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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.
23 of 536
filings in view
1.4M
standard requests
13.0%
volume-weighted denial rate
23
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
12
10
1
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
AmeriHealth Caritas
Keystone First
Medicaid Managed Care
PA
315K
28.4%
1
AmeriHealth Caritas Family of Companies
AmeriHealth Caritas New Hampshire
Medicaid Managed Care
NH
17K
18.8%
2
AmeriHealth Caritas Family of Companies
First Choice by Select Health of South Carolina
Medicaid Managed Care
SC
72K
18.3%
1
AmeriHealth Caritas Family of Companies
AmeriHealth Caritas VIP Care (Michigan)
Medicare Advantage
MI
6K
16.4%
1
Point32Health
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care – New Hampshire Exchange Local Choice
Marketplace QHP
NH
182
15.9%
1
AmeriHealth Caritas
AmeriHealth Caritas North Carolina
Medicaid Managed Care
NC
78K
15.0%
2
Centene
NH Healthy Families
Medicaid Managed Care
NH
40K
13.4%
1
Contra Costa Health
Contra Costa Health Plan (Medi-Cal)
Medicaid Managed Care
CA
62K
10.9%
2
AmeriHealth Caritas
AmeriHealth Caritas Louisiana
Medicaid Managed Care
LA
87K
10.8%
2
Wyoming Department of Health
Wyoming Medicaid Utilization Management (FFS)
Medicaid FFS
WY
11K
10.3%
1
Mississippi Division of Medicaid
Mississippi Medicaid Fee-for-Service
Medicaid FFS
MS
60K
10.2%
2
CareOregon
Columbia Pacific CCO
Medicaid Managed Care
OR
16K
7.9%
2
CareOregon
Jackson Care Connect
Medicaid Managed Care
OR
35K
7.6%
2
Community First Health Plans
Community First Texas Medicaid STAR+PLUS
Medicaid Managed Care
TX
9K
7.2%
2
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Michigan Medicaid Home and Community Based Services (Aging and Community Services Division, incl. Brain Injury Services and Community Transition Services) - Fee-for-Service
Medicaid FFS
MI
3K
5.2%
1
Community First Health Plans
Community First Texas Medicaid STAR Kids
Medicaid Managed Care
TX
12K
5.2%
1
Geisinger Health
Geisinger Health Plan (all lines of business, aggregated)
Medicare Advantage
PA
311K
5.1%
1
Sentara Health
Sentara Health Plans - Medicare
Medicare Advantage
VA
50K
5.1%
1
Community First Health Plans
Community First Texas Medicaid STAR
Medicaid Managed Care
TX
20K
4.7%
2
Community First Health Plans
Community First CHIP
CHIP Managed Care
TX
1K
4.6%
1
Wisconsin Department of Health Services
Wisconsin Medicaid (ForwardHealth) -- specific program/agency not named in document
Medicaid FFS
WI
165K
4.0%
2
Community First Health Plans
University Community Care Plan (Marketplace)
Marketplace QHP
TX
3K
2.8%
2
Community First Health Plans
Community First Medicare Advantage (Alamo & D-SNP)
Medicare Advantage
TX
508
2.6%
2