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S3480119th CongressWALLET

Seniors Deserve SMARTER Care Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Senator Murray, Patty [D-WA]

Introduced

Summary

Blocks the WISeR prior-authorization model in Medicare. This bill would prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from implementing the WISeR model described in the notice "Medicare Program; Implementation of Prior Authorization for Select Services for the Wasteful and Inappropriate Services Reduction (WISeR) Model" or any substantially similar model, stopping that prior-authorization approach for select Medicare services.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Stops WISeR prior authorization in Medicare

If enacted, this bill would prohibit HHS from implementing the WISeR prior-authorization model (90 Fed. Reg. 28749 (July 1, 2025)). It would also block any substantially similar prior-authorization model under the Medicare program. Medicare beneficiaries and their providers would not face new prior-authorization steps for the services the WISeR notice targets. The prohibition would take effect upon enactment.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Murray, Patty [D-WA]

WA • D

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]

    OR • D

    Sponsored 12/15/2025

  • Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 12/15/2025

  • Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]

    WI • D

    Sponsored 12/15/2025

  • Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]

    CT • D

    Sponsored 12/15/2025

  • Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 12/15/2025

  • Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]

    VT • I

    Sponsored 12/15/2025

  • Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]

    OR • D

    Sponsored 12/15/2025

  • Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]

    MA • D

    Sponsored 12/15/2025

  • Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA]

    WA • D

    Sponsored 12/15/2025

  • Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 12/15/2025

  • Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]

    MN • D

    Sponsored 12/15/2025

  • Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM]

    NM • D

    Sponsored 12/15/2025

  • Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE]

    DE • D

    Sponsored 12/15/2025

  • Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT]

    VT • D

    Sponsored 12/15/2025

  • Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ]

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 12/15/2025

  • Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]

    MA • D

    Sponsored 12/15/2025

  • Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ]

    AZ • D

    Sponsored 12/15/2025

  • Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]

    NH • D

    Sponsored 12/16/2025

  • Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA]

    VA • D

    Sponsored 1/7/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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