Affordable Medicines Utilization Act of 2011
Latest action · Jul 13, 2011 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 13, 2011
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Affordable Medicines Utilization Act of 2011 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act, with respect to FY2012-FY2014, to require an increase in the quarterly Medicaid payment to a state by 50% of the generic drug utilization savings amount if the state's generic substitution rate for the most recent preceding fiscal year for which data is available is greater than its rate for the most recent second preceding fiscal year for which data is available.
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to determine the state's generic substitution rate for such fiscal years.
Defines "generic substitution rate" as the share of all drug units for which Medicaid payment is made to a state for the 20 most widely prescribed multiple source drugs under the state program that have a specific National Drug Code.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 13, 2011 to Sep 7, 2011, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AZ | John McCain | Original | Jul 13, 2011 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Jul 13, 2011 |
| R-ME | Olympia J. Snowe | Sep 7, 2011 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 13, 2011Introduced in Senate
- Jul 13, 2011Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3342 | Affordable Medicines Utilization Act of 2011 | Related bill | Nov 4, 2011 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 13, 2011Introduced in Senate
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