H.R. 5940

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5940 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5940

To prohibit implementation of the WISeR model under the Medicare 
program.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

November 7, 2025

Ms. DelBene (for herself, Mr. Bera, Mr. Landsman, Ms. Schrier, Mr. 
Larsen of Washington, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Budzinski, Ms. Castor of Florida, 
Mr. Courtney, Ms. Craig, Ms. Dexter, Mrs. Dingell, Ms. Lois Frankel of 
Florida, Ms. Norton, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Larson 
of Connecticut, Ms. Randall, Mr. Schneider, Ms. Simon, Mr. Smith of 
Washington, Mr. Stanton, Ms. Strickland, Mr. Thompson of California, 
and Mr. Veasey) introduced the following bill; which was 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

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A BILL

To prohibit implementation of the WISeR model under the Medicare 
program.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Seniors Deserve Streamlined Medical 
Approvals for Timely, Efficient Recovery Care Act of 2025'' or the 
``Seniors Deserve SMARTER Care Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITING IMPLEMENTATION OF THE WISER MODEL UNDER THE 
MEDICARE PROGRAM.

The Secretary of Health and Human Services may not implement the 
innovative payment and service delivery model described in the notice 
titled ``Medicare Program; Implementation of Prior Authorization for 
Select Services for the Wasteful and Inappropriate Services Reduction 
(WISeR) Model'' (90 Fed. Reg. 28749 (July 1, 2025)), or any 
substantially similar model.
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