,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #egdh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #bj1 #bjad 
,mr4 ,cummings introduced the following 
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce  ,a 
,,bill  ,to extend the requirement that 
drug manufacturers that increase prices 
faster than inflation pay an additional 
rebate to ,state ,medicaid programs to  
include manufacturers of generic drugs4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,the ,medicaid ,generic ,drug   
,price ,fairness ,act of #bjad4  #b4    
,applying the medicaid additional rebate
 requirement to manufacturers of generic
 drugs  7a7 ,in general ,section        
#aibg7;c77#c77;,a7 of the ,social       
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#acifr-#h7;c77#c77;,a77 is amended--    
7#a7 in clause 7ii71 by striking the    
period and inserting 12 and  7#b7 by    
adding at the end the following flush   
text3 and shall be increased by an      
amount determined in the same manner as 

the increase in the amount of a rebate  
for a single source drug or an innovator
 multiple source drug is determined     
under paragraph 7#b744  7b7 ,effective  
date ,the amendments made by this       
section shall apply to rebate periods   
beginning on or after the date of       
enactment of this ,act4