Evaluating Medicare’s Prior Authorization Model Design—WISeR on Waste

This Viewpoing describes a framework for the Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction model to promote appropriate and efficient prior authorization determinations in Medicare.

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JAMA Internal Medicine
Published
2026-03-09
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https://doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2025.7891
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Healthcare Policy and Management
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Evaluating Medicare’s Prior Authorization Model Design—WISeR on Waste

Jacob T. Kannarkat, Joseph T. Kannarkat, Natasha Parekh, Varun Thachil
JAMA Internal Medicine
Healthcare Policy and Management
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Evaluating Medicare’s Prior Authorization Model Design—WISeR on Waste

Jacob T. Kannarkat, Joseph T. Kannarkat, Natasha Parekh, Varun Thachil
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This Viewpoing describes a framework for the Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction model to promote appropriate and efficient prior authorization determinations in Medicare.

JAMA Internal Medicine
Johns Hopkins University (US), Johns Hopkins Medicine (US), Yale University (US), Marathon (United States) (US), University of Oklahoma (US)
Openalex Percentile: Top 34%
Healthcare Policy and Management
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