Here’s the MCR — sometimes called medical loss ratio or benefit expense ratio — seven payers reported in the third quarter of fiscal year 2019, from highest to lowest:
1. WellCare Health Plans: 88.3 percent
2. Centene: 88.2 percent
3. Anthem: 87.2 percent
4. Molina Healthcare: 86.3 percent
5. Humana: 85.9 percent
6. UnitedHealth Group: 82.4 percent
7. Cigna: 80.5 percent
Click here to read what the payers’ MCRs were in the second quarter of this year.
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