Patient Evidence · United States
· · 11 min read80% of appealed prior-auth denials are overturned. Fewer than 1% of patients try. Counterforce Health drafts the appeal letter free in minutes. The reason most appeals still lose is the same reason Cigna can deny 300,000 claims at 1.2 seconds each: nobody can prove what their portal said. ProofSnap is the $4.99 evidence layer that fixes that.
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To appeal a denied health insurance claim in the United States, follow five steps: (1) read the denial letter and identify the appeal deadline — 180 days for ACA marketplace and Aetna / BCBS / Cigna / Premera commercial plans, 65 days for UnitedHealthcare, 60 days for Humana and all Medicare Advantage plans; (2) request your full medical records and prior-authorization correspondence under HIPAA right of access (45 CFR 164.524); (3) draft the appeal letter using a free AI tool such as Counterforce Health (~70% reported overturn rate, University of Pennsylvania / NIH funded); (4) attach court-admissible authenticated evidence of the portal page, EOB, and prior-auth approval — a plain phone screenshot is not enough under Federal Rules of Evidence 901(a); (5) submit the internal appeal, then escalate to external review (IRO) within 4 months if denied.
Of appealed prior-auth denials overturned (CMS, AMA)
Of denied ACA claims ever appealed (KFF 2024)
Days for ACA internal appeal deadline
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Which stage of the fight are you in?
Find your situation below. The right next step depends on which fight you are actually in.
Start with the free AI tool that drafts the appeal letter for you. Then capture the denial letter, prior-auth approval, and portal status with ProofSnap so the insurer cannot quietly change the record while you wait for the IRO review.
This is exactly what ProofSnap was built for. Insurers change portal content, archive prior-auth letters, and edit chat transcripts. Your screenshot is not enough for an IRO or bad-faith case. You need authenticated, blockchain-timestamped evidence to escalate.
Patient advocate, claims advocate, ERISA / bad-faith / malpractice attorney, or healthcare power-of-attorney. With written client authorization you have the same record-access rights as the patient. Subscription plans cover unlimited client captures with full chain-of-custody for litigation.
Not sure? If you have not yet appealed, start with Counterforce Health (free) for the letter and SnapPack ($4.99) for the evidence. If your first appeal failed, ProofSnap captures are the difference between losing the IRO and winning it.
Documented US cases — not hypotheticals
Seven cases from federal court filings, ProPublica investigations, and major US outlets. Each one ends with a patient who could not prove what the insurer or chart said before it changed. Each is exactly the failure mode a $4.99 SnapPack closes.
ProPublica, March 2023
Cigna's PXDX ("procedure-to-diagnosis") system let company doctors deny claims in batches with electronic signatures — on average 1.2 seconds per claim, never opening a file. One medical director, Dopke, rejected 121,000 claims in two months. Class actions filed in California and Connecticut have been allowed to proceed.
Estate of Lokken v. UnitedHealth Group, D. Minn., 2023–present
A federal class action alleges UnitedHealth used the nH Predict algorithm to override physician recommendations and cut Medicare Advantage post-acute care short. Internal data shows over 90% of appeals were overturned — but the insurer relied on the fact that only ~0.2% of patients ever appeal. In March 2026 a federal magistrate ordered broad discovery into the AI denial pipeline.
ProPublica + Capitol Forum, November 2024
EviCore (Evernorth/Cigna) screens prior-auth requests for Cigna, UnitedHealthcare, Aetna and Blue Cross plans covering 100 million Americans. Internal documents describe an algorithm called "the dial" tuned to increase the denial rate by 15%. ProPublica documented 30 inappropriate cancer denials traced to outdated guidelines.
Washington v. Aetna (CA), 2018 deposition
Dr. Jay Iinuma, Aetna's medical director for Southern California 2012–2015, testified under oath that he never reviewed patients' medical records when deciding to approve or deny care — he relied entirely on nurses' summaries. The case was brought by 23-year-old Gillen Washington, denied IVIG infusions for a rare immune disorder. California's insurance commissioner opened a state-wide investigation; Aetna settled before trial.
