Momentum Continues to Build for #CuresNow

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Momentum Continues to Build for #CuresNow

The following press release was published by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on Nov. 30, 2016. It is reproduced in full below.

WASHINGTON, DC - As today’s vote nears on the 21st Century Cures Act, support continues to build. The growing support is diverse, coming from: patient advocacy groups, rare disease groups, cancer centers, technology groups, top universities, biopharmaceutical companies, medical device companies, and others. To date, over 300 groups, some representing anywhere from 50 to 200 organizations, have shared letters or messages of support.

A list of the 300+ groups is below:

* A Kids’ Brain Tumor Cure

* A New PATH

* Abby Grace Foundation

* Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy

* ACT for NIH

* Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research

* Addiction Policy Forum

* Adrenal Insufficiency United

* AdvaMed

* Advocates for Recovery Colorado

* Air Conditioning Contractors of America

* Alano Club of Portland

* Allergy & Asthma Network

* Alliance for Aging Research

* Alliance for Biosecurity

* Alliance for Dedicated Cancer Centers

* Alpha-1 Foundation

* Alzheimer’s Association

* American Academy of Adoption Attorneys (AAAA)

* American Association for Dental Research

* American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy

* American Academy of Dermatology

* American Academy of Family Physicians

* American Academy of Pediatrics

* American Art Therapy Association

* American Association for Cancer Research

* American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy

* American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry

* American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy

* American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases

* American Association of Immunologists

* American Association of Neurological Surgeons/Congress of Neurological Surgeons

* American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, Inc.

* American Childhood Cancer Organization

* American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

* American College of Emergency Physicians

* American College of Gastroenterology

* American College of Radiology (ACR)

* American Dance Therapy Association

* American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

* American Gastroenterological Association

* American Group Psychotherapy Association

* American Hospital Association’s (AHA)

* American Liver Foundation

* American Nurses Association

* American Occupational Therapy Association

* American Psychiatric Association

* American Psychological Association

* American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

* American Society for Radiation Oncology

* American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)

* Americans for Tax Reform

* Anxiety and Depression Association of America

* Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization

* Associated General Contractors

* Association for Ambulatory Behavioral Healthcare

* Association for Behavioral Health and Wellness

* Association of American Cancer Institutes

* Association of American Medical Colleges

* Association of American Universities (AAU)

* Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges

* Association of Persons Affected by Addiction (APAA)

* Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU)

* Association of Recovery Schools

* Autism Speaks

* Auto Care Association

* Bangor Area Recovery Network, Inc.

* Big Cities Health Coalition

* Beyond Celiac

* Blue Faery: The Adrienne Wilson Liver Cancer Association

* Blue Ribbon Study Panel on Biodefense

* Boston Scientific

* Brain Injury Association of America

* California Consortium of Addiction Programs & Professionals

* California Life Sciences Association

* Capital Area Project Vox

* Catholic Health Association

* Caron Treatment Centers

* Center for Clinical Social Work

* Center for Recovery and Wellness Resources

* Central Pain Syndrome Foundation

* Chicago Recovering Communities Coalition (CRCC)

* City of Hope

* Coalition for CLIA Waiver Reform

* Coalition for the Life Sciences

* Coalition for Pediatric Medical Research

* Coalition of Cancer Cooperative Groups

* Coalition to Stop Opioid Overdose

* Communities for Recovery

* Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA)

* Connecticut Community for Addiction Recovery (CCAR)

* Cord Blood Association

* Consumer Health Care Products Association

* Corning Incorporated

* Council for Affordable Health Care Coverage

* Council of State Government Justice Center Coalition

* Cure JM Foundation

* Cure Sanfilippo Foundation

* DarJune Recovery Support Services & Café

* DaVita Inc.

* DC Recovery Community Alliance

* Deadliest Cancers Coalition

* DeBartolo Family Personalized Medicine Institute at the Moffitt Cancer Center

* Debbie’s Dream Foundation: Curing Stomach Cancer

* Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance

* Detroit Recovery Project, Inc.

* Digestive Disease National Coalition

* Dorchester Recovery Initiative

* Dysautonomia International

* Drew’s Hope

* Easy Does It, Inc.

