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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction Model undermines beneficiary access to health care and should not be implemented.

USA119th CongressHRES-704| House 
| Updated: 9/11/2025
Mark Pocan

Mark Pocan

Democratic Representative

Wisconsin

Cosponsors (23)
Kim Schrier (Democratic)Jonathan L. Jackson (Democratic)Ilhan Omar (Democratic)Greg Landsman (Democratic)Kristen McDonald Rivet (Democratic)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Suzan K. DelBene (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Marilyn Strickland (Democratic)LaMonica McIver (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Lois Frankel (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Democratic)Adam Smith (Democratic)Maggie Goodlander (Democratic)Sarah McBride (Democratic)Emily Randall (Democratic)Rashida Tlaib (Democratic)Lloyd Doggett (Democratic)

Ways and Means Committee, Energy and Commerce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This House Resolution expresses the strong disapproval of the House of Representatives regarding the proposed Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction (WISeR) Model . The resolution highlights that this model, set to commence on January 1, 2026, would significantly increase prior authorization requirements in traditional Medicare, utilizing private companies and advanced technologies like artificial intelligence. The House finds that expanding prior authorization processes, similar to those used in Medicare Advantage, into traditional Medicare would undermine beneficiary access to timely and necessary medical care . Concerns are raised about prior authorization being an obstacle to care, contributing to physician burnout, and the documented high error rates in denials by private companies and AI tools. Therefore, the resolution strongly requests that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services terminate the WISeR Model to protect patient access to healthcare.
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Sep 11, 2025
Submitted in House
Sep 11, 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.
  • September 11, 2025
    Submitted in House


  • September 11, 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.

Health

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction Model undermines beneficiary access to health care and should not be implemented.

USA119th CongressHRES-704| House 
| Updated: 9/11/2025
This House Resolution expresses the strong disapproval of the House of Representatives regarding the proposed Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction (WISeR) Model . The resolution highlights that this model, set to commence on January 1, 2026, would significantly increase prior authorization requirements in traditional Medicare, utilizing private companies and advanced technologies like artificial intelligence. The House finds that expanding prior authorization processes, similar to those used in Medicare Advantage, into traditional Medicare would undermine beneficiary access to timely and necessary medical care . Concerns are raised about prior authorization being an obstacle to care, contributing to physician burnout, and the documented high error rates in denials by private companies and AI tools. Therefore, the resolution strongly requests that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services terminate the WISeR Model to protect patient access to healthcare.
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Timeline
Sep 11, 2025
Submitted in House
Sep 11, 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.
  • September 11, 2025
    Submitted in House


  • September 11, 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.
Mark Pocan

Mark Pocan

Democratic Representative

Wisconsin

Cosponsors (23)
Kim Schrier (Democratic)Jonathan L. Jackson (Democratic)Ilhan Omar (Democratic)Greg Landsman (Democratic)Kristen McDonald Rivet (Democratic)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Suzan K. DelBene (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Marilyn Strickland (Democratic)LaMonica McIver (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Lois Frankel (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Democratic)Adam Smith (Democratic)Maggie Goodlander (Democratic)Sarah McBride (Democratic)Emily Randall (Democratic)Rashida Tlaib (Democratic)Lloyd Doggett (Democratic)

Ways and Means Committee, Energy and Commerce Committee

Health

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted