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<title>Shop Rx Act of 2019</title>
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<action-date>2019-06-21</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p><b>Shop Rx Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill provides statutory authority for certain provisions of the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services rule titled &quot;Modernizing Part D and Medicare Advantage to Lower Drug Prices and Reduce Out-of-Pocket Expenses,&quot; published on May 23, 2019. The rule requires, in part, Medicare prescription drug plan sponsors to implement an electronic, real-time benefit tool that is capable of integrating with at least one prescriber's electronic prescribing system or electronic health record. The tool must provide prescribers with patient-specific, real-time formulary and benefit information, including information regarding cost-sharing, formulary alternatives, and utilization management requirements. The rule takes effect January 1, 2021. </p>]]></summary-text>
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