3.0.0 3342 2019-11-15T21:21:15Z 2019-11-15T21:21:15Z House H HR 2011-11-03 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BASS of New Hampshire:H.R. 3342.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3[Page H7331]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2011-11-04T14:18:38Z Referred to 2011-11-03T14:04:00Z Affordable Medicines Utilization Act of 2011 112 1356 S 2011-07-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS 2011-11-04 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2011-11-03 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2011-11-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-11-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B000220 Rep. Bass, Charles F. [R-NH-2] CHARLES BASS R NH F. 2 N E000172 Rep. Emerson, Jo Ann [R-MO-8] JO EMERSON R MO ANN 8 2011-11-03 True W000800 Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] Peter Welch D VT 0 2011-11-03 True Health Congressional oversight Health care costs and insurance Medicaid Medicare Prescription drugs Health 00 2011-11-03 Introduced in House 2011-12-14T20:36:55Z Affordable Medicines Utilization Act of 2011 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA), 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.

Directs the Secretary to provide for payments to eligible states for implementation of programs to achieve reductions in expenditures under Medicaid or under SSA title XVIII (Medicare) (innovative health care savings program).

]]> Affordable Medicines Utilization Act of 2011 Short Titles as Introduced Affordable Medicines Utilization Act of 2011 Display Title Affordable Medicines Utilization Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to encourage States to increase generic drug utilization under Medicaid. Introduced in House 2011-11-03T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr3342ih/xml/BILLS-112hr3342ih.xml 2011-11-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.