* Eating Disorders Coalition

* El Paso Alliance

* Emergency Nurses Association

* Engaged Recovery Community Services

* Epilepsy Foundation

* Esophageal Cancer Action Network

* EveryLife Foundation for Rare Diseases

* Faces & Voices of Recovery

* FasterCures, A Center of the Milken Institute

* FAVOR Greenville

* FAVOR Mississippi Recovery Advocacy Project

* FAVOR Pee Dee

* FAVOR Tri-County

* Fellowship Foundation Recovery Community Organization

* Fight Colorectal Cancer

* Floridians for Recovery

* Foundation for Recovery

* Friends of Cancer Research

* Friends of Recovery - New York

* Gem County Recovery Community Center

* Georgia Council on Substance Abuse

* Global Cold Chain Alliance

* Global Genes

* GPhA

* Greater Macomb Project Vox

* GW Cancer Center

* Health IT Now

* Heating, Air-conditioning & Refrigeration Distributors International

* Hepatitis B Foundation

* Hepatitis Foundation International

* HOPE for New Hampshire Recovery

* Huntington’s Disease Society of America

* Hydrocephalus Association

* ICAN, International Cancer Advocacy Network

* Illinois Association for Behavioral Health

* Immune Deficiency Foundation

* Indivior, Inc.

* Infectious Diseases Society of America

* Intel

* International Certification & Reciprocity Consortium

* International Community Corrections Association

* International Franchise Association

* International Myeloma Foundation

* Jackson Area Recovery Community

* JDRF

* John Wiley & Sons

* Juneau Recovery Community

* Kidney Cancer Association

* Kidney Care Council

* Kids v Cancer

* Klippel-Feil Syndrome Freedom

* Latah Recovery Center

* LexisNexis

* Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

* Lifehouse Recovery Connection

* Long Island Recovery Association (LIRA)

* Lost Dreams Awaken Center, Inc.

* Lotus Peer Recovery/SoberKerrville

* Lung Cancer Alliance

* LUNGevity

* Lupus and Allied Diseases Association

* Lupus Foundation of Northern California

* Lustgarten Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research

* Lymphoma Research Foundation

* Maine Alliance for Addiction Recovery

* March of Dimes

* Maryland Recovery Organization Connecting Communities (M-ROCC)

* Massachusetts Organization for Addiction Recovery (MOAR)

* Mayo Clinic

* MD Anderson Cancer Center

* Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance

* Medical Device Manufacturers Association (MDMA)

* Melanoma Research Alliance

* Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

* Mental Health America

* Mental Health Liaison Group

* Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation

* Message Carriers of Pennsylvania, Inc.

* Michigan Recovery Voices

* Microbion Corporation

* Mid-America Lumbermans Association

* Mid-Atlantic Region for Tomorrow (SMART)

* Mi-HOPE - Michigan Heroin & Opiate Prevention and Education

* Milken Institute

* Minnesota Recovery Connection

* Missouri Recovery Network

* MLD Foundation

* National Alliance for Eye and Vision Research (NAEVR)/Alliance for Eye and Vision Research (AEVR)

* National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

* National Alliance to Advance Adolescent Health

* National Association for Children of Alcoholics

* National Association for Children’s Behavioral Health

* National Association for the Self-Employed

* National Association of County and City Health Officials

* National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers

* National Association of Elder Law Attorneys

* National Association of Home Builders

* National Association of Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD)

* National Association of State Head Injury Administrators

* National Association of the Remodeling Industry

* National Association of Towns and Townships

* National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors

* National Brain Tumor Society

* National Coalition on Health Care

* National Council for Behavioral Health

* National Federation for Independent Business

* National Fragile X Foundation

* National Grange

* National Health Care for the Homeless Council

* National Health Council

* National Hispanic Medical Association

* National League for Nursing

* National MPS Society

* National Multiple Sclerosis Society

* National Organization for Rare Disorders

* National Ovarian Cancer Coalition

* National Pancreas Foundation

* National Patient Advocate Foundation

* National Psoriasis Foundation

* National Restaurant Association

* National Retail Federation

* National Small Business Association

* National Stroke Association

* Natural Products Association

* Navigate Recovery

* Newport Brain Research Laboratory

* No Health without Mental Health

* Noah’s Hope - Hope4Bridget

* North Carolina State Grange

* Northern Ohio Recovery Association (NORA)

* Oklahoma Citizen Advocates for Recovery & Treatment Association (OCARTA)

* Oncology Nursing Society

* Orthopedic Research Society

* Ovarian Cancer Research Fund Alliance

* P.E.E.R Wellness Center, Inc.

