Washington, D.C. – Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), a practicing OB/GYN for nearly 30 years, and Rep. Lois Capps (D-CA), who worked as a nurse and public health advocate for 20 years, today introduced legislation that would provide access to maternity health care for women in need. The National Health Service Corps (NHSC) provides loan repayment to the tune of $50,000 for two years of service to physicians and other health professional who agree to work in underserved areas, known as Health Professional Shortage Areas. These areas are often urban and rural locations where there are not en... Read More »
Washington, D.C. – Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), vice chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, today gave the following opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at the hearing entitled, “The GM Ignition Switch Recall: Why Did It Take So Long?”: “We are here today to examine a very important matter, one that touches many Americans; the recent recall of millions of General Motors cars in the United States. “The title of this hearing is aptly named: Why did it take so long? On February 10th of this year, GM finally announced the first rec... Read More »
Washington, D.C. – Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), vice chairman on the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, today issued the following statement in response to the White House’s assertion that at least 7.1 million Americans have signed up for insurance through exchanges: “These numbers are a total fantasy – they’re arbitrary and fictitious. “The Obama administration claims 7.1 million have enrolled. Have they all paid? Most importantly, how many people were previously uninsured? For a president who ran on a promise to insure the 45 million Americans who lack insurance, it i... Read More »
Washington, D.C. – Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), today announced the North Texas U.S. Service Academies Forum will be held Saturday, April 5, 2014. This informational forum provides interested students in grades eight through 12 the opportunity to learn more about our nation’s service academies, requirements for admission and the selection process. In addition to Burgess, the forum is hosted by Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz, Congressmen Jeb Hensarling, Joe Barton, Kenny Marchant, Roger Williams, Pete Sessions, Marc Veasey, and Congresswoman Kay Granger. North Texas U.S. Service Aca... Read More »
Washington, D.C. – Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), vice chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, today released the following statement on President Obama’s announcement today that 6 million people have signed up for health insurance through state and federal exchanges: “Just as we expected, the Obama administration has come out hyping numbers that are a total fantasy. Who are these 6 million people? How many of them already had insurance? How many of these so-called 6 million newly insured have actually paid for their enrollments, not just signed up? The obvious... Read More »
Washington, D.C. – Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), vice-chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, today issued the following statement on the announcement by the Obama Administration that it will delay the health law’s open enrollment period: “With yet another delay to the President’s signature health law, it’s like the movie ‘Groundhog Day’ over at the White House. This most recent delay – the 19th so far – proves what Republicans in the House have known for nearly five years: This law simply doesn’t work. The American people, many of whom have struggled for mont... Read More »
Washington, D.C. – Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. today joined the rest of the House GOP Doctor’s Caucus to discuss the fourth anniversary of the Affordable Care Act: Rep. Rep. Michael Burgess, M.D. (TX-26): “This year’s anniversary is of particular importance because it’s the first year that many of the law’s most significant deadlines were due to go into effect. Not surprisingly, the president delayed the implementation of certain provisions of the law over and over, because he finally saw what we as physicians predicted years ago: The law simply doesn’t work. And now that the enrollment dead... Read More »
This week, Dr. Burgess discusses legislation that passed the house last week that permits the House or Senate to authorize lawsuits against the Executive Branch for failure to faithfully execute the laws. To read a script of his remarks, click here. Read More »
Washington, D.C. – Texas Medical Association (TMA) yesterday announced its “strong support” of legislation to repeal and replace the Sustainable Growth Rate, which was authored by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) and will be voted on in the House today. TMA, a group representing more than 47,000 physicians and medical students, in a letter commended Burgess for getting “closer to solving this challenging issue than ever before.” They added, “Perhaps more than anyone in Congress, you understand the frustration and anxiety that the ongoing SGR uncertainly creates for practicing physicians.” ... Read More »
Rep. Burgess: “For far too long, this has been a growing burden on our nation’s seniors and the doctors who provide that care for them.” Washington, D.C. –Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), author of H.R. 4015, the SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act, released the following video ahead of today's House of Representative’s vote on a permanent solution to the Medicare physician payment system. Click to watch. For more than a decade, the Sustainable Growth Rate has generated tremendous uncertainty for Medicare physicians and their patients. H.R. 4015 would repeal the SGR... Read More »
