Biomedical Reform Legislation May Be Piecemeal But Holistic
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
21st Century Cures Initiative – House Energy and Commerce Committee’s FDA, healthcare reform initiative – gets praise for its all-encompassing assessment of biomedical innovation process, but necessary legislative fixes may not come all at once.
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