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Today the House Energy and Commerce Committee approved H.R. 6, the “21st Century Cures Act,” by a bipartisan, unanimous 51-0 vote. This major legislation is intended to accelerate the pace of medical cures in the United States through a variety of reforms addressing drug and device development and approval, clinical trial design, research funding, interoperability…

Later today, the full House Energy and Commerce Committee is scheduled to begin markup of the 21st Century Cures Act, following Health Subcommittee approval on May 14. Votes are expected tomorrow (markup was subsequently delayed until May 21).  Also today, the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health is holding a hearing on “Improving Competition…

Tomorrow the House Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee is scheduled to mark up the 21st Century Cures Act; the Subcommittee has posted a substitute amendment that will be considered by the panel.  Also tomorrow, the Senate Finance Committee is holding a hearing on improving care for Medicare patients with chronic conditions.

Looking ahead…

On January 27, 2015, the House Energy and Commerce Committee released its “21st Century Cures Act” discussion draft, the product of a year-long, bipartisan effort by the Committee to accelerate the pace of medical cures in the United States. The nearly 400-page bill addresses a wide range of topics, including, among many other things: the…