Joe Pitts: “The cost of developing a drug has doubled, as has the number of clinical trials necessary to file a new drug…”

Trauma is the number-one cause of productive life years lost, greater than cancer or heart disease.

It is unfortunate that we have a Congress of the United States, the majority parties that want to just tear down this law.

Today's hearing is an important discussion that will examine the areas where we can improve our national trauma system.

In 2008, Congress passed a bill requiring most group health plans to provide more generous coverage for treatment of mental illnesses.