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Federal RegisterGuidance and regulationPublished December 23, 2025

Guarding U.S. Medicare Against Rising Drug Costs (GUARD) Model

This proposed rule would implement the Guarding U.S. Medicare Against Rising Drug Costs (GUARD) Model to test a new Medicare payment model under section 1115A of the Social Security Act. The model proposes a test of an alternative payment method for calculating inflation rebates for certain Part D drugs and biological products. The proposed GUARD Model would test whether changing the calculation of the Part D inflation rebate would reduce costs for the Medicare program while preserving or enhancing quality of care for Part D enrollees.

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information blocking, Proposed Rule, Health and Human Services Department, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Related exam domains
CISM 3: Information Security Program
Source record id
2025-23705
First seen by InfoSec Signals
9/23/2026

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