NEW YORK - Health insurers fell Thursday, but other health care providers and service stocks finished on a high note.
Managed care providers came under pressure after Coventry Health Care Inc. cut its second-quarter and full-year forecasts due to higher costs.
Results from the sector included:
Coventry, down $8.70, or 21.8 percent, to $31.30. The stock set a five-year low of $30.10.
WellCare Health Plans Inc. sank $7.65, or 16 percent, to $40.28.
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings gained 92 cents to $71.49.
Patterson Cos. added 39 cents to $31.57.
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