Bill · H.Res. 704· House(119-HRES-704)

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction Model undermines beneficiary access to health care and should not be implemented.

Age: 62 years

Wisconsin

Introduced: 9/11/2025
Last activity: 9/11/2025 — 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.
Sponsored by: Mark Pocan
Cosponsors: - 24 - 0

Health

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A House resolution is the House speaking for itself: stating a position, honouring someone, or setting its own rules. Adopting it is the whole process. Once the House agrees to it, it is officially the House's word; it is not a law, so the Senate and the President have no part in it.

What this bill would do

This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the proposed Wasteful and Inappropriate Services Reduction (WISeR) Model. The resolution states that the model should not be implemented because it undermines beneficiary access to health care. The proposed model would increase the number of services requiring prior authorization in traditional Medicare by 30 percent. It also proposes using private companies and technologies like artificial intelligence to process these authorizations. The House expresses disapproval of this model and requests that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services terminate it.

Yes· 3 of 4

Would people over 65 be better off under this?+7
The resolution protects traditional Medicare beneficiaries from increased administrative barriers to medical care.
Would retired people be better off under this?+7
The resolution opposes changes to traditional Medicare that would hinder access to healthcare for retirees.
Does this make health care easier to get in general?+7
The resolution opposes a model that would create more obstacles to timely and necessary medical care through expanded prior authorizations.