Relations with countries in central america. Later the Senate JudiciaryCommittee Considers several executi executive nominations. Next healthcare experts on the benefits of Telemedicine Technology and how it can better manage the patients on medicare. Members of the finance committee are working on lek leg slaits slags aimed at improving care for chronic sufferers in the is an hour and 45 minutes. The meeting will come to order. Ietd like to welcome everybodier everyone to this mornings hearing on bipartisan medicare policies to improve care for patients with chronic conditions. It was almost exactly two years ago today we reformed a Bipartisan Working Group cochaired by senators isakson and waern to work on legislation to address these issues. That work group spent many months listening to stakeholders in the Healthcare Community both in person