December 2007, Glendale CA
Cigna denied coverage for a liver transplant Nataline's doctors at UCLA Medical Center said was medically necessary after complications from a bone-marrow transplant. After public pressure and a nurses-union protest, Cigna reversed the decision on Dec 20, 2007. Nataline died a few hours later, before surgery could be performed. The family's wrongful-death suit reshaped the US health-reform debate.
McNaughton v. UnitedHealthcare, E.D. Pa. 2021–2023
A Penn State student with crippling ulcerative colitis sued UnitedHealthcare after it refused to cover the Mayo Clinic-prescribed regimen finally working for him. Discovery surfaced internal emails and a tape-recorded employee call — one UHC nurse said on the call "we're still gonna say no" despite the treating physician's instructions. UnitedHealthcare settled within weeks of ProPublica publishing the story.
KFF Health News + West Virginia Watch, 2024–2025
Tennant, 58, a coal-mining safety instructor from Bridgeport, West Virginia, was diagnosed in early 2025 with a rare bile-duct cancer. His doctors recommended histotripsy — a $50,000 non-invasive ultrasound tumor ablation. His insurer, the state Public Employees Insurance Agency (administered by UnitedHealthcare), repeatedly denied coverage as "not medically necessary." The carrier reversed course in May 2025 only after KFF Health News and NBC News submitted questions, but by then Tennant had deteriorated past the point of being a candidate. He died on September 17, 2025. In 2026 West Virginia's governor signed a prior-authorization reform law citing his case.
What every one of these cases has in common
Every case above turned on what the portal, the denial letter, the chart, or the phone call said at the time — and on whether the patient or their estate could prove it later. In each one, the insurer was the sole custodian of that record. Discovery, depositions, ProPublica investigations and class-action subpoenas eventually surfaced the truth — but only for the rare patient with attorneys willing to fight for years.
A $4.99 SnapPack at the moment of the original portal interaction — the prior-auth approval, the EOB, the chat transcript, the visit summary — gives you a copy the insurer cannot edit, archive, or "forget." Bitcoin-blockchain-timestamped. SHA-256 hashed. Independently verifiable. Self-authenticating under FRE 902(13)/(14).
Become your own record custodian — SnapPack $4.99Don't miss the deadline — it forecloses the appeal
Missing the internal-appeal deadline waives your right to escalate. Deadlines vary sharply by carrier and plan type — check the denial letter for the exact date and confirm in your member handbook.
| Insurer / Plan | Internal appeal deadline | External review (IRO) deadline | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACA Marketplace (HealthCare.gov) | 180 days from denial | 4 months after internal denial | Federal floor; some plans grant more time |
| Aetna (commercial) | 180 days | 4 months | Urgent care: 72-hour expedited |
| Anthem / Blue Cross Blue Shield | 180 days | 4 months | Plan-specific variations by state |
| Cigna (commercial) | 180 days | 4 months | EviCore prior-auth screening — capture early |
| UnitedHealthcare | 65 days (much shorter) | 4 months | All plan types; nH Predict / NaviHealth screening |
| Humana (commercial & MA) | 60 days | 4 months | Tighter than ACA floor |
| Molina Healthcare | 60–180 days (plan/state-dependent) | State fair-hearing process | ~24% denial rate, highest among major plans |
| Medicare Advantage (all insurers) | 60 days for reconsideration | Five-level CMS process | ~80% of appeals overturned (HHS OIG) |
| Medicaid | 60–90 days (varies by state) | State fair-hearing | Check state-specific managed-care rules |
| ERISA (employer-sponsored) | 180 days | Federal court after admin appeal | 29 CFR 2560.503-1; LTD plans on similar timeline |
| No Surprises Act (surprise bill) | 120 days for IDR dispute | Independent Dispute Resolution | $400+ over Good Faith Estimate triggers |
Sources: ACA Section 2719 · 29 CFR 2560.503-1 (ERISA) · CMS Medicare Advantage appeal rules · Muni Health 2026 deadline summary · KFF 2024 analysis. Confirm your denial letter and plan documents for the exact deadline applicable to your case.
