By Manas Mishra and Caroline Humer
Manas Mishra和Caroline Humer著
Feb 16 (Reuters) - CVS Health Corp CVS.N said on Tuesday it would return to selling individual health insurance plans on the online marketplaces created by the Affordable Care Act (ACA), popularly known as Obamacare, saying the market had stabilized.
路透2月16日电- - - CVS健康公司CVS。该公司周二表示，将恢复在平价医疗法案(Affordable Care Act，简称Obamacare)创建的在线市场上销售个人医疗保险计划，称市场已企稳。
CVS Health's Aetna insurance unit and other large health insurers such as UnitedHealth Group Inc UNH.Nexited these online exchanges in 2017 and 2018, due to financial losses and uncertainty as Republicans took aim at former U.S. President Barack Obama's signature law.
CVS Health旗下的安泰保险(Aetna insurance)以及UnitedHealth Group Inc . UNH等其他大型健康保险公司。由于共和党人将矛头指向美国前总统巴拉克·奥巴马签署的法律，造成财务损失和不确定性，共和党人于2017年和2018年退出了这些在线交易所。
More than 11.4 million people signed up in 2020 for these plans, which provide government subsidies based on income levels.
到2020年，超过1140万人签署了这些计划，这些计划根据收入水平提供政府补贴。
"We've been studying the individual market for a while. Some of the remedies have been put in place. Clearly there's a big market," CVS Health's recently-appointed Chief Executive Officer Karen Lynch said at a post-earnings conference call.
“我们研究单个市场已经有一段时间了。一些补救措施已经到位。显然这是一个巨大的市场，”CVS Health最近任命的首席执行官凯伦·林奇在业绩发布后的电话会议上说。
The move by CVS comes as President Joe Biden told the U.S. Supreme Court last week that the ACA should be upheld and Democrats consider expanding coverage to more people.
CVS公司采取这一举措的同时，美国总统乔·拜登上周告诉美国最高法院，ACA应该得到支持，民主党人考虑将覆盖范围扩大到更多人。
Lynch made the comments during a company conference call where the company said it expects 2021 adjusted profit between $7.39 and $7.55 per share, versus $7.50 in 2020.
林奇在公司的一次电话会议上发表了上述言论，该公司表示，预计2021年调整后的利润为每股7.39美元至7.55美元，而2020年为7.50美元。
Analysts' had expected 2021 profit of $7.54 per share, according to IBES data from Refinitiv. CVS shares fell 4.7% to $70.68 in afternoon trading.
根据Refinitiv的IBES数据，分析师原本预计2021年的利润为每股7.54美元。在下午的交易中，CVS股价下跌4.7%，至70.68美元。
Evercore ISI analyst Michael Newshel said the share move seemed overdone given that the 2021 financial outlook was in line with the company's previous comments.
Evercore ISI分析师Michael Newshel表示，考虑到2021年的财务前景与该公司此前的评论一致，股价走势似乎有些过头。
COVID-19
新型冠状病毒肺炎
CVS said that COVID-19 vaccinations and testing would contribute $400 mln to $500 mln next year.
CVS表示，2019冠状病毒病疫苗接种和检测明年将贡献4亿至5亿美元。
The company has administered over three million COVID-19 vaccines in long-term care facilities and is now giving 250,000 shots per week in its pharmacies under a broader federal program.
该公司已在长期护理机构接种了300多万支COVID-19疫苗，目前正在其药房根据一项范围更广的联邦项目每周接种25万支。
The vaccines are two-dose regimens requiring 15 minutes' observation for each patient on site, adding the potential for additional sales, the company said.
该公司表示，这种疫苗为两剂，需要对每位患者进行15分钟的现场观察，增加了额外销售的潜力。
Lynch said it will increase dose vaccinations and expand into more pharmacies and states as soon as March or April if supply increases as hoped. It plans to offer 20 million to 25 million shots per month.
林奇表示，如果供应如预期那样增加，最快将在3月或4月增加剂量疫苗，并扩大到更多的药店和州。该公司计划每月提供2000万至2500万支疫苗。
During the conference call, CVS executive vice president Alan Lotvin said that based on conversations with pharmaceutical makers, CVS estimates about 500 million doses of vaccines would be made available between now and the end of June.
在电话会议上，CVS执行副总裁Alan Lotvin说，根据与制药商的交谈，CVS估计从现在到6月底将提供约5亿剂疫苗。
Most vaccine will be from Pfizer Inc PFE.N/BioNTech SE BNTX.O and Moderna Inc MRNA.O. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is currently considering a vaccine from Johnson & Johnson Inc. JNJ.N that could be authorized in a few weeks and Novavax Inc NVAX.O is also hoping to apply to the FDA in coming months.
大部分疫苗将来自辉瑞公司。N / BioNTech SE BNTX。O和Moderna Inc MRNA.O。美国食品和药物管理局目前正在考虑强生公司的一种疫苗。johnson & johnson。在几周内就能得到授权诺瓦瓦公司NVAX。O也希望在未来几个月内向FDA提出申请。
On an adjusted basis, the company earned $1.30 per share in the reported quarter, beating estimates of $1.24 per share.
经调整后，该公司第三季度每股盈利1.30美元，超过预期的1.24美元。
(Reporting by Manas Mishra, Trisha Roy in Bengaluru and Caroline Humer in New York; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta and Nick Zieminski)
(Manas Mishra、班加罗尔的Trisha Roy和纽约的Caroline Humer报道;Shounak Dasgupta和Nick Zieminski编辑)
((Manas.Mishra@thomsonreuters.com; www.twitter.com/Manasmishra24; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780, outside U.S. +91 806749 2709))
((Manas.Mishra@thomsonreuters.com);www.twitter.com/Manasmishra24;美国国内+1 646 223 8780，美国境外+91 806749 2709))
