21st Century Cures Passed…What Comes Next?
The final version of the 21st Century Cures Act was signed into law by Obama on Dec. 13, 2016. The bill has 17 titles with roughly 300 subsections, addressing a wide variety of current needs in health and medicine. The campaign #CuresNow helped build the momentum that got the bill passed, but how soon can patients really expect results- especially when there are almost 6,500 rare diseases with no known cure?
