[inaudible] assistant secretary of defense for health affairs. Nd director of the health agencies. And Program Executive officer of Defense Health care and systems. T today, we have serious questions on how medical reforms have been accounted for in the president s budget for fiscal year 2021. We will have ce, members coming in and out. E are getting briefings on coindividual 19 covid19 as and there are other meetings going on but your full testimony is available. Last members had it night, like i did, to read through it. So well get started. Spectrum in the military Health Care System to benefit care, in many cases the justifications lacks adequate detail for the subcommittee to make informed decisions. And an update on the electronic system, m. S. H. Genesis. We look forward to hearing about these topics and more. To thank you for appearing before the subcommittee and now i want to recognize our distinguished mr. Calvert, for his comments. Mr. Calvert thank you, madam chairman. Thank
Redfielddr. Robert testify on the outbreak. It is two hours and 10 minutes. South korea has now tested more than 196,000 people but we are not anywhere close to that. They started conducting drive through testing, but people here in the United States cant even get tested by their own doctors. This is the United States of america. Were supposed to be leading the world, instead were trailing far behind. How did south korea test so many people so quickly but we didnt test a fracture of that number . Why did it take so long . We must do better. Unfortunately these delays have been systemic. Just last week the Trump Administration promised to deliver a million tests by the end of the week but it didnt even come close. On sunday they admitted they delivered only 75,000 tests, thats over 900,000 tests short. And this was their own stated goal to the American People. Now the Trump Administration is saying they have distributed a million tests and they will be distributing four million by the e
[indistinct conversations] the committee wil without objection, the chair is authorized to declare a recess of the committee at any time. I want to inform members that we have a change in schedule. As we explained in the hearing memo, we were planning to do Opening Statements from 9, 30 to 10 00 and testimony and questions from 10 00 to 1 00. Is morning, we were informed that President Trump and Vice President pence have called our witnesses to an emergency meeting at the white house. We dont know the details, just that it is extremely urgent. Now the witnesses have to leave at 11 45. In light of this sudden change, we are going to significantly reduce Opening Statements instead of doing 30 minutes, we will do 10. We will get right to questions. For the witnesses we have your wit and statements. Keep your oral statements as brief as possible. At 11 45 we will recess the hearing and work with the agencies to determine when the witnesses can return. With that i recognize myself for a few
This House Appropriations subcommittee hearing is an hour ad a half good hour and half. [indiscernible] Surgeon General of the United States air force. Assistant secretary of state defense for health affairs. Director of health agency. Officer ofcutive health care and management system. Systems. Today, we have serious questions on how medical reforms have been accounted for in the president s budget for fiscal year 2021. We will have ce, members coming in and out. E are getting briefings on coindividual 19 covid19 as and there are other meetings going on but your full testimony is available. Last members had it night, like i did, to read through it. So well get started. Spectrum in the military Health Care System to benefit care, in many cases the justifications lacks adequate detail for the subcommittee to make informed decisions. The departments study on reducing and eliminating Certain Health Care Services at many military Treatment Facilities and an update on the departments Electr
On capitol hill to testify on the coronavirus and how the military was responding to the outbreak. This subcommittee hearing is an hour and a half. Assistant secretary of defense for health affairs. Nd director of the health agencies. And Program Executive officer of Defense Health care and systems. T today, we have serious questions on how medical reforms have been accounted for in the president s budget for fiscal year 2021. We will have ce, members coming in and out. E are getting briefings on coindividual 19 covid19 as and there are other meetings going on but your full testimony is available. Last members had it night, like i did, to read through it. So well get started. Spectrum in the military Health Care System to benefit care, in many cases the justifications lacks adequate detail for the subcommittee to make informed decisions. And an update on the electronic system, m. S. H. Genesis. We l today, we have serious questions on how medical reforms have been accounted for in the