To order, i thank you very much and i apologize for being late. They take on a life of their own but i just want to say good morning, good morning doctor collins and welcome back. Let me just say thank you on behalf of the subcommittee for hosting members of the subcommittee for the nra campus last week. We had a wonderful opportunity to learn more about in ages work. We met with researchers who were working to develop treatment for major depression, shrink cancer tumors. We heard from participants whose lives have been changed back Clinical Trials. So it was a moving experience as well and we welcome our witnesses, including the five director said join as today and, in addition, doctor Francis Collins as john this is many times as director of National Health, today joined by dr. Bruce, director of the National Institute of biomedical imaging and bioengineering, Helene Langevin director of the National Director of health. Doctor eliseo perezstable, director of Minority Health and the s
Funding and research efforts. This is about two and a half hours. The subcommittee will come to order, i thank you very much and i apologize for being late. They take on a life of their own but i just want to say good morning, good morning doctor collins and welcome back. Let me just say thank you on behalf of the subcommittee for hosting members of the subcommittee for the nra campus last week. We had a wonderful opportunity to learn more about in ages work. We met with researchers who were working to develop treatment for major depression, shrink cancer tumors. We heard from participants whose lives have been changed back Clinical Trials. So it was a moving experience as well and we welcome our witnesses, including the five director said join as today and, in addition, doctor Francis Collins as john this is many times as director of National Health, today joined by dr. Bruce, director of the National Institute of biomedical imaging and bioengineering, Helene Langevin director of the
National institutes of Health Director dr. Francis collins and nih leaders testified before a House Appropriations subcommittee on funding and efforts. About 2 1 2 hours. About two af hours. The subcommittee will come to order thank yall very much and apologize for being late. On a life of ken its own. Late. They take on a life of their own but i just want to say good morning, good morning doctor collins and welcome back. Let me just say thank you on behalf of the subcommittee for hosting members of the subcommittee for the nra campus last week. We had a wonderful opportunity to learn more about in ages work. We met with researchers who were working to develop treatment for major depression, shrink cancer tumors. We heard from participants whose lives have been changed back Clinical Trials. So it was a moving experience as well and we welcome our witnesses, including the five director said join as today and, in addition, doctor Francis Collins as john this is many times as director of
Education healthcare advocates of research now testify on the cost of prescription drugs before the Senate Health education labor and pensions committee. This is about half an hour. Thank you all very much. We have three knowledgeable thank you all very much for being here. We have three very knowledgeable guests, panelists on prescription drugs and pricing. Our first witness will be peter , who is the director of access to Medicines Program and Public Citizens. Hes a lawyer who has advocated for stronger price were galician and Stronger Health protections in the u. S. And around the world. Thank you very much for being with us. Members of the committee, thank you, Public Citizen is a National Public interest organization. We have a 500,000 members and supporters and for 50 years we have advocated with success for health and consumer protections. Drug prices are high because of monopoly, power, leading to the rationing of treatment and preventable suffering. One in three americans has
Now we turn to the house energy and Commerce Committee. Who last week heard from the administrator of the fda. And the director of the National Institute of health. About a year after they updated members on some of the medical developments and innovations spurred by the 21st century cure act. Chfts approved by congress a year ago this month. This runs about two and a half hours. Order. Chair recognize himself. A monumental achievement. Cures was the product of a by partisan multiyear effort by the energy and Commerce Committee. To brought the laws into a modern era of medicine. It has been one year since cures was signed into law. I remember remarking at that press conference a year ago to imagine a world in which government was not an obstacle but an ally in helping us deliver drugs and devices to patients cures to patients. Todays hearing marks the Health Subcommittee first look into the implementation of the what many in the Healthcare Community called it transformation bill. That