Picking Up The Pieces Of “Cures”: Senate Process Resets Focus On 2017
This article was originally published in RPM Report
Executive Summary
The Senate Health Committee is planning a series of legislative mark-ups for 2016 billed as the companion process to the House “21st Century Cures” process. The real message is that Cures won’t move in 2016 – but the work should carry over to the user fee process in 2017.
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