Antimicrobial Reimbursement Bill In First Draft Of Cures 2.0

Reps. Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Fred Upton (R-MI) wrapped a bill to establish a subscription reimbursement program for companies that develop needed antibiotics into their draft Cures 2.0 health care modernization and reform legislation released Tuesday (June 22). The Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions to End Upsurging Resistance (PASTEUR) Act, championed by Sens. Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Todd Young (R-IN), as well as Reps. Mike Doyle (D-PA) and Drew Ferguson (R-GA), seeks to spur antimicrobial innovation and prevent a potential public health...