'Cures' $10bn NIH boost: nice wish, no granting power
This article was originally published in Scrip
Executive Summary
The lawmakers behind the 21st Century Cures initiative waited until the day before a House Energy & Commerce hearing on the topic to unveil their revised version of a draft legislative package, which quickly grabbed attention by calling for a $10bn funding boost over the next five fiscal years for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) – the thought of which could do nothing but have the agency's chief overjoyed.