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CellWell record HH-227007

Insurance denials of cancer care: Insights from Medicare claims appeals

Youngmin Kwon; Kenji Aoki; Shelley A. Jazowski; Xin Yang Hu; Stacie B. Dusetzina; Lindsay M. Sabik; K. Robin Yabroff; Zheng Zhiyuan

JCO Oncology Practice ยท 2025

In plain language

In Medicare Advantage prescription drug appeals for cancer treatments, over 17 percent of initially denied prior authorization claims were successfully overturned on appeal.

Evidence
Emerging
Design
Primary research (design unspecified)

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