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| | | An Act To Improve the Maine Rx Program |
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| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 22 MRSA c. 603, sub-c. 1 is amended by repealing the subchapter | | headnote and enacting the following in its place: |
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| | | Sec. 2. 22 MRSA §2681, as amended by PL 2001, c. 358, Pt. Q, §6 and | | c. 405, §2 and affected by §3, is further amended by repealing | | the section headnote and enacting the following in its place: |
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| | | §2681. Maine Rx Plus Program established |
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| | | Sec. 3. 22 MRSA §2681, first ¶, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 786, Pt. A, | | §3, is amended to read: |
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| | | The Maine Rx Plus Program, referred to in this subchapter as | | the "program," is established to reduce prescription drug prices | | and to improve the quality of health care for residents of the | State. The program is designed for the State to | | the department and must utilize manufacturer rebates and pharmacy | discounts to reduce prescription drug prices. In implementing | the program, the State shall serve as a pharmacy benefit manager | in establishing rebates and discounts on behalf of qualified | residents. |
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