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Seniors Deserve SMARTER Care Act of 2025

To prohibit implementation of the WISeR model under the Medicare program.

Introduced Nov 7, 2025

Latest action (Nov 7, 2025) Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Referred to
Energy and Commerce Committee Ways and Means Committee
Policy area
Health
Issues
Healthcare

Summary

This bill prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services from implementing the WISeR Model (Wasteful and Inappropriate Services Reduction) under the Medicare program. The WISeR Model is a prior authorization payment and service delivery model that was proposed in a July 2025 Federal Register notice. The prohibition also applies to any substantially similar models. The bill effectively blocks Medicare from adopting the prior authorization requirements that were part of the WISeR Model proposal.

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Sponsor (1)
45 cosponsors

Actions (2)
  1. Nov 7, 2025 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. · house
  2. Nov 7, 2025 Introduced in House

Similar bills (6)

Bills with similar text or summary — includes reintroductions across Congresses. Ranked by semantic similarity of the bill text (computed locally); a neutral discovery aid, not a claim the bills are duplicates.

  • S 3480 — Seniors Deserve SMARTER Care Act of 2025 · Introduced Dec 15, 2025 · Cong. 119 93%
  • HR 8377 — Stop Deadly Denials Act of 2026 · Introduced Apr 20, 2026 · Cong. 119 68%
  • HJRES 187 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Medicare Program; Implementation of Prior Authorization for Select Services for the Wasteful and Inappropriate Services Reduction (WISeR) Model". · Introduced May 19, 2026 · Cong. 119 67%
  • HR 3514 — Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025 · Introduced Jul 15, 2026 · Cong. 119 64%
  • SJRES 192 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Medicare Program; Implementation of Prior Authorization for Select Services for the Wasteful and Inappropriate Services Reduction (WISeR) Model". · Introduced Jun 9, 2026 · Cong. 119 63%
  • SJRES 198 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Medicare Program; Implementation of Prior Authorization for Select Services for the Wasteful and Inappropriate Services Reduction (WISeR) Model". · Introduced Jul 16, 2026 · Cong. 119 61%

Text versions (1)
  • Introduced in House · Nov 7, 2025

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Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

November 7, 2025

Ms. DelBene (for herself, Mr. Bera, Mr. Landsman, Ms. Schrier, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Budzinski, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Courtney, Ms. Craig, Ms. Dexter, Mrs. Dingell, Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida, Ms. Norton, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Ms. Randall, Mr. Schneider, Ms. Simon, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Stanton, Ms. Strickland, Mr. Thompson of California, and Mr. Veasey) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

A BILL

To prohibit implementation of the WISeR model under the Medicare program.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “Seniors Deserve Streamlined Medical Approvals for Timely, Efficient Recovery Care Act of 2025” or the “Seniors Deserve SMARTER Care Act of 2025”.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITING IMPLEMENTATION OF THE WISER MODEL UNDER THE MEDICARE PROGRAM.

The Secretary of Health and Human Services may not implement the innovative payment and service delivery model described in the notice titled “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)), or any substantially similar model. <all>

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