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Opioid Dependence: when insurers say no, reviewers often say yes
In 15 published external-review decisions involving opioid dependence, independent physician reviewers overturned the insurer’s denial 40% of the time.
Published decisions
15
2001–2026
Overturned
40%
6 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 opioid dependence 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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