Senate Bill 1785
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Fair AMP Act
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Jun 11, 2019
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
1785
Congress
116
Policy Area
Health
Health
Primary focus of measure is science or practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease; health services administration and funding, including such programs as Medicare and Medicaid; health personnel and medical education; drug use and safety; health care coverage and insurance; health facilities. Measures concerning controlled substances and drug trafficking may fall under Crime and Law Enforcement policy area.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Fair and Accurate Medicaid Pricing Act of 2019 or the Fair AMP Act
This bill alters certain requirements and definitions under the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program relating to rebate calculations. Specifically, the bill repeals the requirement that drug manufacturers include the prices of certain authorized generic drugs when determining the average manufacturer price (AMP) of brand-name drugs (also known as a "blended AMP"), and excludes manufacturers from the definition of "wholesalers" for purposes of rebate calculations.
June 11, 2019
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06/11/2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
06/11/2019
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 7:02:34 AM