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WISeR
Coverage of WISeR in the Nexus archive.
- STAT+: GOP blocks effort to end Medicare test of AI prior authorization
A Senate vote to end a Medicare AI prior authorization pilot failed along party lines, with Republicans blocking a Democratic-led effort. The White House opposed the measure, which aimed to halt the Trump administration's use of prior authorization in original Medicare.
- Medicare’s AI Push Snarls Patients and Doctors in Errors and Delays
Medicare's new AI-powered program, WISeR, requires prior authorization for certain procedures like epidurals, causing errors, delays, and frustration for patients and doctors in six pilot states including Oklahoma. The Trump administration claims the program targets wasteful care, but its rapid rollout has led to confusion and red tape similar to private insurance.