Upton Calls On Obama To Support Upcoming 21st Century Cures Bill

Upton Calls On Obama To Support Upcoming 21st Century Cures Bill-insidehealthpolicy: House Energy and Commerce Committee chair Fred Upton (R-MI) called on President Barack Obama ahead of Tuesday's (Jan. 20) State Of The Union address to come out in support of the panel's bipartisan 21st Century Cures Initiative. Upton and DeGette last week indicated their discussion draft will call for greater reliance on postmarket studies for new drugs and devices designed for “unmet medical needs,” but they offered no details. It is unclear how broadly the lawmakers hope to shift to postmarket studies and whether any potential limits on such a shift would be enough to garner FDA support.