We've obviously seen that the number of children receiving the flu vaccine has remained steady at just under 60 percent.

So how do we communicate that? Why is it especially important for school-age children to get vaccinated?

Good morning. This year, like so many previous years, we've had a bad flu season.

I hope we continue to take steps, even if they are nanoparticle steps, to get to that conclusion.

As Subcommittee Chairman Harper appropriately emphasized in his opening statement, the annual flu vaccine is the best way to prevent the flu.

The subcommittee convenes this hearing entitled 'Examining the Impact of Healthcare Consolidation.'

A recent analysis shows that the number of physicians employed by hospitals increased by 49 percent between 2012 and 2015.

Data shows that the increasing costs of healthcare are ultimately passed along to American workers and families.

The estimated nationwide market share of largest four insurers increased from 74 percent in 2006 to 83 percent in 2014.

Consolidation is not a new phenomenon. It has been occurring for decades among hospitals, doctors, the pharmaceutical industry, and insurance companies.

The price of healthcare in the United States has steadily risen for several decades.