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Fair AMP Act
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S. 1785 (Introduced-in-Senate)


116th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1785


To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to exclude authorized generic drugs from calculation of the average manufacturer price for purposes of the Medicaid drug rebate program, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

June 11, 2019

Ms. Hassan (for herself, Mr. Cassidy, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Cardin, and Mr. Young) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

A BILL

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to exclude authorized generic drugs from calculation of the average manufacturer price for purposes of the Medicaid drug rebate program, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Fair and Accurate Medicaid Pricing Act of 2019” or the “Fair AMP Act”.

SEC. 2. Excluding authorized generic drugs from calculation of average manufacturer price under the Medicaid drug rebate program; excluding manufacturers from definition of wholesaler.

(a) In general.—Subparagraph (C) of section 1927(k)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r–8(k)(1)) is amended—

(1) in the subparagraph heading, by striking “Inclusion” and inserting “Exclusion”;

(2) by striking “a new drug application” and inserting “the manufacturer's new drug application”; and

(3) by striking “inclusive” and inserting “exclusive”.

(b) Excluding manufacturers from definition of wholesaler.—Section 1927(k)(11) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r–8(k)(11)) is amended—

(1) by striking “manufacturers,”; and

(2) by striking “manufacturer's and”.

(c) Effective date.—The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the first day of the first fiscal quarter that begins after the date of enactment of this Act.