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Expanding Prior Authorization in Traditional Medicare—The WISeR Model

JAMA 10.1001/jama.2025.16326

August 28, 2025 at 11:15 AM EDT

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This Viewpoint discusses the Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction (WISeR) model, a new payment model announced by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Innovation Center to broaden prior authorization in traditional Medicare.

Corresponding Author: Vinay K. Rathi, MD, MBA, Department of Otolaryngology–Head vinay.rathi@osumc.edu).

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