Gene Green: “Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you go for holding the hearing today on the fiscal year 2012 EPA budget.”

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.

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

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.