From the beginning, however, one area that both sides have designated as a top priority is coverage for those with preexisting conditions.

Obamacare, unfortunately, provided only $5 billion in its Preexisting Condition Insurance Plan.

At the time of the health care law's passage, Republicans argued that the funding level was too low and would not cover all of those it was meant to help.

Although we still hope for a full repeal of the health care law and replace it with other reforms, we have reached out to President Obama and asked him to work with us to help those most in need get coverage and care.

I will freely admit that many of the current state based programs are underfunded and lacking the ability to meet their needs.

I was prepared to answer that challenge had it arisen by introducing The Guaranteed Access to Health Insurance Act of 2012 prior to the Court's decision.

That is something we should do and that should be a higher priority perhaps than subsidizing everyone's insurance all the way up to 400 percent of the federal poverty level.

Obviously I would like to make sure that everybody who has a preexisting health condition can get coverage.

The added burden of not knowing if your CLL treatments will be covered must add unneeded stress to your life as a single mother, does it not?

Didn't this requirement essentially force patients to let their conditions deteriorate while they waited for the ACA's arbitrary 6-month waiting period to run out?

Therefore, this hearing is an appropriate place to examine the extent to which the FDA and other federal agencies should be involved in regulation of health information technologies.

Electronic Health Records hold great promise for the delivery of care given and quality of care received in this country.