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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Sep 12.
Published in final edited form as: Health Aff (Millwood). 2022 Jan;41(1):120–128. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2021.01054

Exhibit 3 (Figure). Distribution of denials across broad service type.

Exhibit 3 (Figure).

Source: Authors’ calculations, 2014–2019 Aetna Medicare Advantage claims.

Notes: The share of denied services is presented for each service type, defined by broad service category The category “other” includes service categories with the least associated spending, collectively 4.2% of all denied spending. The denominator for each share is the total number of services denied within each category of coverage rules (traditional Medicare or Aetna Medicare Advantage).