Gene Green: “The essential first step is to have access to health care.”

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

Neither these bills nor the Committee's other efforts have gone far enough to address many of the underlying challenges facing this sector.

I'm pleased to hear ONC is undergoing a rigorous public comment process before finalizing this provision.

These numbers are troubling as we are because even more acute when you look at the existing racial, socioeconomic, and geographic disparities.