Gene Green: “I worked with then Representative Tammy Baldwin and former representative and now Governor, Jay Inslee, years ago to…”

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

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

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.