And under Obamacare, insurance companies can no longer discriminate against women. Before, some wouldn't cover women's most basic needs, like contraception and maternity care, but would still charge us up to 50 percent more than men - for a worse plan.

While closing our innovation gaps won't solve all our problems, we have some very real opportunities to improve the quality of care that's delivered to millions of Americans.

What we've been finding is that when you remove the barriers to innovation, you can actually hold costs down while lifting entrepreneurs up and getting better health results.

There's a digital revolution taking place both in and out of government in favor of open-sourced data, innovation, and collaboration.

I think that addiction is a very, very important thing that has to be treated, but has to be treated as a health problem and not as a police problem.

I am the only 'celebrity' to be public about my lung cancer.

Having a healthy body and healthy mind is always something I think about.

I am about to get involved with the biggest cancer hospital in Norway. They are building a fitness center to work with patients. I will be a consultant.