21st Century Cures Act
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Notes
- offers $4.8 billion to the National Institutes of Health over a 10-year span
- funding for fighting opioid abuse[2]
- funding for cancer research[2]
- subject to Congressional appropriation each year
- directs FDA to give more weight to 'patient experience data' in its approval process
- does not include measures to control prescription drug prices
- designed to give the drug & medical device industries an easier path to new approvals
- updates to Medicare, Medicaid, & health information technology[2]
References
- ↑ Elia J, Sofair A, Chavey WE 21st Century Cures Act Heads to President's Desk. Physician's First Watch, Dec 9, 2016 David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, Editor-in-Chief Massachusetts Medical Society http://www.jwatch.org
Steinhauer J, Pear R. Sweeping Health Measure, Backed by Obama, Passes Senate. New York Times. Dec 7, 2016 http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/07/us/politics/21st-century-cures-act-senate.html
Goozner M Editorial: The 21st Century Christmas Tree Act. Modern Healthcare. Dec 3, 2016 http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20161203/MAGAZINE/312039985/editorial-the-21st-century-christmas-tree-act - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 White House Press Release. Dec 13, 2016 Statement by the Press Secretary on H.R. 34 https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2016/12/13/statement-press-secretary-hr-34