Filing · f0171
Sunflower Health Plan (KanCare)
Centene · Medicaid Managed Care · KS · CY2025
In 2025 this plan received 82,322 standard prior authorization requests and denied 12.1% of them. The median for Medicaid Managed Care plans of comparable size is 13.2%.
Standard denial rate
12.1%
82,322 standard requests, 9,964 denied.
60.9% of appealed denials were overturned.
Requests and outcomes
| Total | Approved | Denied | Denial rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | 82,322 | 72,358 | 9,964 | 12.1% |
| Expedited | 521 | 428 | 93 | 17.9% |
| Extended review, approved | 0 | |||
Appeals of standard denials
| Appeals filed | 1,885 |
| Denials overturned | 1,148 |
| Overturn rate | 60.9% |
Turnaround
| Mean | Median | |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | 9.0 d | 7.0 d |
| Expedited | 24.0 h | 0.0 h |