The health-insurance giant said Tuesday that the medical-cost ratio in the third quarter of this year was 88.4%. That’s lower than the 89.9% it reported in the same three months of last year and the FactSet estimate of 89.7%. The medical-cost ratio is a closely watched metric that calculates the percentage of health-insurance premium revenue that UnitedHealth spends on medical care.
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