Real-World Evidence, Digital Health, Insurance Coverage Reforms On Cures 2.0 Agenda

All three areas need work following enactment of the original 21st Century Cures Act, authors Fred Upton and Diana DeGette write in vision statement.

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US Rep. Fred Upton, R-MI, wants a Cures 2.0 bill ready for introduction in early 2020. • Source: Shutterstock

Real-world evidence once again will be among the themes of a congressional effort to streamline and improve access to biomedical innovation.

US Reps. Diana DeGette, D-CO, and Fred Upton, R-MI, are looking for stakeholder and patient ideas to include in another legislative package devoted to drug development and medical research in the same vein as their landmark 21st Century Cures Act. Cures 2.0 will be "an effort to modernize coverage and access to life-saving cures in the United States and across the globe," DeGette and Upton wrote in a 

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