W&M May Decide Wednesday Whether To Ax Medicare Measures In Cures Bill

The House Ways & Means Committee is expected to decide Wednesday (June 17) at its weekly committee-member lunch whether to strip or change Medicare provisions included in the 21st Century Cures bill passed unanimously by the Energy & Commerce Committee last month, lobbyists following the bill said. Although the Cures bill is primarily meant to speed approvals of breakthrough drugs and medical devices, it includes some Medicare-related measures, a few of which help pay for the bill. Ways & Means...