Reps. Billy Long (R-MO) and Ben Ray Juján (D-NM) re-introduced legislation -- The Promoting Life Saving New Therapies for Neonates Act (H.R. 2641) -- to boost the amount of life-saving treatments available for at-risk newborn babies. Approximately 200,000 newborns in the United States require admission to a neonatal intensive care unit every year. Among those who survive, one in five faces health problems that persist for life such as cerebral palsy, intellectual disabilities, chronic lung disease, and deafness. But unfortunately, current incentives have not been sufficient to stimulate novel therapies for the neonatal population due to numerous challenges.
