HR 1073
105th Congress
House
Government Operations and Politics
Commerce
Federal employees
Finance and Financial Sector
Generic drugs
Government employees' health insurance
Government service contracts
Health
Health insurance industry
Insurance companies
To amend chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, to encourage the use of generic instead of nongeneric drugs.
Introduced: March 13, 1997
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 19, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Information and Technology.
Mar 13, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
Mar 13, 1997
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends Federal law relating to health insurance for Government employees to require that each health insurance contract ensure that, to the extent possible, prescriptions are filled with a generic form of the drug involved unless the nongeneric form is ordered by the provider or requested by the individual.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Information and Technology.
Committees of jurisdiction
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