The Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction Model, or WISeR, is meant to root out wasteful spending in fee-for-service Medicare.
Plan cuts and insurer-provider breakups left 3.7M Medicare Advantage enrollees choosing new plans or doctors. Hospitals say their plans offer stability.
Once again, Medicare payments for telehealth and hospital-at-home care are at risk if Congress doesn't make a deal before Saturday.