Prior Authorization Reporting for Medicare Advantage Plans

Below you can find standard (non-urgent) and expedited (urgent) prior authorization request metrics for our covered Medicare Advantage members in 2025.

HMO Plans: Standard (Non-Urgent) Prior Authorization Requests

In 2025, we received a total of 29,672 standard (non-urgent) prior authorization requests for our covered HMO Medicare Advantage members. 94% of those requests were approved.

The mean (average) time it took to make standard prior authorization decisions was 2.3 days.

The median (middle) time it took to make standard prior authorization decisions was 1 days.

Pie chart illustrating standard prior authorization data for HMO Medicare Advantage plans

HMO Plans: Standard (Non-Urgent) Prior Authorization Requests by the Numbers

  How Many Times This Happened Out of Total Requests Percentage 
Request Approved 27,863 29,672 94%
Request Denied 1.809 29,672 6%
Request Approved After Timeframe was Extended 0 0 0%
Request Approved Only After Appeal 182 325 56%
Pie chart illustrating expedited prior authorization data for HMO Medicare Advantage plans

HMO Plans: Expedited (Urgent) Prior Authorization Requests

In 2025, we received a total of 207 expedited (urgent) prior authorization requests for our covered HMO Medicare Advantage members. 87% of those requests were approved.

The mean (average) time it took to make expeditated prior authorization decisions was 0.8 days.

The median (middle) time it took to make expedited prior authorization decisions was 0 days.

HMO Plans: Expedited (Urgent) Prior Authorization Requests by the Numbers

  How Many Times This Happened Out of Total Requests Percentage 
Request Approved 180 207 87%
Request Denied 27 207 13%
Request Approved After Timeframe was Extended 0 0 0%

PPO Plans: Standard (Non-Urgent) Prior Authorization Requests

In 2025, we received a total of 6,048 standard (non-urgent) prior authorization requests for our covered Medicare Advantage members. 94% of those requests were approved.

The mean (average) time it took to make standard prior authorization decisions was 2 days.

The median (middle) time it took to make standard prior authorization decisions was 1 days.

Pie chart illustrating standard prior authorization data for PPO Medicare Advantage plans

PPO Plans: Standard (Non-Urgent) Prior Authorization Requests by the Numbers

  How Many Times This Happened Out of Total Requests Percentage 
Request Approved 5,664 6,048 94%
Request Denied 384 6,048 6%
Request Approved After Timeframe was Extended 0 0 0%
Request Approved Only After Appeal 38 76 50%
Pie chart illustrating expedited prior authorization data for PPO Medicare Advantage plans

PPO Plans: Expedited (Urgent) Prior Authorization Requests

In 2025, we received a total of 48 expedited (urgent) prior authorization requests for our covered Medicare Advantage members. 98% of those requests were approved.

The mean (average) time it took to make expeditated prior authorization decisions was 0.1 days.

The median (middle) time it took to make expedited prior authorization decisions was 0 days.

PPO Plans: Expedited (Urgent) Prior Authorization Requests by the Numbers

  How Many Times This Happened Out of Total Requests Percentage 
Request Approved 47 48 98%
Request Denied 1 48 2%
Request Approved After Timeframe was Extended 0 0 0%