Healthcare pilot program WISeR begins Jan 1 in 6 states, including Arizona. Private for-profit contractors will use AI to decide whether Traditional Medicare (TM) patients get treatments their doctors ...

Medicare will significantly expand the use of prior authorization (PA) and post-service review for select services beginning next year, and private contractors will be permitted to use artificial ...

The Utah Department of Commerce has its own way of reminding us how to be “wiser” consumers. “WISER” implies more than the definition of the word; it’s an acronym. Let’s start with the "W" — watch for ...

This WISeR pilot, led by CMS appointee Dr. Mehmet Oz, imposes prior authorization. Prior authorization delays or denies preventive care, shifting costs to seniors. Advocates urge Congress to back ...

We live in a galaxy of data. From satellites and smartwatches to social media and swipes at a register, we have ways to measure the economy to an extent that would have seemed like science fiction ...

JUDITH WISER McINTYRE, 87, of Orchard Lake, Michigan, passed away unexpectedly and peacefully on November 27, 2025. Born in Detroit, February 22nd 1938, Judy graduated from Mumford High School and ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has selected the six technology companies that will administer artificial intelligence-powered prior authorization programs for Medicare, STAT has ...

A new bill from Democratic lawmakers seeks to repeal a controversial bill from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services that would put artificial intelligence at the forefront of medical ...

Retirement? Martha Stewart didn’t get the memo. At 84, she’s reinventing herself—again. With Elm Biosciences, the self-made billionaire is adding a skin care venture to her formidable empire. She’s ...

The Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction initiative from CMS is set to take effect Jan. 1, 2026, introducing new prior authorization requirements for select services. Here are seven things to ...

Cyrus “Cy” Wymer Wiser Jr. passed away in his home on the morning of Tuesday, October 21, 2025. Cy was born in Anniston, Alabama on January 5, 1951. He was a lifelong resident of Murfreesboro, TN ...