95% of appealed skilled nursing facility admission denials were overturned. But only 18% of denials were appealed.
The bigger question is what happened to the other 82%. Was the clinical evidence available in time? Could the team see the denial and the supporting record together?
That’s the story behind the numbers, and the kind of question I look for when working on B2B healthcare content.
Source: HHS OIG, review of 19 Medicare Advantage organizations using June 2024 data.
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Posted Sep 21, 2026
95% of appealed skilled nursing facility admission denials were overturned. But only 18% of denials were appealed.
The bigger question is what happened to th...