legislation: 109-s-4114
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| 109-s-4114 | 109 | s | 4114 | Generics First Act of 2006 | Health | 2006-12-08 | 2006-12-08 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] | WI | D | K000305 | 0 | Generics First Act of 2006 - 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. | 2019-11-15T21:54:03Z |