S. 75 · 111th Congress
Generics First Act of 2009
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Herb Kohl
- Introduced
- 2009-01-06
- Latest action
- 2009-01-06 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
Generics First Act of 2009 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to exclude from coverage under the Medicare part D prescription drug program all nongeneric (brand name) drugs unless no generic drug has been approved, and the brand name drug is determined to be medically necessary.