insurer, said on Tuesday that third-quarter profit rose, helped by strength in its government healthcare plan management business, which it beefed up last year with the purchase of Coventry Healthcare.