CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES ISSUES NOTICE: MEDICARE PROGRAM; IMPLEMENTATION OF PRIOR AUTHORIZATION FOR SELECT SERVICES FOR THE WASTEFUL AND INAPPROPRIATE SERVICES REDUCTION (WISER) MODEL

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued a notice called: Medicare Program; Implementation of Prior Authorization for Select Services for the Wasteful and Inappropriate Services Reduction (WISeR) Model.

The notice was published in the Federal Register on July 1 by Chyana Woodyard, Federal Register Liaison, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

Summary: This notice announces a 6-year model focused on reducing fraud, waste (including low-value care), and abuse in Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) via the implementation of technology-enabled prior authorization processes for select services.

For more information, contact Kate Blackwell 844/711-2664, Option 8 or [e-mail].

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