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Nebraska
4 plans reporting · CY 2025
Across 4 plans reporting in Nebraska, standard prior authorization denial rates range from 13.7% to 24.2%, averaging 18.6%. Among plans reporting appeal outcomes, 71.4% of appealed denials are overturned. All data is from mandatory CMS-0057-F disclosures for calendar year 2025.
Plan Comparison
| Standard | Expedited | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Plan | Org | Requests | Approved | Denied | Appr % | Denial % ▼ | Appeals | Overturn % | Denied Appeal % | Appr Ext % | Denied Ext % | Mean Days | Med Days | Requests | Approved | Denied | Appr % | Denial % | Appeals | Overturn % | Denied Appeal % | Appr Ext % | Denied Ext % | Mean Days | Med Days | Source |
| Centene Corporation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska Total Care MedicaidMedicaid MCO | Centene Corporation | 53,396 | 40,497 | 12,899 | 75.8% | 24.2% | 1,429 | 55.7% | 44.3% | 0.1% | 99.9% | 4.0 | 3.0 | 1,253 | 907 | 346 | 72.4% | 27.6% | 48 | 56.3% | 43.8% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 1.0 | 1.0 | View source ↗ |
| Ambetter Health (Nebraska Total Care)Exchange Plans | Centene Corporation | 36,793 | 28,533 | 8,260 | 77.5% | 22.4% | 996 | 36.0% | 64.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 4.0 | 2.0 | 1,605 | 1,365 | 240 | 85.0% | 14.9% | 68 | 44.1% | 55.9% | 2.2% | 97.8% | 1.0 | 1.0 | View source ↗ |
| Wellcare Medicare Advantage (H1215)Medicare Advantage | Centene Corporation | 2,770 | 2,376 | 394 | 85.8% | 14.2% | 48 | 95.8% | 4.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.0 | 2.0 | 166 | 148 | 18 | 89.2% | 10.8% | 4 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 | 1.0 | View source ↗ |
| Wellcare Medicare Advantage (H1395)Medicare Advantage | Centene Corporation | 5,566 | 4,801 | 765 | 86.3% | 13.7% | 95 | 97.9% | 2.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.0 | 2.0 | 260 | 228 | 32 | 87.7% | 12.3% | 10 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | View source ↗ |
Standard Denial Rates by Plan
Appeals Analysis
Plans in the upper-right deny frequently and have high overturn rates — suggesting inappropriate denials.
Similar Denial Rates