Prior Authorization Reporting for Qualified Health Plans

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

Standard (Non-Urgent) Prior Authorization Requests

In 2025, we received a total of 9,251 standard (non-urgent) prior authorization requests for our covered Individual ACA members. 92% of those requests were approved.

The mean (average) time it took to make standard prior authorization decisions was 1.4 days.

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

Pie chart illustrating stnadrd prior authorization data for QHP plans

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

  How Many Times This Happened Out of Total Requests Percentage 
Request Approved 8,478 9,251 92%
Request Denied 773 9,251 8%
Request Approved After Timeframe was Extended 3 5 60%
Request Approved Only After Appeal 16 18 89%
Pie chart illustrating expedited prior authorization data for QHP plans

Expedited (Urgent) Prior Authorization Requests

In 2025, we received a total of 485 expedited (urgent) prior authorization requests for our covered Individual ACA members. 71% of those requests were approved.

The mean (average) time it took to make expeditated prior authorization decisions was 0.7 days.

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

Expedited (Urgent) Prior Authorization Requests by the Numbers

  How Many Times This Happened Out of Total Requests Percentage 
Request Approved 346 485 71%
Request Denied 139 485 29%
Request Approved After Timeframe was Extended 0 0 0%