Gene Green: “Why would we want to have opinions issued that are not available for others to benefit from given that we are placing…”

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that more than 700 women in the United States die each year due to complications related to pregnancy and childbirth.

I am extremely disappointed that 2 years after the passage of Cures we still do not have the regulations necessary to implement these provisions.

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.

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