Blog: #TBT One Year Ago: 21st Century Cures Launches

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The Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health next Thursday will hold a 21st Century Cures legislative hearing, exactly one year to the day after full committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) launched the #Path2Cures. Staff continues to work together around the clock as they have for the past several months and legislative text will be made available in the coming days.

"We have made incredible strides over the last year. Doing big things in the health care space takes time and careful attention. That's why with 21st Century Cures we have spent the past year engaging in an open, nonpartisan, beyond-the-beltway conversation about how to deliver hope to patients and their families. We called it the Path to Cures, and with this initiative we're charting a new course," said Upton. "Next week, as we mark one year on the path to cures, we will take a huge step forward in the legislative process, and closer to realizing #Cures2015. We are on the brink of something special."

"Thanks to real attention and outreach, 21st Century Cures has generated valuable feedback and significant consensus for improving treatments and cures for patients. We aren't done yet, but in looking back on all of the positive work of this past year, I am confident that we can succeed in making our country and world a healthier place," said DeGette.

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