* Padgett Business Services

* Pancreatic Cancer Action Network

* Parity Implementation Coalition

* PEER360 Recovery Alliance

* Penn State University

* Pennsylvania Recovery Organization - Achieving Community Together - (PROACT)

* Pennsylvania Recovery Organizations Alliance (PRO-A)

* Pennsylvania State Grange

* People Advocating Recovery - PAR

* Physician Clinical Registry Coalition

* PLR Athens

* Police Foundation

* Premier

* Prevent Cancer Foundation

* Prostate Cancer Foundation

* Rare Disease United Foundation

* RASE Project

* RASopathies Network

* REAL-Michigan (Recovery, Education, Advocacy & Leadership)

* Recover Project/Western MA Training

* Recover Wyoming

* Recovery - Friendly Taos County

* Recovery Allies Of West Michigan

* Recovery Communities of North Carolina

* Recovery Community Of Durham

* Recovery Consultants of Atlanta

* Recovery Idaho, Inc.

* Recovery is Happening

* RecoveryATX

* RecoveryNC (Governors Institute on Substance Abuse)

* reGROUP

* Research!America

* Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA)

* Roswell Park Cancer Institute

* Rhode Island Communities for Addiction Recovery Efforts (RICAREs)

* Samsung Electronics America, Inc.

* Sandy Hook Promise

* Sarcoma Foundation of America

* Saturation Mailers Coalition

* Schizophrenia and Related Disorders Alliance of America

* School Social Work Association of America

* Seattle Cancer Care Alliance

* Select Medical

* Shatterproof

* Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council

* SMART Recovery

* Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer

* Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacist

* Society of American Florists

* Society of Gynecologic Oncology

* Society of Hospital Medicine

* Solano Recovery Project

* Spina Bifida Association

* Springs Recovery Connection

* State and Criminal Justice Groups

* T.O.R.C.H Inc.

* TargetCancer Foundation

* The ALS Association

* The Bridge Foundation

* The Chicago Medicine and

* The Clinical Social Work Association

* The DOOR - DeKalb Open Opportunity for Recovery

* The Jewish Federations of North America

* The Kortney Rose Foundation

* The McShin Foundation

* The Mended Hearts, Inc

* The Michael J. Fox Foundation

* The Moyer Foundation

* The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse

* The National Register of Health Service Psychologists

* The Partnership for Drug-Free Kids

* The Police Foundation

* The Rare and Undiagnosed Network (RUN)

* The Trevor Project

* Thermo Fisher Scientific

* Tia Hart Recovery Community Program

* Tourette Association of America

* Treatment Alternatives for Safe Communities (TASC), Inc.

* Treatment Communities of America

* Trilogy Recovery Community

* Trinity Health, Livonia MI

* Trust for America’s Health

* Tulane University

* United for Medical Research (UMR)

* University City Science Center

* University of Chicago Medicine

* University of Southern California (USC)

* University of Wisconsin-Madison

* Utah Support Advocates for Recovery Awareness (USARA)

* V Foundation for Cancer Research

* Vanderbilt University

* Vermont Recovery Network

* Virginia Association of Recovery Residences

* Voices of Hope for Cecil County

* Voices of Recovery San Mateo County

* Vizient, Inc.

* WAI-IAM, Inc. and RISE Recovery Community

* Washtenaw Recovery Advocacy Project (WRAP)

* WEX Health

* Weill Cornell Medicine

* WholeLife Recovery Community/ Arizona Recovery Coalition

* Wisconsin Recovery Community Organization (WIRCO)

* Wisconsin Voices for Recovery

* Young People in Recovery and Facing Addiction

* Zane Benefits

* Zero to Three

Source: House Committee on Energy and Commerce