But you're monitoring them and they continue to be eligible for Federal funds.

You may not think the number is important, but we know that you didn't do it when you had 20 attorneys general and a Federal agency.

we need to create interoperable healthcare record systems so that all the doctors and their patients can realize the promised benefits

According to a 2013 survey by the Massachusetts Medical Society, nearly every doctor in the commonwealth that works in a practice with 10 or more providers and 75 percent of doctors in smaller practices use electronic health records.

It's still the case that the health record systems can't always match a particular scan or test result to the right person, and mismatches can be very dangerous.

So far, the Federal Government has invested $30 billion in electronic health records, in part because sharing health information between doctors can improve patient care.

We've got at least two studies that I know about on this.

I want to add my congratulations for your ascending to the Chairmanship of the Subcommittee, and I am looking forward to working with you.

I truly appreciate the great work that you and your agency have done in Massachusetts and across the country.

After years of hard work by local Massachusetts' communities and by Congressman Barney Frank and Senator Ted Kennedy, in 2009 the Taunton River was named a wild and scenic river.

a U.S. Senator from the State of Massachusetts