Sources and claims

The figures on this site are published benchmarks, not Merid results. The hour a denial costs, 45–60 minutes, is an estimate built from CAQH Index task times and BLS wage data. The $17 cost to contest a commercial denial and the 40–66% of denied claims never resubmitted (commercial to Medicaid) are Dunn et al., QJE 139(1) 2024, corroborated by Hoagland et al., JAMA Network Open 2024. The 43–67% range is the share of prior‑authorization denials overturned on appeal in KFF’s 2026 analysis of insurer transparency filings, from ACA marketplace plans to Medicare Advantage.

Product imagery throughout the site is illustrative, with fictitious data. The patients, practices, payers and claims shown are invented; the codes, published prices and regulations cited are real.

Merid works denials only: never charge entry, coding, payment posting or general accounts receivable.