Brian Schatz

We urge you to consider incorporating key provisions of the recently reintroduced Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act.

We seek a partnership with you in revisiting these policies.

This legislation would serve in improving the health of seniors with chronic conditions

I sincerely hope that we can maintain the bipartisan spirit that has driven our efforts on the CHRONIC Care Act.

I appreciate the leadership of Senators Thune, Cardin, and Warner on these matters.

Senators Schatz and Wicker have been instrumental in this particular effort.

I want to thank Senators Isakson and Warner, who have worked tirelessly to lead our working group.

It is time to bring Medicare into the 21st century by taking full advantage of telehealth and remote patient monitoring.

I am happy to co-sponsor the CHRONIC Care Act, a bill that can help improve outcomes and disease management for people on Medicare who have chronic illnesses.

The Mississippi Department of Medicaid found that if this remote monitoring program were extended... the State would save $189 million per year.

This is excellent care that can improve patients' lives.

CONNECT for Health, S. 1016, is a product of hard work and determination.

I thank the committee for including telehealth provisions inspired by our CONNECT bill in the bill we are discussing today.

I am extremely concerned that vacancies at high levels of the Administration are preventing us from successfully crafting a response to international threats.

We can't close the digital divide if we don't know where the problem is.

I want to talk to you about the role of Fannie and Freddie in financing multi-family housing and the importance of this sector for providing affordable housing.

I really want to thank the chairman for conducting this hearing.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you all for your testimony.

The results are very encouraging. A VHA analysis of home telehealth services in 2013 showed a 35 percent drop in hospital admissions, an annual cost reduction of $2,000 per patient, and a patient satisfaction rate of approximately 90…

Telemedicine has the potential to revolutionize the quality, convenience, and cost effectiveness of healthcare in this country in general and for veterans in particular.

I think in the current climate how difficult the conversations are, but we've been running on this regulatory hamster wheel for about 10 years now.

Does the statutory framework allow for the FCC to do this, or does this require legislation?

Chairman Pai is making a mistake with repealing the Open Internet Order, which will undermine the Internet, as we know it.

I want to point out that in addition to more broadband and more high-tech equipment, if there were a legal solution to the problem of being able to project telehealth across state lines, that is probably the single biggest limitation to…

I'm a little concerned that if we allow the rate-limiting factor in terms of the uptake for telehealth to be broadband availability, there are going to be communities that are still unable to access care.