Decode your denial letter
Every denial letter cites a Claim Adjustment Reason Code (CARC) such as CO-50 or CO-197. The code dictates how appealable the denial is and which evidence will overturn it. Find your code below.
| Code | Meaning | Appeal odds | Evidence that wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| CO-50 | "Not medically necessary" — most common appealable denial. Insurer disputes clinical justification. | High — 60–80% overturned | Treating-physician letter citing clinical guidelines (AGA/ASCO/ACS/FDA labeling), peer-reviewed studies, contemporaneous MyChart notes |
| CO-197 | Prior authorization missing — insurer says no PA was filed or it was denied. | Very high if PA exists — 80%+ | Authenticated screenshot of the original PA approval letter, portal status timeline, reference number, prescriber's PA submission record |
| CO-167 | Diagnosis not covered — ICD-10 code does not match the plan's coverage criteria. | Medium | Formulary exception request, alternative diagnosis documentation, medical-necessity letter for off-label use |
| CO-204 | Service / drug not covered under plan — plan exclusion. Hardest category to appeal. | Low — pursue benefit-design challenge or state external review | Plan documents showing ambiguity, state mandate that overrides exclusion (e.g. IVF mandates in NY/MA/IL), ERISA fiduciary breach |
| CO-95 | Plan procedures not followed — often a missing referral or out-of-network without authorization. | Medium | Referral documentation, network-status screenshot as of date of service, No Surprises Act protection if emergency or in-network facility |
| CO-29 | Time limit for filing has expired — claim filed after timely-filing deadline (typically 90–365 days from date of service). | Low — procedural, but appealable with cause | Proof of original submission attempt, provider's good-faith effort, evidence of insurer system outage, eligibility-coverage delay |
| CO-16 | Claim lacks information — most commonly a missing modifier, NPI, or supporting documentation. | Very high — usually resubmit | Resubmit with corrected fields; capture original claim and denial to track downcoding patterns |
| CO-22 | Coordination of benefits — insurer claims another payer is responsible (e.g. spouse's plan, Medicare primary). | Medium | COB questionnaire, proof of insurance hierarchy, EOB from other payer showing it does not cover |
| PR-1 / PR-2 / PR-3 | Patient responsibility (deductible / coinsurance / copayment) — routine, not technically a denial. | N/A — if itemized bill error, dispute the billing | Itemized line-item CPT/HCPCS bill, network-rate verification, Good Faith Estimate, No Surprises Act IDR if surprise bill |
| N115 / N390 (RARC) | Local / National Coverage Determination — Medicare-specific. Procedure excluded by LCD/NCD. | Medium — Medicare-specific appeal | Medicare LCD/NCD policy text, off-coverage justification, specialist letter, 5-level Medicare appeal pathway |
Sources: X12 / WPC Edit Master CARC & RARC code list · CMS Medicare Claims Processing Manual · X12.org reason codes. Your denial letter typically includes both a CARC (CO/PR) and a RARC (N/M) code — cite both verbatim in your appeal letter.
Got denied today?
A weekend-doable plan combining ProofSnap (evidence) with a free AI appeal tool (Counterforce Health). Total cost: $4.99. Total time: ~30 minutes once you have your denial letter.
Install ProofSnap & buy SnapPack
~3 min · $4.99Chrome Web Store → Add to Chrome → pay inside the extension. Card required at checkout (standard Stripe).
Capture 4 pages in your insurer portal
~7 min · 4 captures(a) Denial letter with full reason codes · (b) Original prior-auth approval (if any) · (c) EOB / claim detail page · (d) MyChart visit summary linked to the denied service. Each capture = one forensic ZIP.
Open Counterforce Health (free)
~10 min · $0Upload your denial letter PDF + your insurance policy document. The AI analyzes both and drafts a customized appeal letter citing the specific clinical criteria. Mayo Clinic experts published this workflow; Counterforce reports ~70% overturn rate.
Review & customize the AI-drafted appeal
~8 minAI can hallucinate medical details — double-check every clinical claim against your actual records. Add a paragraph in your own voice describing daily impact.
Send the appeal — with your ProofSnap ZIPs attached
~2 minEmail or upload to your insurer's appeal address (listed on the denial letter). Reference the ZIP filenames in your letter: "Exhibit A — prior-authorization approval, captured [date] with cryptographic timestamp verifiable at opentimestamps.org." The insurer cannot disclaim what your blockchain timestamp proves was on their portal.
