Cures 2.0: 5 takeaways from the proposed bipartisan legislation

Becker's Healthcare June 24, 2021
Nick Moran

Congressional leaders introduced a bipartisan follow-up to 2016’s 21st Century Cures Act, dubbed Cures 2.0, June 22. The proposal would create a new federal research agency, expand Medicare coverage and diversify clinical trials.

Here are five things to know:

1. The legislation aims to create an Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health to research diseases like cancer or Alzheimer’s. Cures 2.0 would also provide the agency, which would be structured like the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, with $6.5 billion in funding.
2. Cures 2.0 would seek to expand Medicare coverage for “innovative new healthcare technologies,” according to a statement from co-author Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colo. Part of this includes increasing Medicare coverage of Patient-Centered...

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