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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.
54 of 536
filings in view
935K
standard requests
16.0%
volume-weighted denial rate
2
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
32
18
4
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
1K10K100K500K
Request volume by market, current filter
Filings
Organization
Plan
Market
St
Std reqs
Denial rate
Findings
CVS Health / Aetna
Aetna Better Health of New Jersey
Medicaid Managed Care
NJ
56K
27.6%
—
CVS Health / Aetna
Aetna Better Health of Maryland
Medicaid Managed Care
MD
16K
23.2%
—
CVS Health / Aetna
Aetna Better Health of Florida
Medicaid Managed Care
FL
43K
22.4%
—
CVS Health / Aetna
Aetna Better Health of Michigan
Medicaid Managed Care
MI
18K
22.1%
—
CVS Health / Aetna
Aetna Better Health of Kentucky
Medicaid Managed Care
KY
123K
19.5%
—
CVS Health / Aetna
Aetna Better Health of West Virginia
Medicaid Managed Care
WV
83K
19.3%
—
CVS Health / Aetna
Aetna Better Health Kids (Pennsylvania CHIP)
CHIP Managed Care
PA
2K
18.0%
2
CVS Health / Aetna
Aetna Better Health of Virginia
Medicaid Managed Care
VA
108K
17.2%
—
CVS Health / Aetna
Aetna Medicare Advantage - contract H5309
Medicare Advantage
—
—
16.3%
—
CVS Health / Aetna
Aetna Better Health of Illinois
Medicaid Managed Care
IL
111K
15.6%
—
CVS Health / Aetna
Aetna Better Health of Louisiana
Medicaid Managed Care
LA
80K
15.2%
—
CVS Health / Aetna
Aetna Better Health of Ohio (OhioRISE)
Medicaid Managed Care
OH
76K
14.1%
—
CVS Health / Aetna
Aetna Medicare Advantage - contract H8332
Medicare Advantage
—
—
13.2%
—
CVS Health / Aetna
Aetna Medicare Advantage - contract H4523
Medicare Advantage
—
—
12.7%
—
CVS Health / Aetna
Aetna Medicare Advantage - contract H3219
Medicare Advantage
—
—
11.5%
—
CVS Health / Aetna
Aetna Medicare Advantage - contract H4711
Medicare Advantage
—
—
11.3%
—
CVS Health / Aetna
Aetna Medicare Advantage - contract H3288
Medicare Advantage
—
—
10.9%
—
CVS Health / Aetna
Aetna Better Health of Oklahoma
Medicaid Managed Care
OK
64K
10.8%
—
CVS Health / Aetna
Aetna Medicare Advantage - contract H4835
Medicare Advantage
—
—
10.7%
—
CVS Health / Aetna
Aetna Medicare Advantage - contract H3928
Medicare Advantage
—
—
10.4%
—
CVS Health / Aetna
Aetna Medicare Advantage - contract H3239
Medicare Advantage
—
—
10.4%
—
CVS Health / Aetna
Aetna Medicare Advantage - contract H1609
Medicare Advantage
—
—
10.4%
—
CVS Health / Aetna
Aetna Better Health of New York
Medicaid Managed Care
NY
53K
10.0%
—
CVS Health / Aetna
Aetna Medicare Advantage - contract H1692
Medicare Advantage
—
—
9.6%
—
CVS Health / Aetna
Aetna Medicare Advantage - contract H3931
Medicare Advantage
—
—
9.5%
—
CVS Health / Aetna
Aetna Medicare Advantage - contract H5325
Medicare Advantage
—
—
8.7%
—
CVS Health / Aetna
Aetna Medicare Advantage - contract H2293
Medicare Advantage
—
—
8.3%
—
CVS Health / Aetna
Aetna Medicare Advantage - contract H1608
Medicare Advantage
—
—
8.2%
—
CVS Health / Aetna
Aetna Medicare Advantage - contract H5521
Medicare Advantage
—
—
7.9%
—
CVS Health / Aetna
Aetna Medicare Advantage - contract H7149
Medicare Advantage
—
—
7.8%
—
CVS Health / Aetna
Aetna Better Health of Texas
Medicaid Managed Care
TX
41K
7.7%
—
CVS Health / Aetna
Aetna Medicare Advantage - contract H0628
Medicare Advantage
—
—
7.7%
—
CVS Health / Aetna
Aetna Medicare Advantage - contract H1109
Medicare Advantage
—
—
7.7%
—
CVS Health / Aetna
Aetna Medicare Advantage - contract H5302
Medicare Advantage
—
—
7.4%
—
CVS Health / Aetna
Aetna Medicare Advantage - contract H3312
Medicare Advantage
—
—
7.3%
—
CVS Health / Aetna
Aetna Medicare Advantage - contract H3748
Medicare Advantage
—
—
7.3%
—
CVS Health / Aetna
Aetna Medicare Advantage - contract H8597
Medicare Advantage
—
—
7.3%
—
CVS Health / Aetna
Aetna Medicare Advantage - contract H2056
Medicare Advantage
—
—
7.2%
—
CVS Health / Aetna
Aetna Medicare Advantage - contract H3146
Medicare Advantage
—
—
7.1%
—
CVS Health / Aetna
Aetna Medicare Advantage - contract H5593
Medicare Advantage
—
—
7.0%
—
CVS Health / Aetna
Aetna Medicare Advantage - contract H5522
Medicare Advantage
—
—
7.0%
—
CVS Health / Aetna
Aetna Medicare Advantage - contract H2663
Medicare Advantage
—
—
6.8%
—
CVS Health / Aetna
Aetna Medicare Advantage - contract H5337
Medicare Advantage
—
—
6.6%
—
CVS Health / Aetna
Aetna Better Health Premier Plan (Medicare-Medicaid)
Medicare-Medicaid Plan
IL
—
6.6%
—
CVS Health / Aetna
Aetna Medicare Advantage - contract H3959
Medicare Advantage
—
—
6.1%
—
CVS Health / Aetna
Aetna Medicare Advantage - contract H7301
Medicare Advantage
—
—
6.0%
—
CVS Health / Aetna
Aetna Medicare Advantage - contract H1206
Medicare Advantage
—
—
6.0%
—
CVS Health / Aetna
Aetna Better Health Premier Plan Michigan
Medicare-Medicaid Plan
MI
—
5.9%
—
CVS Health / Aetna
Aetna Medicare Advantage - contract H5793
Medicare Advantage
—
—
5.8%
—
CVS Health / Aetna
Aetna Medicare Advantage - contract H3597
Medicare Advantage
—
—
5.5%
—
CVS Health / Aetna
Aetna MyCare Ohio
Medicare-Medicaid Plan
OH
61K
3.6%
—
CVS Health / Aetna
Aetna Medicare Advantage - contract H0523
Medicare Advantage
—
—
2.4%
—
CVS Health / Aetna
Aetna Medicare Advantage - contract H4982
Medicare Advantage
—
—
2.0%
—
CVS Health / Aetna
Aetna Medicare Advantage - contract H0562
Medicare Advantage
—
—
0.0%
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