CMS’s new WiSeR model brings third-party tech vendors into the Medicare FFS world, using artificial intelligence and machine learning to manage prior authorization for certain services. The question is: can this actually reduce low-value care without sidelining provider-led accountability?

In the first announcement from the Trump-Vance administration regarding value-based payment models out of CMMI, a number of models have been cut short and will sunset by year’s end. Read more about what we can interpret in these early tea leaves and what the impacts hold for both those participating in the models and the broader health ecosystem.