Kaiser Foundation denied your claim in Hawaii. Here is your deadline.
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Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. denied 584 of 11,489 in-network claims in Hawaii; every one of those denials had these same two dates on it. Across Hawaii as a whole the insurers in this file denied 27% of in-network claims, 198,653 of them, and 137 were appealed.
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. denied 5.1% of in-network claims in Hawaii, 584 claims out of 11,489.
Insurance got denied, what to do next?
Those 584 denials are 0.3% of every in-network denial recorded in Hawaii in this release, which makes Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. the 2nd largest source of denials of the 2 insurers reporting there. Spread across its 10 plans in the state that is about 58 denials per plan. 33 internal appeals were filed against those 584 denials. Every one of those denials carried the same two dates the tool at the top of this page works out.
Two dates matter more than anything else on this page, and they run the same in Hawaii as everywhere else. You have 180 days from the date on your denial notice to file the internal appeal, and then 4 months from the final internal denial to ask for an independent external review. If waiting would seriously jeopardize your health you can ask for both to be expedited, decided in about 72 hours. Both timeframes are federal, not your insurer's choice, 29 CFR 2560.503-1 (PDF) and 45 CFR 147.136 (PDF), in plain English at HealthCare.gov, and your own denial letter states the ones that govern your plan. The PDFs are the same sections on govinfo.gov, which serves them without a challenge page, so an automated reader can check these two dates as easily as you can.
You are not alone, and here is the measured version of that sentence: 584 in-network claims were denied by Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. in Hawaii in a single plan year. A denial rate is a fact about an insurer's book of business. It is not a judgment about you, and it is not the last word on your claim.
- Of the 2 insurers reporting a denial rate in Hawaii, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. is the second highest at 5.1%. The highest in the state is 27.4% and the lowest is 5.1%.
- That is 13.6 percentage points below the 18.7% national average across this dataset, and 21.9 points below the Hawaii average of 27%.
- Behind the percentage: 11,489 in-network claims were processed under 10 plans in Hawaii, and 584 of them came back denied.
- For every 10,000 claims Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. denied, about 565 came back as an internal appeal. The other 9,435 stopped at the letter.
- Of the internal appeals it did receive, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. overturned 48.48%, 16 claims that started life as a no.
- Not one of those denials reached independent external review, the stage whose decision the plan is required by law to accept, and where nationally 32.8% are overturned.
- Its most-recorded denial reason is referral required at 35.7% of its categorized denials, against 8.4% nationally, a heavier share than the country as a whole. That is the denial mix, not an outcome rate.
- Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. accounts for 0.3% of every in-network claim denied in Hawaii in this file.
- By raw volume it is the 157th largest source of denials among the 158 insurer-state records in the file that report one.
- After that, its second-most-recorded reason is administrative reason, 280 claims, 33.9% of its categorized denials.
- Third on its own list is other reasons, 251 claims, 30.4% of what Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. categorized in Hawaii. Between them the top three account for 100% of its categorized denials.
- Where Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. differs most from the national mix is referral required: 35.7% of its categorized denials in Hawaii against 8.4% across the file.
- Read the other way round: 10,905 of those 11,489 in-network claims were paid, 94.9% of everything Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. processed in Hawaii.
- Spread across the 10 plans it reports in Hawaii, that is about 58 denied claims per plan, on about 1,149 claims processed per plan.
- Its reason columns add up to 826 categorized rows against 584 denials, 141.4% of them, and every reason share on this page is a share of that first figure rather than of the second.
- Its smallest recorded category in Hawaii is other reasons, 251 claims, 30.4% of what Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. categorized there.
- Against the file as a whole, this one record is 0% of the 84,502,749 in-network claim denials reported by every issuer in it.
- Find the reason code on your denial letter. The reason Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. records most often in Hawaii is referral required, but yours may be one of the other 8, copy the exact wording and code off your own letter tonight, because that sentence is what your appeal has to answer.
- Ask Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. in Hawaii for the clinical criteria they judged you against. Under 29 CFR 2560.503-1 they have to hand you the claim file and the policy they applied, free, on request, and you cannot argue with a checklist you have never read.
- Put both deadlines on your calendar before you go to bed. 180 days from the date on the letter for the internal appeal, 4 months from the final internal denial for external review. The free calculator on this page turns your date into the two calendar dates in about ten seconds. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. overturned 48.48% of the internal appeals it did receive, 16 claims, so the stage you are about to start is not decorative.
