Seniors Deserve SMARTER Care Act of 2025

This bill, known as the "Seniors Deserve SMARTER Care Act of 2025," seeks to prevent the implementation of a specific Medicare payment and service delivery model. It explicitly prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services from putting into effect the Wasteful and Inappropriate Services Reduction (WISeR) Model.

This model, which involves prior authorization for select services, was detailed in a Federal Register notice published on July 1, 2025. Furthermore, the legislation extends this prohibition to any model that is substantially similar to the described WISeR model. The primary goal is to ensure that this particular prior authorization framework is not introduced into the Medicare program.