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Urinary Incontinence: when insurers say no, reviewers often say yes

In 27 published external-review decisions involving urinary incontinence, independent physician reviewers overturned the insurer’s denial 18.5% of the time.

Published decisions
27
2001–2026
Overturned
18.5%
5 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 urinary incontinence 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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