Gene Green: “I want to remind the panel the Affordable Care Act was passed in 2010.”

While were a still great success in the last decade, the sun doesn't always shine and the wind doesn't always blow.

Patients and families deserve to have their elected officials respond to their needs. The 21st Century Cures was written to do just that.

But the work started long before 2016 led by colleagues Fred Upton and Congresswoman Diane DeGette.

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.