Washington, April 28 -- 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, questioned leading hospital and health care system executives during a full committee hearing (https://youtu.be/oHCFDhNbFKI) examining the state of America's health care system, building on his ongoing work to shift the nation toward a prevention-focused model of care.

Witnesses included Sam N. Hazen, CEO of HCA Healthcare; Wright Lassiter III, President and CEO of CommonSpirit Health; Dr. Brian G. Donley, President and CEO of New York-Presbyterian; Dr. Michael Waldrum, CEO of ECU Health; and Brad Woodhouse, President of Protect...