Gene Green: “I would hope you would provide information and EPA has been doing it to the constituents out there for, like I said…”

Maternal mortality in our country has more than doubled between 1987 and 2014, from 7.2 to 18 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.

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.

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