Gene Green: “There are those who would like to have an independent Fed. Obviously, that has worked well.”

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

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.

The promise of the 21st Century Cures Act is to advance the discovery and development of new treatments and cures through increased research and an improved drug approval process.

The Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) was a thorn in the side of Medicare and doctors who treated Medicare patients for over a decade.