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Prior authorization denial rates, plan by plan

Every plan that published a CY2025 filing. Search for an insurer or a plan by name, narrow by state or market, and the charts and the weighted rate below recompute as you go.

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30 of 658
filings in view
1.4M
standard requests
18.0%
volume-weighted denial rate
7
with validation findings

The weighted rate is computed over filings in view that published both a request total and a denial count; the request figure beside it counts every filing in view.

Distribution of denial rates
filings per 10-point band · click a bar for its filings
7
16
4
1
2
0–10%
10–20%
20–30%
30–40%
40–50%
50–65%
Denial rate vs. request volume
log volume, 1K → 500K · orange marks carry findings · click a point for the filing
1K10K100K500K
Request volume by market, current filter
Medicaid Managed Care 1.4M 30 filings
Where the denial rate is highest
volume-weighted per state · floor 10K requests · top 10 · click a state for its filings
NY 18.0% 1.4M · 21 filings
Organizations by denials in view
standard denials summed over the slice · weighted rate beside each · top 10
Healthfirst 162K 17.9%
EmblemHealth 26K 22.5%
Excellus BlueCross BlueShield 21K 14.8%
UnitedHealth Group 21K 20.7%
MetroPlus Health Plan 10K 15.8%
Independent Health 10K 28.2%
CVS Health / Aetna 5K 10.0%
CDPHP 1K 12.4%
Univera Healthcare 848 15.7%
Rate spread by market
the box is the middle half of the market's rates, the whisker runs 10th–90th percentile, the median is marked · orange dots are the filings past the 90th · click a box for the market, a dot for the filing
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%Medicaid Managed Care30 filingsMedicaid Managed Care: median 15.3%, middle half 12.3–19.7%, 90th percentile 28.6%15.3VillageCare · VillageCareMAX Managed Long-Term Care — 62.3%Hamaspik · Hamaspik Medicare Choice (MAP - Medicaid side) — 52.0%Hamaspik · Hamaspik Choice (MLTC) — 49.0%
How concentrated the denials are
plans ranked by denials, cumulative share · the dashed diagonal is every plan equal
25%50%75%100%0%25%50%75%100%top 10% of plans → 67.3% of denials10% of plans → 67% of denialsplans, ranked by denials →share of all denials ↑
What the slice actually discloses
how much of the current view can be checked — a rate without counts is a claim, not a number
■ 21 publish counts ▨ 9 publish no counts — a rate nobody can check ● 7 carry validation findings

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Denial rate Volume Organization Findings
Organization
Plan
Market
St
Std reqs
Denial rate
Findings
VillageCare VillageCareMAX Managed Long-Term Care Medicaid Managed Care NY — 62.3% 1 Hamaspik Hamaspik Medicare Choice (MAP - Medicaid side) Medicaid Managed Care NY — 52.0% 1 Hamaspik Hamaspik Choice (MLTC) Medicaid Managed Care NY — 49.0% 1 VillageCare VillageCareMAX Total Advantage (D-SNP) - Medicaid requests Medicaid Managed Care NY — 28.6% — Independent Health Independent Health Medicaid, Essential and CHP (combined) Medicaid Managed Care NY 36K 28.2% — EmblemHealth EmblemHealth Medicaid and HARP (combined) Medicaid Managed Care NY 115K 22.5% — UnitedHealth Group New York Medicaid Advantage Medicaid Managed Care NY 76K 22.4% — MetroPlus Health Plan MetroPlus Managed Long Term Care Medicaid Managed Care NY 4K 19.8% — Healthfirst Medicaid Managed Care Medicaid Managed Care NY 751K 19.7% — MetroPlus Health Plan MetroPlus HARP Medicaid Managed Care NY 6K 19.0% — UnitedHealth Group New York Essential Plan Program Medicaid Managed Care NY 19K 16.7% — Molina Healthcare Molina Healthcare of New York Medicaid Medicaid Managed Care NY — 16.0% — Univera Healthcare Univera Healthcare MyHealth (MMC) Medicaid Managed Care NY 5K 16.0% — MetroPlus Health Plan MetroPlus Partnership in Care (HIV SNP) Medicaid Managed Care NY 2K 15.7% — MetroPlus Health Plan MetroPlus Medicaid Managed Care Medicaid Managed Care NY 52K 15.4% — Healthfirst Health and Recovery Plan (HARP) Medicaid Managed Care NY 54K 15.3% — Excellus BlueCross BlueShield Excellus BCBS Managed Medicaid (MMC) Medicaid Managed Care NY 126K 15.0% — Univera Healthcare Univera Healthcare MyHealth Plus (HARP) Medicaid Managed Care NY 498 13.1% — Molina Healthcare Senior Whole Health of New York - MLTSS Medicaid Managed Care NY — 13.0% 1 CDPHP CDPHP Medicaid HARP Medicaid Managed Care NY 2K 13.0% — Excellus BlueCross BlueShield Excellus BCBS Blue Option Plus (HARP) Medicaid Managed Care NY 18K 12.9% — Healthfirst MLTC Medicaid Managed Care NY 30K 12.8% — CDPHP CDPHP Managed Medicaid Medicaid Managed Care NY 8K 12.3% — CVS Health / Aetna Aetna Better Health of New York Medicaid Managed Care NY 53K 10.0% — UnitedHealth Group New York Wellness 4Me (HARP) Medicaid Managed Care NY 4K 9.0% 1 Highmark Highmark Medicaid - New York Medicaid Managed Care NY — 8.7% — MetroPlus Health Plan MetroPlus Medicaid Advantage Plus Medicaid Managed Care NY 1K 6.4% 1 Healthfirst Medicaid Only Services for Medicaid Advantage Plus Medicaid Managed Care NY 71K 3.2% — Elevance Health Anthem HealthPlus New York Medicaid Medicaid Managed Care NY — 1.2% — Molina Healthcare Senior Whole Health of New York - FIDE Medicaid Managed Care NY — 0.0% 1