After you file: federal ACA rules require the insurer to decide within 30 days (pre-service) or 60 days (post-service). Urgent care: 72 hours. If denied again, you have 4 months to request an external IRO review — reuse the same captures. If you have an active treatment that cannot wait: file the urgent appeal AND start the IRO request in parallel — federal rules allow it.
Fighting an ongoing multi-month case (multiple appeals, IRO, bad-faith)? See which plan.
From zero to first portal capture — under 2 minutes
What happens after you click
From click to your first portal capture: under 2 minutes
Insurance portals are dynamic. Approval statuses change. EOBs get updated. Prior-auth letters get archived. What the portal said in March may not be what it says in June. Capture first. Decide later whether you'll need it.
Urgent care? Pre-service and concurrent-care appeals must be decided within 72 hours under federal rules. Capture the denial letter and your provider's medical-necessity statement before filing — the appeal clock does not stop while you gather evidence. Authenticated captures attached to your appeal letter close the loop in one shot.
Do the math:
A patient advocate charges $75–$200/hour. A bad-faith attorney charges $300+/hour. ProofSnap: $4.99 one-time.
Install takes 30 seconds. First capture in under 2 minutes.
The 2026 healthcare reality
2024–2026 saw an explosion of AI tools on both sides — nH Predict, EviCore, Optum on the insurer side; Counterforce Health, Claimable, and ChatGPT workflows on the patient side. The bottleneck is no longer drafting appeal letters. It is feeding those tools authenticated, timestamped evidence the insurer cannot disclaim.
Where ProofSnap fits
Capture with ProofSnap
SnapPack each portal page, denial letter, EOB, prior-auth approval. Each ZIP is sealed with SHA-256 + Bitcoin blockchain timestamp.
Feed text to your AI tool
Paste the evidence.pdf and EOB content into Counterforce, Claimable, or ChatGPT. AI generates the appeal letter in under a minute.
Attach the ZIPs to the appeal
The AI-written letter cites authenticated exhibits. The IRO reviewer sees timestamped evidence that the insurer cannot claim "was edited" or "never said that."
Important caveat for AI tools: ChatGPT and most general-purpose AIs are not HIPAA-compliant. Strip identifiers before pasting, or use a purpose-built privacy-oriented tool like Counterforce Health. ProofSnap captures stay on your device — no PHI ever leaves your browser regardless of which AI tool you pair with.
When the chart changes
The single most common red flag in patient-side malpractice cases. EHR audit trails (Epic, Cerner, MEDITECH, athenahealth) record who-changed-what-when — but your independent capture is what proves the original content the chart said before the amendment.
Practical rule: if you experienced anything that could become a complaint — a missed diagnosis, an adverse drug reaction, a procedure complication, an unexplained handover — SnapPack your MyChart visit summary the same day. You do not have to decide whether to act. You just have to preserve the option. Once the chart is amended, recovery of the original content requires litigation discovery and an expensive expert witness.
Which denial or dispute are you fighting?
Each row maps a common dispute type to the specific portal pages, letters, and visit recordings that win appeals, IRO reviews, and bad-faith cases.
60–80% of appealed GLP-1 denials are overturned (rising to ~85% with strong medical documentation). The bottleneck is documented weight history and lifestyle-intervention evidence.
What to capture:
A single denied IVF cycle is $15K–$30K out of pocket. Coverage rules differ wildly by state mandate and employer plan.
What to capture:
Coverage continues to shift state-by-state. WPATH-aligned medical-necessity documentation routinely wins appeals when properly authenticated.
What to capture:
High-dollar denials draw the most aggressive insurer pushback — and the highest IRO overturn rates (78% for oncology with proper documentation).
What to capture:
If your final bill exceeds your Good Faith Estimate by $400+, you have 120 days to file Independent Dispute Resolution.
What to capture:
~65–70% of telemedicine malpractice cases involve misdiagnosis. Most telehealth platforms purge chat logs and recordings within days.
What to capture (Video SnapPack):
LTD carriers (Unum, Hartford, MetLife) routinely deny subjective-symptom claims for "lack of objective evidence." ERISA appeals run on 180-day clocks — documentation density wins.
