Dear Senators Casey and Toomey,
As an MS activist and your constituent, I
ask that you help bring the Senate's medical innovations legislation to the
floor--and vote YES. The bipartisan policy proposals in this legislation were
passed by the Senate's HELP Committee. Of particular importance to people
affected by MS and other neurological conditions and diseases, is inclusion and
passage of the Advancing Research for Neurological Diseases Act (S. 849).
Emerging therapies offer promise for
life-changing diseases such as Alzheimer's, MS, cancer, Parkinson's and others.
We are on the cusp of personalized medicine that takes into account a patient's
unique genetic, environmental and lifestyle factors; we must ensure research
and regulatory institutions keep pace. This pending legislation would
streamline and modernize the biomedical research pipeline, and help bring new,
safe and effective treatments and cures to Americans.
I am particularly grateful that the medical
innovation bill includes S. 849--which would establish a data collection system
to track the incidence and prevalence of neurological diseases. This system
will provide a foundation for evaluating and understanding aspects of
neurological diseases on which we currently do not have a good grasp such as
the geography of diagnoses, variances in gender and disease burden--also
helping expedite our path to cures.
The Senate's bipartisan advancement of
these medical innovation bills has been impressive! The opportunity to enact
meaningful legislation this year is within reach. Millions of people living
with chronic diseases (and the medical community!) are counting on it. Please
bring this legislation including S. 849 to the Senate floor--and vote YES.
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