周二,联合健康盘前股价大跌逾5%,引发市场关注。公司此前公布的第三季度财报显示,在医疗服务需求居高不下的情况下,其医疗成本严重超出了预期。
财报数据显示,联合健康第三季度医疗损失率(医疗费用占保费比例)为85.2%,较上年同期的82.3%上升近3个百分点,也高于分析师预期的84.2%。这主要是因为老年医疗保险计划Medicare等的服务需求激增,以及新加入医疗补助Medicaid计划的患者增多。
在医疗成本高企的压力下,联合健康下调了其全年调整后每股收益指引,将上限从之前的28美元下调至27.75美元。该公司还受到此前其子公司Change医疗部门遭网络攻击的冲击,预计今年损失达7.05亿美元。
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