Gene Green: “As a result of their service, these responders were exposed to dust, smoke, toxins, such as pulverized concrete…”

The promise of the 21st Century Cures is to advance the discovery and development of new treatments, cures, through increased research and improved drug approval process.

The Cures Act aimed to build on the progress of the HITECH Act of 2009, but by focusing on improving interoperability, patient access to their health records, and reducing provider burden.

The 9-1-1 system was clearly overwhelmed--and was not nearly robust or resilient enough to tackle the volume of calls.

I was surprised after I got up and talked about MACRA and how we are trying to stay attuned to it as members of Congress, watching what the agency does.