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Jul 10, 2025 - Announcement additional resources and flexibilities from
the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to
assist with the ongoing public health emergency (PHE) in
Texas declared on July 8, 2025 related to the severe
storms, straight-line winds, and flooding. Shares
information and resources for those impacted and responding
to the severe storms and flooding, including CMS waivers, a
period of special healthcare enrollment, a disaster
toolkit, dialysis care, medical equipment and supplies
replacement, and access to Medicare Part D medications.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
CMS: Medicare Program; Implementation of Prior Authorization for Select Services for the Wasteful and Inappropriate Services Reduction (WISeR) Model
Federal Register
Jul 1, 2025 - Notice from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announcing a 6-year model, the Wasteful and Inappropriate Services Reduction (WISeR) Model. The WISeR Model will test the implementation of technology-enabled prior authorization processes for select services, with the aim of reducing fraud, waste (including low-value care), and abuse in Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) in six states: Arizona, New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, and Washington. This notice is effective January 1, 2026.
Source: Federal Register
Last Updated: 7/11/2025