Gene Green: “We are here to discuss the extension of the Special Needs Plans that serve some of our most vulnerable and highest need…”

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

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

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.

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.