Upton, Degette Lay Out Basic Framework For 21st Century Cures Bill

House Energy & Commerce chair Fred Upton (R-MI) and Rep. Diana Degette (D-CO) on Tuesday laid out five broad goals of the 21st Century Cures draft bill they plan to introduce later this month: targeting clinical trials to the “right group” of patients; better integrating the patient perspective into the regulatory process through public-private partnerships; promoting better access to and sharing of data among researchers; increasing and targeting funding for scientific research; and incentivizing new drugs and devices for unmet medical needs by relying more on post-market studies and possibly offering exclusivity or reimbursement incentives. more