Join leaders from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) on Oct. 22 at 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT for a webinar that provides details about the Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction (WISeR) model, which will introduce new prior authorization processes in the Medicare fee-for-service program beginning on Jan. 1, 2026. The WISeR model is being piloted initially in six states (New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, Arizona and Washington) and will include service categories such as skin and tissue substitutes, electrical nerve stimulator implants, and knee arthroscopy for knee osteoarthritis. The model will use advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence to support an efficient prior authorization process and is intended to curb waste, fraud and abuse.
The webinar will discuss feedback from AMA to CMMI on WISeR model policies, additional operational details, implications for impacted providers and patients, and there will be an opportunity to raise questions to CMMI leadership. You will be able to submit questions during registration and the webinar to be answered directly by CMMI.
Introduction
John Whyte, MD, MPH—CEO and Executive Vice President, American Medical Association
Speaker
Abe Sutton—Director of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) and Deputy Administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicare Services (CMS)
When
Oct. 22, 2025 | 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT
