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Applied Behavioral Analysis Therapy denials: what the review data shows
Independent reviewers have decided 31 published cases where an insurer denied Applied Behavioral Analysis Therapy — and they overturned the insurer 77.4% of the time. A denial for Applied Behavioral Analysis Therapy is a starting position, not a final answer.
Published decisions
31
2001–2026
Overturned
77.4%
24 denials reversed
By condition
Published outcomes when Applied Behavioral Analysis Therapy was denied for these conditions.
| Condition | Decisions | Overturned |
|---|---|---|
| Autism | 24 | 79.2% |
How to use this in your appeal
These are outcomes from California’s external review program — an independent physician panel that binds the insurer. Every state has an equivalent process, and internal appeals succeed even more often. Cite the outcome record for Applied Behavioral Analysis Therapywhen you appeal: reviewers routinely find that denials like yours didn’t hold up.
SOURCE: CALIFORNIA DMHC INDEPENDENT MEDICAL REVIEW OUTCOMES (CHHS OPEN DATA) · DERIVED AGGREGATE STATISTICS ONLY · METHODOLOGY
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