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November 21, 2025
Trump Picks a Fight with Texas Retirees
In January, the Trump Administration launches a pilot program designed to “save” money for the government and “make” money for certain insurance-company-related corporations at our expense.
Our national organization is totally against the so-called “Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction (WISeR) Project. A printable statement is available on the national web site.
Retirees in only six states will be experimented on, but Texas is one of them. The Texas Alliance for Retired Americans will be fighting for every Texan – and to make sure that this “experiment” doesn’t go any further. We call for everyone to cooperate in this critical battle.
The government makes it sound innocent. Selected good-hearted corporations will use artificial intelligence to help them screen applicants for certain Medicare procedures for prior authorization. If the artificial robots say fraud, then the claim will be denied. The government will keep most of their money, after sharing it with the good-hearted corporation. The retiree needing health care will be out of luck.
It’s just a backhanded attempt to further privatize Medicare and make more money for insurance companies.
How Can You Help Fight Back?
Even before the scheme is implemented, you can contact your congressperson, the Texas Medical Association, and the Texas Insurance Commission. You can help spread the truth to your friends and social media contacts. You can write letters to editors. (Helpful instructions on this site).
Newspaper columnists, like one in the Dallas newspaper, have already seen this problem coming.
If the Trump Administration implements the plan in January, please, help us monitor every instance of abuse. Contact our task force leaders Jan Lance (taraaustintx@gmail.com) and/or Kenneth Williams (kdubyou7@aol.com), They are also eager to answer your questions.
In Solidarity
Gene
Gene Lantz, President
