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Coronary Risk: when insurers say no, reviewers often say yes
In 16 published external-review decisions involving coronary risk, independent physician reviewers overturned the insurer’s denial 0% of the time.
Published decisions
16
2001–2026
Overturned
0%
0 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 coronary risk 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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