Congress has taken a huge step toward bringing our nation’s laws in line with modern medicine by passing the 21st Century Cures Act, which includes provisions to accelerate delivery of research and innovative treatments in two critical areas for my constituents and millions more Americans: mental health and rare diseases. Our country has seen a rise in mental health awareness over the last several years, in many ways due to our veterans returning from war, battered and in need of care for wounds that we cannot see. As this quiet epidemic has moved out of the shadows, our responsibility to put in place reforms to support our military service members, as well as others who suffer in silence with mental illness, has grown.
21st Century Cures Act significant step toward ensuring that those who need help the most get it
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