Reduced NIH Funding, New Interoperability Language, Offsets in Latest Cures Legislation; House Prepares for Vote Next Week

By Michelle M. Stein / July 2, 2015 at 8:00 PM
Ahead of a scheduled floor vote next week, the House Rules Committee released an updated 21st Century Cures bill that adds offsets, many of which come from Medicare and Medicaid, and reduces the funding increase for the National Institutes of Health. Lawmakers also revised the section on interoperability of electronic health records. Although FDA funding remains unchanged, the bill now lets FDA use mandatory funding to cover costly medical device provisions. The bill passed by the House Energy & Commerce...


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