The 21st Century Cures Act (“Act”), which provides substantial funding for medical research, seeks to alleviate the regulatory process for developmental and experimental treatments and to implement reform measures on mental health care. This article explores whether the long-term the Act’s benefits will outweigh the costs.
The 21st Century Cures Act (“Act”), passed by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by former U.S. President Obama on December 13, 2016, legislatively boosts funding for a host of government research and regulatory programs including $4.8 billion for the National Institutes
of Health (“NIH”); $1.8 billion to accelerate research for cancer; $1.6 billion for brain diseases including Alzheimer’s; $500 million in funding for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) and $1 billion in grants to assist States deal with opioid abuse.