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US HR5940
US HR5940Seniors Deserve SMARTER Care Act of 2025 Seniors Deserve Streamlined Medical Approvals for Timely, Efficient Recovery Care Act of 2025
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Introduced
11/07/2025
11/07/2025
In Committee
11/07/2025
11/07/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
119th Congress
Bill Summary
A BILL To prohibit implementation of the WISeR model under the Medicare program.
AI Summary
This bill, also known as the Seniors Deserve SMARTER Care Act of 2025, seeks to prevent the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from implementing the Wasteful and Inappropriate Services Reduction (WISeR) model under the Medicare program. The WISeR model, which was published in a federal notice on July 1, 2025, appears to be an innovative payment and service delivery model that would likely involve prior authorization for certain medical services. By prohibiting the implementation of this model, the bill aims to stop HHS from introducing what the bill's sponsors presumably view as an overly restrictive or bureaucratic approach to managing Medicare services. The legislation would not only block the specific WISeR model described in the federal notice but would also prevent the implementation of any substantially similar models, effectively creating a broad restriction on this type of Medicare service delivery approach.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance
Sponsors (38)
Suzan DelBene (D)*,
Becca Balint (D),
Joyce Beatty (D),
Ami Bera (D),
Nikki Budzinski (D),
Kathy Castor (D),
Joe Courtney (D),
Angie Craig (D),
Mark DeSaulnier (D),
Maxine Dexter (D),
Debbie Dingell (D),
Lois Frankel (D),
Dan Goldman (D),
Adelita Grijalva (D),
Jonathan Jackson (D),
Pramila Jayapal (D),
Julie Johnson (D),
Ro Khanna (D),
Greg Landsman (D),
Rick Larsen (D),
John Larson (D),
Jenn McClellan (D),
Jim McGovern (D),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Chellie Pingree (D),
Mark Pocan (D),
Emily Randall (D),
Deborah Ross (D),
Brad Schneider (D),
Kim Schrier (D),
Lateefah Simon (D),
Adam Smith (D),
Greg Stanton (D),
Marilyn Strickland (D),
Mike Thompson (D),
Dina Titus (D),
Marc Veasey (D),
James Walkinshaw (D),
Last Action
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. (on 11/07/2025)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5940/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/119/bills/hr5940/BILLS-119hr5940ih.pdf |
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