What to capture:
Pre-formatted ED discharge templates routinely print the wrong diagnosis. ~40% of patients misunderstand discharge instructions — and the printed paper is the document the hospital points to.
What to capture (same day — before any amendment):
State workers' comp portals (CA EAMS, NY eClaims, VA WebFile, federal SEAPortal) and behavioral-health platforms (TheraNest, SimplePractice, BetterHelp) follow the same purge pattern as health portals.
What to capture:
Insurers count on you not appealing. The numbers say you should.
Capture Evidence — SnapPack $4.99The framework rewards appealing. The failure mode is having no preserved record of what the insurer said.
Medicare Advantage appeal overturn rate — CMS / HHS-OIG data shows roughly 80% of appealed prior-authorization denials are partially or fully overturned. The denial rate has been rising but appeal overturn rates remain high — meaning the majority of initial denials are wrong on the merits.
Source: HHS Office of Inspector General OEI-09-19-00350.
ACA internal appeal success rate — KFF analysis of 2023 ACA marketplace data shows fewer than 1% of denied claims were appealed; of those that were, 44% of internal appeals overturned the denial. The system rewards persistence backed by evidence.
Source: KFF, "Claims Denials and Appeals in ACA Marketplace Plans in 2024."
Of prior-authorization denials overturned 2019–2023 — nearly 82% of prior-authorization denials in this window were partially or fully overturned upon appeal. The bottleneck is patients not having authenticated evidence of the original approval or the denial reason codes.
Source: KFF, prior-authorization appeals analysis 2024.
Of US medical bills contain errors — industry studies from Medical Billing Advocates of America and patient-advocate organizations estimate 49–80% of medical bills contain at least one error, with up to 8 in 10 hospital bills affected. Itemized statements captured with timestamps are the foundation of every dispute.
Source: Medical Billing Advocates of America; Patient Advocate Foundation.
Independent Review Organizations, ERISA appeal panels, state insurance commissioners, and bad-faith litigators look for the same authentication that federal courts require under FRE 901(a). A bare PNG file does not pass the test.
Legal basis: FRE 901(a) authentication · FRE 901(b)(9) process authentication · FRE 902(13) certified records of an electronic process · FRE 902(14) certified digital data · 45 CFR 164.524 HIPAA right of access
The HIPAA question every patient asks
Short answer: yes. HIPAA regulates providers, plans, and clearinghouses — not patients capturing their own records for their own use.
HIPAA's privacy and security rules apply to "covered entities" (hospitals, doctors, insurers, clearinghouses) and their "business associates." When you log into MyChart as the account holder, you are capturing your own information for your own use. HIPAA does not regulate that.
Under 45 CFR 164.524, you have an explicit federal right to access your own records.
ProofSnap captures everything client-side in your Chrome browser. The screenshot, HTML, metadata, and forensic ZIP never leave your computer.
The only data sent to a ProofSnap server is the SHA-256 hash of your evidence file — a non-reversible cryptographic fingerprint forwarded to OpenTimestamps for blockchain anchoring. The hash is not PHI; it cannot be reversed to recover the original content.
With your written HIPAA authorization — or as your designated "personal representative" under HHS guidance — a patient advocate, claims advocate, healthcare power-of-attorney holder, or plaintiff-side attorney has the same access rights as you.
They do not become a HIPAA "business associate" simply by helping you. BA status applies to vendors of covered entities, not patient-side representatives.
FRE 901(b)(9) allows authentication through "evidence describing a process or system and showing that it produces an accurate result." SHA-256 + OpenTimestamps + chain of custody is exactly that.
FRE 902(13) certifies records of an electronic process. FRE 902(14) certifies data taken from an electronic system. ProofSnap's package was designed against these standards.
Bottom line: capturing your own portal pages, EOBs, and visit summaries is something every patient is legally entitled to do. Doing it with cryptographic timestamps is what turns "I remember it said approved" into evidence that wins an appeal. This page is general information, not legal advice — consult a licensed attorney in your state for your specific case.
Can I record my telehealth visit or peer-to-peer review?
Recording a phone or video conversation is governed by state wiretap statutes. 38 states + DC let you record with only your own consent. Approximately 11–13 states require all parties to consent (the list varies by interpretation of mixed-rule states).
