S.1356: Affordable Medicines Utilization Act of 2011

About This Bill

  • This bill was introduced in the 112th Congress
  • This bill is primarily about health
  • Introduced July 13, 2011
  • Latest Major Action July 13, 2011

Bill Cosponsors

3 (1 Democrat, 2 Republicans)

Bill 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...

(Source: Library of Congress)

Bill Actions

Date Description
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
July 13, 2011

Introduced in the Senate by Scott Brown (R-Mass.)

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