Start with the facts in your notice. The builder adds public context only when it matches Medicare Advantage prior authorization, and labels that context so it is not confused with evidence about your individual request.
We do not publish a prewritten statistics block for this payer because the current data cannot be matched cleanly to an individual plan and denial type.
In 2024 Centene required 2.9 prior-authorization requests per MA enrollee (tied for most), denied 12.3% of them (second-most), and overturned 95.5% of appealed denials — its own reviewers agreeing with patients nineteen times out of twenty.
Source · KFF analysis of CMS Medicare Advantage data (2024)
Published
Jan. 28, 2026
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Insurer-reported to CMS; unaudited.
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On the separate claim-denial measure, Centene's Ambetter plans denied 18% of 93.1 million in-network marketplace claims in 2024 — 17.2 million denied claims, the largest denied-claim volume of any company.
Source · KFF analysis of the CMS Transparency in Coverage PUF (2024 plan year)
Published
Mar. 24, 2026
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HealthCare.gov states only; CMS does not audit insurer submissions.
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Original source linked below. A public immutable archive and provenance ID are not yet published.
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