This bill, the "Seniors Deserve SMARTER Care Act of 2025," would stop the Secretary of Health and Human Services from implementing the WISeR model described in the Federal Register notice "Medicare Program; Implementation of Prior Authorization for Select Services for the Wasteful and Inappropriate Services Reduction (WISeR) Model" (90 Fed. Reg. 28749 (July 1, 2025)). It also bars implementation of any substantially similar model under Medicare. The bill was introduced in the House on November 7, 2025, and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
If this bill becomes law, the HHS Secretary would not be allowed to put the WISeR model or a substantially similar prior-authorization model into effect under Medicare. The bill text does not describe who would be affected or how services or payments would change.
No publicly available information on costs or savings is included in the bill text. The bill does not include funding provisions or an estimate of federal expenses.
The bill was introduced by Representative Suzan DelBene and many cosponsors (listed in the bill metadata). The bill text itself does not contain statements describing proponents' reasons or arguments.
No publicly available information in the bill text describes opponents' views or arguments.