Public Citizen Criticizes Obama, Lawmakers For Not Railing Against Cures Bill's Industry 'Perks'

Public Citizen Criticizes Obama, Lawmakers For Not Railing Against Cures Bill's Industry 'Perks'-insidehealthpolicy: Shortly after the House overwhelmingly voted Friday to pass 21st Century Cures legislation, Public Citizen criticized the White House for not making the bill veto-bait and lawmakers for accepting device and pharmaceutical industry “perks” in order to secure a funding hike for the National Institutes of Health. The consumer watchdog group urged the Senate to cast the bill aside and work on an alternative.