Rep. Hanna backs 21st Century Cures Act; House passes bill
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Richard Hanna voted in favor of H.R. 34, the 21st Century Cures Act last Wednesday evening, Nov. 30, a bill which aims to give the National Institutes of Health funding to perform further research into various rare and intractable diseases like cancer and Alzheimer's disease.
The Cures Act, which will now be considered by the Senate following the House's approval of the bill by a vote of 392 to 26, will increase funding for medical research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) by $4.8 billion over 10 years and funding for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) by $500 million over 10 years. Money directed to the NIH will be divided between the Precision Medicine Initiative, cancer research programs, and the Brain Research Through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative. The FDA funding will go towards reducing the time that it takes to get a medical treatment from the lab to patients in need.
“I have worked on passing the 21st Century Cures Act since it was introduced a year and a half ago,” Rep. Hanna said. “Patients don’t have time to wait, they need cures now. More funding for research and reformed approval methods for new treatments could be the key to curing the thousands of diseases that afflict patients throughout the country and those right here in upstate New York.”
The Cures Act also provides $1 billion for grants to treat opioid addiction and abuse through prescription drug monitoring programs as well as the implementation of new abuse prevention programs.
Additionally the bill includes key portions of the Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act, a reform in how the federal government addresses mental health care.
“[H.R. 34] is not only a step toward treating rare diseases, but also gives our communities the money and tools to prevent opioid abuse and care for family, friends and neighbors who suffer from serious mental illness,” Rep. Hanna added. “Combined with popular bipartisan fixes to maintain access to health care, 21st Century Cures is a long overdue boost to medical innovation and the quality of patient care in the United States.”
A release from Rep. Hanna's office says that the Senate is expected to take up the bill this week. Upon passage, it will be sent to the President's desk to be potentially signed into law.
The Cures Act, which will now be considered by the Senate following the House's approval of the bill by a vote of 392 to 26, will increase funding for medical research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) by $4.8 billion over 10 years and funding for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) by $500 million over 10 years. Money directed to the NIH will be divided between the Precision Medicine Initiative, cancer research programs, and the Brain Research Through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative. The FDA funding will go towards reducing the time that it takes to get a medical treatment from the lab to patients in need.
“I have worked on passing the 21st Century Cures Act since it was introduced a year and a half ago,” Rep. Hanna said. “Patients don’t have time to wait, they need cures now. More funding for research and reformed approval methods for new treatments could be the key to curing the thousands of diseases that afflict patients throughout the country and those right here in upstate New York.”
The Cures Act also provides $1 billion for grants to treat opioid addiction and abuse through prescription drug monitoring programs as well as the implementation of new abuse prevention programs.
Additionally the bill includes key portions of the Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act, a reform in how the federal government addresses mental health care.
“[H.R. 34] is not only a step toward treating rare diseases, but also gives our communities the money and tools to prevent opioid abuse and care for family, friends and neighbors who suffer from serious mental illness,” Rep. Hanna added. “Combined with popular bipartisan fixes to maintain access to health care, 21st Century Cures is a long overdue boost to medical innovation and the quality of patient care in the United States.”
A release from Rep. Hanna's office says that the Senate is expected to take up the bill this week. Upon passage, it will be sent to the President's desk to be potentially signed into law.
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