CHAIRMAN GRIFFITH HELPS LEAD EFFORT TO REVAMP RURAL PATIENT ACCESS TO CLINICAL TRIALS, ACCELERATE NEW TREATMENTS TO MARKET

Washington, Oct. 22 -- Congressman Morgan Griffith issued the following press release:

Today, members of the U.S. House of Representatives unveiled legislation to revamp patient access to clinical trials. U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, and U.S. Congressman Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), a member of the Subcommittee on Health, released a bill titled the Faster Clinical Trials Act, which aims to streamline clinical processes, reduce regulatory burdens and enhance FDA capacities to expand access to therapies and treatments for patients. The bill seeks to improve the clinical trial landscape, promoting clinical research in routine health care settings, accelerat...