Foreword
In the last major White House signing ceremony of his presidency, President Barack Obama signed into law the 21st Century Cures Act, saying as he did so, “We are bringing to reality the possibility of new breakthroughs to some of the biggest health challenges of our time.” Earlier, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (KY-R) had described the bill as “the most important legislation Congress will consider this year.” One of the measure’s strongest opponents, however — Senator Elizabeth Warren (MA-D) — called it “a typical Washington deal that ignored what voters want and held a bunch of commonsense, bipartisan health…