the healthcare reform law included a provision, which I authored, that authorizes the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to expand surveillance and track the epidemiology of CHD across the life-course, with an emphasis on adults.
On the recordMay 14, 2013
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Durbin discusses a provision in healthcare reform for tracking congenital heart disease.
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