Gene Green: “It drives more people to go to their physicians and say, 'I have heard these devices are available. Would you help me…”

I would like to thank Dr. Rucker for testifying today on the Office of National Coordinator's work to implement the 21st Century Cures Act.

I would like to submit the following letters for the record.

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.