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Senate sends far-ranging medical cures bill to Obama's desk

http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/309262-senate-sends-far-ranging-medical-cures-bill-to-obamas-desk

The Senate on Wednesday cleared a $4.8 billion bipartisan bill to advance medical cures, the biggest healthcare package to pass Congress since ObamaCare.


The measure passed 94-5, with liberals like Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) opposing it over provisions on drugmaker incentives.

The bill has been trumpeted by leaders from both sides of the aisle for its focus on life-saving research, including nearly $2 billion for Vice President Biden’s cancer “moonshot” initiative. President Obama is expected to sign the measure quickly.

“This bill will make a big difference, and I look forward to signing it as soon as it reaches my desk,” Obama wrote in a statement shortly after the passage.

Obama said the bill puts the nation “one step closer” to ending cancer, treating diseases like Alzheimer’s and expanding access to drug addiction treatment.

The 21st Century Cures Act marks the first time Congress has approved funding to address the nation’s growing opioid epidemic, authorizing $1 billion in state grants.

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