Washington, April 14 -- Congressman Vern Buchanan issued the following press release:
Today, Congressman Vern Buchanan, Vice Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee and Chairman of the Health Subcommittee, led a field hearing in Florida's 16th Congressional District examining how prevention, coordinated care and innovative approaches can help Americans live healthier lives.
During the hearing, Buchanan emphasized the growing health and financial burden of chronic disease in the United States and the urgent need to shift toward a prevention-focused health care system.
Witnesses included Dr. Mark Kauffman, Dean of Academic Affairs at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine; Dr. Christopher Davis, Founder of Reveal Vitality and Lon...