Ron Wyden (D-OR)
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Medicare Program; Implementation of Prior Authorization for Select Services for the Wasteful and Inappropriate Services Reduction (WISeR) Model".
A Democratic resolution with 19 Democratic cosponsors · See all 20 cosponsors
Last activity — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 431.
Cleared committee, waiting for its first floor vote
A committee approved it and it is on the calendar of the chamber it started in.
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Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- On Calendar
What this bill would do
This joint resolution aims to provide congressional disapproval of a specific rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The rule relates to the "Medicare Program; Implementation of Prior Authorization for Select Services for the Wasteful and Inappropriate Services Reduction (WISeR) Model." If passed, the resolution would ensure that the rule has no force or effect. The rule was published on July 1, 2025. A letter of opinion from the Government Accountability Office regarding this rule was printed in the Congressional Record on May 14, 2026.
Yes· 3 of 5
- Scored +2
Would people over 65 be better off under this?
The resolution prevents Medicare prior authorization requirements that could impede service delivery for seniors.
- Scored +2
Would retired people be better off under this?
Stopping prior authorization requirements may protect the ease of accessing healthcare for retirees on Medicare.
- Scored +2
Does this make health care easier to get in general?
The resolution prevents a rule that would implement prior authorization requirements for select services, which may facilitate easier access to care.
The opposite
- Scored -2
Does this give the federal government more power?
By disapproving the CMS rule, the resolution limits the regulatory power of a federal agency.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Prevents the implementation of the WISeR Model rule: By providing congressional disapproval, the resolution would ensure the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has no force or effect.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No specific negative impacts are detailed in the text: The provided text focuses on the action of disapproving the rule rather than outlining the specific consequences of the rule itself.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would retired people be better off under this? — Stopping prior authorization requirements may protect the ease of accessing healthcare for retirees on Medicare. Would people over 65 be better off under this? — The resolution prevents Medicare prior authorization requirements that could impede service delivery for seniors. Would households on low incomes be better off under this? — The prevention of prior authorization may reduce administrative barriers to healthcare access. Would people with disabilities be better off under this? — Removing prior authorization requirements may reduce administrative hurdles for those requiring medical services.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this give the federal government more power? — By disapproving the CMS rule, the resolution limits the regulatory power of a federal agency.
- Healthcare
- Does this make health care easier to get in general? — The resolution prevents a rule that would implement prior authorization requirements for select services, which may facilitate easier access to care.
- 6/9/2026
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged, by petition, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 802(c).
- Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 431.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 5/19/2026
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- 19 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in Senate
2 bills Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
- 119-HJRES-187: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Medicare Program; Implementation of Prior Authorization for Select Services for the Wasteful and Inappropriate Services Reduction (WISeR) Model".
- 119-SJRES-198: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Medicare Program; Implementation of Prior Authorization for Select Services for the Wasteful and Inappropriate Services Reduction (WISeR) Model".
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