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How that compares
| Denial rate | Rate | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. | 5.1% | , |
| Hawaii average | 27% | -21.9 pts |
| National average (this dataset) | 18.7% | -13.6 pts |
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. sits at or below the national average across this dataset. A denial rate is a property of the insurer's book of business, coding practice, plan design, the population it covers, not evidence about the merits of any one claim, including yours.
What happened to appeals
| Stage | Filed | Overturned |
|---|---|---|
| Internal appeal (to Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc.) | 33 | 48.48% |
| External review (independent) | 0 | 0% |
The gap nobody escalated
584 claims denied. 33 internal appeals filed. None reached independent external review. Nationally 32.8% of external reviews are overturned and the decision binds the plan.
That is arithmetic from the reported figures, not a prediction: nobody can say what those specific denials would have done at review, because they never got there. What the numbers do establish is that the binding stage was almost entirely unused here.
What that record means for your own Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. letter, and by when. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. overturned 48.48% of the 33 internal appeals its Hawaii members filed against 584 denials, and not one of those Hawaii denials went on to the independent stage whose decision binds the plan, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc.'s own rows in the plan-year 2026 release of the CMS Transparency in Coverage file, read September 5, 2026 (data.healthcare.gov). Whichever way that lands, nobody files the appeal for you, and the filing runs on a clock set by which plan you hold: an employer or Marketplace plan gives you at least 180 days from the denial notice to file the internal appeal (29 CFR 2560.503-1(h)(3)(i), carried onto individual-market coverage by 45 CFR 147.136(b)(3)(i)), while Medicare Advantage gives you 60 calendar days after you receive its notice (42 CFR 422.582(b)) and Medicaid managed care the same 60 calendar days from the date on the notice (42 CFR 438.402(c)(2)(ii)), both stages free, and the three steps above are the whole of what to do tonight, so take the date printed on your Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. notice and file well inside whichever of those windows is yours. The free steps are above; the $29 kit is the same clock with the letters pre-filled for Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. in Hawaii. One payment. No subscription. No cut of your claim.
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. inside Hawaii
Your denial did not happen in a national average. It happened in a state market, alongside 1 other insurer reporting into the same federal file, and these are that market's own figures.
- Across the whole of Hawaii, the 2 insurers reporting in this file processed 735,147 in-network claims and denied 198,653 of them, a state denial rate of 27%. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. is one of those 2.
- That puts Hawaii first of 30 states by denial rate, 8.3 points above the 18.7% national average, before you get to what Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. did inside it.
- Hawaii recorded 137 internal appeals against those denials: one appeal for every 1,450 claims the state's insurers refused. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc.'s own ratio is one for every 18.
- Not one denial in Hawaii reached independent external review in the reported year, not Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc.'s and not any other insurer's in the state. That is the stage whose decision the plan is required by law to accept.
- The reason Hawaii's insurers record most often is other reasons, 135,996 claims, 64.3% of the state's categorized denials. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. records referral required most often instead, which is the argument your letter will need to answer.
- The other insurers a Hawaii reader could have bought from run from 27.4% (Hawaii Medical Service Association) to 27.4% (Hawaii Medical Service Association). Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. at 5.1% sits below all of them.
- Put the two together and Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. is responsible for 0.3% of every in-network claim denied in Hawaii in this release, from 1.6% of the claims the state's insurers processed.
- Every Hawaii figure in this section is that state's own row in the same federal file Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc.'s numbers above come from, CMS Transparency in Coverage Public Use File (PY2026 release, PY2024 claims), data.healthcare.gov — US Government public domain, and the full Hawaii page is free at /states/hawaii.
What Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. denies most
The most common denial reason recorded for Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. plans in Hawaii is referral required. How that denial is beaten →
| Denial reason | Claims | Share | National share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Referral required | 295 | 35.7% | 8.4% |
| Administrative reason | 280 | 33.9% | 22.5% |
| Other reasons | 251 | 30.4% | 32.3% |
The last column is each reason's share of all categorized denials nationally, so you can see where Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc.'s mix in Hawaii differs from everyone else's. This is denial mix, not overturn rate by reason, the federal file does not report appeal outcomes broken down by denial reason, and we do not imply otherwise.
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The three steps at the top of this page are the whole of what you have to do tonight. The longer version, what the internal appeal has to contain, how the independent stage works, and how to ask for expedited handling when waiting would seriously jeopardize your health, is published free here. For what it is worth on this page specifically: Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. overturned 48.48% of the internal appeals it received.
Who appeals what at Kaiser Permanente, the insurer's own routing table
Kaiser Permanente publishes a table of which denial scenarios are appealed by you, the member ("customer appeal") and which only your health care provider can appeal. Almost no patient ever sees it, and appealing a denial that only your provider has standing to appeal burns time inside a fixed window. Quoted from Kaiser Permanente's published policy (a page written for members (Hawaii Medicaid plan)), checked 2026-08-25. It is brand-level and applies to Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. in Hawaii the same as to every other Kaiser Permanente entity in the file.
| Denial scenario (Kaiser Permanente's wording) | Who appeals it |
|---|---|
| Grievance (dissatisfaction, no benefit change) | Your provider |
| Appeal of an action | Your provider |
Operational facts from the same policy
- Appeal filing window (this plan): 30 days from the action , Materially shorter than the 180-day federal commercial norm — plan type decides, the denial letter governs.
- State hearing after Kaiser's decision: 30 days to request
- Benefits can continue during appeal: if requested in time , If the final decision goes against the member, 'the member will have to pay for the services that were requested to be continued'.
- Representative needs written consent: provider or rep may file with consent
Source: Kaiser Permanente, "Member Grievances & Appeals Quick Reference Guide (Kaiser Permanente Hawaii, Medicaid/QUEST context)", quoted, not paraphrased; audience: members (Hawaii Medicaid plan); checked 2026-08-25. Brand-level policy, applied here because Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. is a Kaiser Permanente entity. Your own denial letter and plan documents govern your specific case.
Questions
Is Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc.'s denial rate in Hawaii high?
5.1% against a national average of 18.7% across the plans in this dataset. It is at or below average. A denial rate describes the insurer, not the merits of your claim.
How many people appealed a Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. denial in Hawaii, and how many won?
33 internal appeals were filed against 584 denials, and 48.48% of them were overturned (16 claims). Not one went on to independent external review, the stage whose decision is binding on the plan.
How does Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. compare with other insurers in Hawaii?
Of the 2 insurers in Hawaii with a reported denial rate, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. ranks 2 highest at 5.1%. The highest in Hawaii is Hawaii Medical Service Association at 27.4%; the lowest is Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. at 5.1%.
What does Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. deny most often in Hawaii?
Referral required, 295 claims, 35.7% of this issuer's categorized denials, against 8.4% nationally. This is the denial-reason mix; the federal file does not report overturn rates by reason.
How long do I have to appeal a Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. denial in Hawaii?
Generally 180 days from the date on the denial notice to file the internal appeal, then generally four months from the final internal denial to request independent external review. Expedited review, decided in about 72 hours, is available where delay would seriously jeopardize your health. Those timeframes are federal, so they are identical for every insurer reporting in Hawaii, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. included, what varies by state is who runs the independent review at the end. Your own denial letter states the deadlines that govern your plan; that letter is the authority.
Does appealing a Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. denial in Hawaii cost anything?
The internal appeal to Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. is free. External review is free under the HHS-administered federal process; where an issuer uses a contracted independent review organization or a state process, any fee is capped at $25 per review. Nobody in Hawaii can be charged more than that to file one.
Can Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. ignore an external review decision in Hawaii?
No, and that is the whole point of the stage. External review decisions are binding on the plan by law, which is what makes the zero external reviews recorded against 584 Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. denials in Hawaii the striking number on this page.
The line on this page I would read twice is the one that says not one of Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc.'s 584 denials in Hawaii reached independent review. I am not going to tell you that you will win. This page prints the insurer's own reported numbers whichever way they fall. If what it says does not match the letter in your hand, write to me and I will correct the page.
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The Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. figures on this page, the 5.1% denial rate, the 584 denials and the 0 external reviews, are this issuer’s own reported rows in that file.
Counts: CMS Transparency in Coverage Public Use File (PY2026 release, PY2024 claims), data.healthcare.gov — US Government public domain. Rights and timeframes: 29 CFR 2560.503-1 (180 days, and your free right to the claim file) and 45 CFR 147.136 (4 months, and what qualifies), explained at HealthCare.gov. Expedited review is decided in about 72 hours under both sections.
Reading either regulation from a script rather than a browser: eCFR answers automated fetches with a challenge page, so the same two sections are mirrored as government PDFs at govinfo.gov (29 CFR 2560.503-1) and govinfo.gov (45 CFR 147.136).