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Federal Register Notice: Medicare Program; Implementation of Prior Authorization for Select Services for the Wasteful and Inappropriate Services Reduction (WISeR) Model

FR-2025-12195

Document details

Document type
CMS Transmittal
Issuing body
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Document ID
FR-2025-12195
Published
June 5, 2026
Effective date
January 1, 2026
MAC region
National

Summary

The implementation of prior authorization for select services under the WISeR model is expected to enhance oversight in Medicare fee-for-service, potentially reducing waste and low-value care, which c

New prior authorization model aims to cut Medicare waste.

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Source document

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/07/01/2025-12195/medicare-program-implementation-of-prior-authorization-for-select-services-for-the-wasteful-and

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