You can legally record your own telehealth visit or peer-to-peer call without notifying the provider or insurer. Best practice: still ask first — but legally you are covered.
States: AL, AK, AZ, AR, CO, CT (mostly one-party for in-person), DC, GA, HI, ID, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MN, MS, MO, NE, NV, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WV, WI, WY.
Both parties must consent. Ask the provider before clicking record, and capture their verbal consent on the recording itself. Most platforms (Zoom for Healthcare, Doxy.me) display an in-app consent banner that satisfies the rule.
States: California, Delaware (mixed), Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana, New Hampshire, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Washington. Connecticut and Nevada have mixed/conditional rules depending on context.
Even in all-party states, the screen content itself — chat messages, displayed clinical notes, slide decks during peer-to-peer review — can typically be captured without recording consent because it is information shown to you, not a conversation. Video SnapPack handles both modes (with or without audio). Always confirm specifics with a licensed attorney in your state.
For your patient advocate or attorney
You do not have to explain blockchain timestamps or SHA-256 hashing. The evidence package speaks for itself in the language your advocate or attorney already uses every day.
Forensic evidence package per capture
Up to 15 files: screenshot, full HTML, DOM snapshot, PDF report, metadata JSON, forensic log, chain of custody, signed manifest, capture video (Enterprise).
Meets FRE 901(b)(9) process authentication
"Evidence describing a process or system and showing that it produces an accurate result." Citable in an appeal letter, IRO submission, or bad-faith complaint.
Self-authenticating under FRE 902(13) + 902(14)
Certified records of an electronic process and certified digital data can be admitted without a live forensic expert — saving $5K–$15K in expert-witness fees.
Independently verifiable blockchain timestamp
OpenTimestamps anchors the SHA-256 hash to Bitcoin. Anyone can verify the timestamp at opentimestamps.org — no ProofSnap involvement needed.
Hand your advocate this exact sentence:
"This is a forensic capture package with SHA-256 hashing, OpenTimestamps blockchain anchoring, and a chain of custody document. It is designed to meet FRE 901(b)(9) process authentication and self-authenticate under FRE 902(13) and 902(14). The evidence.pdf and manifest.json contain everything you need for the internal appeal, IRO submission, or bad-faith complaint."
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Video SnapPack
Record the entire browser window with audio — Zoom for Healthcare, Doxy.me, Teladoc, Amwell, Cigna / UnitedHealthcare / Aetna member portal calls — sealed with cryptographic timestamps.
Recording is governed by state wiretap statutes — see the one-party / all-party map above before pressing record.
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About this guide
Author & Editor
Founder and Lead Engineer, ProofSnap. Blockchain engineer with 10+ years in cryptographic protocol design. Integrated eIDAS qualified timestamps (Disig a.s., EU Regulation 910/2014) and OpenTimestamps Bitcoin anchoring into ProofSnap's evidence pipeline.
Expertise: FRE 901(a)/901(b)(9)/902(13)/902(14) authentication, SHA-256 (FIPS 180-4), RSA-4096 PKCS#1 v1.5, RFC 3161 Time-Stamp Protocol, ISO/IEC 27037 chain of custody, HIPAA 45 CFR 164.524, Chrome Extension Manifest V3.
Editorial methodology
Important disclaimer
This guide is editorial content for informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, legal advice, or a substitute for consultation with a licensed physician, attorney, or licensed patient advocate in your state.
Individual results depend on jurisdiction, plan terms, treating physician documentation, and procedural compliance. The author is not a licensed physician, attorney, or insurance broker. For a denial appeal or coverage dispute affecting your health, consult a licensed professional. For urgent care needs, call your provider or 911.
Editorial timeline: First published May 17, 2026 · Last reviewed and updated May 18, 2026 · Next scheduled review: monthly. Spotted an error or outdated statistic? Email support@getproofsnap.com.
Affiliations & conflicts of interest: ProofSnap sells the forensic-evidence Chrome extension recommended in this guide. We do not receive referral fees from Counterforce Health, Claimable, patient-advocate organizations, or any insurer. All third-party tool mentions are based on publicly verifiable performance data.
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