On May 18, 2012, Dr. Burgess and seven Members of Congress sent a letter to the Acting Administrator Marilyn Tavenner of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services regarding a new implemented rule called Transparency Reports and Reporting of Physician Ownership or Investment Interests. Read more »

On May 4, 2012 Dr. Burgess wrote a letter signed by every member of the Texas House Delegation to Acting Administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Marilyn Tavenner to communicate the potential for disruption in the payment of providers in Texas under the Medicare program. Read more »

On May 4, 2012, Dr. Burgess and nine Members of Congress sent a letter to Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, regarding the revised Durable Medical Equipment and its minimum lifetime requirement. Read more »

Congressman Burgess urges U.S. Attorney General Holder to continue with Justice Department investigations of the General Services Administration for extravagant spending, writing that every executive agency must be scrutinized for similar misuses of power and funds. Read more »

On April 26, 2012, Dr. Burgess and 267 Members of Congress sent a letter to Speaker of the House John Boehner and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi regarding support for the Special Diabetes Program. Read more »

• On April 19, 2012 Congressman Burgess wrote a letter to Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius seeking more information regarding actions by a Medicare Administrative Carrier that relate to the reimbursement of Medicare services and the state regulation of the practice of optometry. Read more »

On April 3, 2012, Dr. Mostashari sent a letter signed by Dr. Burgess and five Members of Congress to Commissioner Margaret Hamburg of the Food and Drug Administration and Chairman Julius Genachowski of the Federal Communications Commission regarding the usuage of wireless medical devices. Read more »

On March 23, 2012, Dr. Burgess and forty-seven Members of Congress sent a letter to Kathleen Sebelus, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, regarding the matters of IPAB. Read more »

On March 21, 2012, Dr. Burgess and twelve Members of Congress sent a letter to President Obama regarding the renewal for Texas Women's Health Program. Read more »

On March 16, 2012, Dr. Burgess and twenty-seven Members of Congress sent a letter to Chairman Rehberg and Ranking Member DeLauro, members of the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, regarding on the problems of IPAB towards Medicare. Read more »