Senate Approps Plans NIH Hearing As Health Committee Eyes NIH Funding Hike

A Senate appropriations subcommittee plans to hold a hearing next week on funding for the National Institutes of Health, coming as the Senate health committee weighs including a non-mandatory funding increase for NIH in its upcoming companion bill to the House-passed 21st Century Cures legislation, according to lobbyist sources. The Senate Appropriations subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies will hold a hearing Wednesday (Oct. 7) titled “NIH: Investing in a Healthier Future,” according to a...