THREAD -> Two years ago today, President Obama signed into law the bipartisan bill @RepDianaDeGette & I had worked on for years - the 21st Century Cures Act.pic.twitter.com/GwattdrBjd
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21st Century Cures began with the spark of hope & continues today – pushing medical research in new & innovative ways. We’re already seeing the results in action: The Beau Biden Cancer Moonshot is working to accelerate progress in cancer prevention & screening...
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The All of Us Research Program has more than 100,000 signed up to dev. more effective ways to treat disease, the BRAIN Initiative is revolutionizing how we understand the human brain, & the Regenerative Medicine Innovation Project is supporting clinical res. on adult stem cells.
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We're also making needed reforms to our mental health system & at the FDA. We’re now able to get drugs and devices to the market more efficiently – helping to address drug prices.
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Finally, 21st Century Cures has played a pivotal role in addressing the
#opioid epidemic by funding the fight at the state level – with more than $1 billion in grants to states in need.Show this thread -
21st Century Cures was truly a bipartisan effort from start to finish. Today we can reflect on how far we have come, but it is also a reminder of all the work that remains. Patients and families are counting on us.
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