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Bipolar Disorder: when insurers say no, reviewers often say yes
In 161 published external-review decisions involving bipolar disorder, independent physician reviewers overturned the insurer’s denial 47.8% of the time.
Published decisions
161
2001–2026
Overturned
47.8%
77 denials reversed
How to use this in your appeal
These outcomes come from California’s external review program — an independent physician panel whose decision binds the insurer. Every state has an equivalent, and internal appeals succeed even more often. If your care for bipolar disorder was denied, the published record says the denial is worth fighting.
SOURCE: CALIFORNIA DMHC INDEPENDENT MEDICAL REVIEW OUTCOMES (CHHS OPEN DATA) · DERIVED AGGREGATE STATISTICS ONLY · METHODOLOGY
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