MarketWatch.com | Top Stories Follow UnitedHealth keeps medical costs under control — and raises its outlook again The health-insurance giant said its medical-cost ratio was 88.4% in the third quarter of this year as the company tries to rein in spending on medical care. https://www.marketwatch.com/story/unitedhealth-keeps-medical-costs-under-control-and-raises-its-outlook-again-71abc99c?mod=mw_rss_topstories marketwatch.com