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Partial Hospitalization Program denials: what the review data shows
Independent reviewers have decided 258 published cases where an insurer denied Partial Hospitalization Program — and they overturned the insurer 61.2% of the time. A denial for Partial Hospitalization Program is a starting position, not a final answer.
Published decisions
258
2001–2026
Overturned
61.2%
158 denials reversed
By condition
Published outcomes when Partial Hospitalization Program was denied for these conditions.
| Condition | Decisions | Overturned |
|---|---|---|
| Mental Disorder | 64 | 78.1% |
| Mental Disorder | 61 | 73.8% |
| Eating Disorder | 20 | 50% |
| Behavioral Health | 13 | 7.7% |
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 Partial Hospitalization Programwhen 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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