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Learn about our editorial policies The price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio ranks among Wall Street's most quoted statistics, revealing how much investors pay for each dollar of a company's profits.

A health insurance carrier that pays $8 in claims for every $10 in premiums collected has a medical cost ratio (MCR) of 80%. Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), health insurance carriers were ...