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Cures Act

I received a long email from the Energy and Commerce Committee regarding the Cures: 21st Century Cures Bill Released... the U.S. House of Representatives will vote this Wednesday. Here's some parts of the email I received:

House Will Vote Wednesday on $6.3 Billion Game-Changing Medical Innovation Package, Including New Research Funding, Mental Health Reforms, and State Grants to Fight Opioid Abuse....

WASHINGTON, DC – House and Senate health committee leaders have released the final "21st Century Cures” bill and announced that the House of Representatives will vote Wednesday on a $6.3 Billion landmark medical innovation package that will accelerate the discovery, development, and delivery of new cures and treatments and provide new funding for the National Institutes of Health and Food and Drug Administration.

Among other things, the act is to provide and $1.6 billion for the BRAIN initiative to improve our understanding of diseases like Alzheimer's and speed diagnosis and treatment.