A recent RollCall article focused on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's flaws and the director’s desire to overhaul it, making it more nimble and responsive to public health emergencies.
"The CDC has repeatedly proven that it is incapable of handling a national database run by public health bureaucrats," the Health Innovation Alliance, an advocacy group that represents organizations like CVS and Amazon, said in a statement. "Everyone agrees the CDC needs serious reforms. Unfortunately, doubling down with more resources and more control is not the answer.”