Dear Friend, House Republicans concluded another productive week in session. I started the week by joining a Ways and Means Committee field hearing in Denton, Texas on enhancing access to health care services, specifically to emergency services in rural areas of our nation. During the hearing, I highlighted the severe shortage of physicians and emergency health providers in Texas. I also had the opportunity to question the witnesses on what Congress can do to ensure patients have access to timely emergency medical treatment. I was glad to hear from the witnesses and host the Ways and Means Com... Read More »
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), Chairman of the House Budget Committee Health Care Task Force, attended the Ways and Means Committee field hearing in Denton, Texas on enhancing access to quality, affordable health care, specifically access to emergency services in rural and underserved communities. During the hearing, Congressman Burgess highlighted the severe shortage of physicians and emergency health providers in Texas and the urgent need to strengthen the workforce shortage to ensure patients are able to access timely emergency medical treatment and care. Co... Read More »
Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), Chairman of the House Budget Committee Health Care Task Force, spoke on the House of Representatives floor on the Dr. Michael C. Burgess Preventive Health Savings Act (PHSA) and released the following statement on the passage of this bipartisan legislation in the House of Representatives. This is the first time in history that a bipartisan bill with sole Budget Committee jurisdiction has been brought to the Floor under a suspension of the House rules. PHSA will allow the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to analyze and crea... Read More »
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), Chairman of the House Budget Committee Health Care Task Force, led a second Budget Health Care Task Force roundtable discussing the costly effects of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI). The CMMI was originally projected to save tax dollars but now has added billions to our national debt. During the roundtable, members discussed the recent CBO report which found CMMI is not realizing projected tax dollar savings. “When the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation was first established in 2010, it was projecte... Read More »
Washington, D.C. - During Patient Safety Awareness Week, Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), Chairman of the House Budget Committee Health Taskforce, and Congresswoman Nanette Barragán (D-CA) introduced the National Patient Safety Board Act. This bill will create a National Patient Safety Board (NPSB) that will work in reducing patient health risks in health care settings. The NPSB will be a non-punitive, independent board within the Department of Health and Human Services that will work in collaboration with federal agencies to identify potential sources of harm, conduct patient stud... Read More »
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), Chairman of the House Budget Committee Health Taskforce released the following statement on President Biden’s proposed Fiscal Year 2025 Budget. “The truth is, under this administration, the economy is simply not working for the American people. The cost of living for American citizens has reached unbearable levels. In my home state of Texas, the price for housing has doubled in three years and the cost of food and energy is greater than Americans can afford. Today, Americans saw that President Biden’s proposed budget is a continue... Read More »
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), Vice Chairman of the House Rules Committee and Chairman of the House Budget Committee Health Care Taskforce, released the following statement on the House Budget Committee's Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Resolution. “With the Biden Administration's reckless government spending and record high inflation, the American taxpayers have had enough. The House Budget Committee’s Fiscal Year 2025 Budget is a witness to our strong commitment of implementing pro-growth tax policies that will grow the United States economy by $3 trillion over the n... Read More »
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), Co-Chair of the GOP Doctors Caucus, joined Members of Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Oversight Committees as well as the GOP Doctors Caucus in sending a letter to the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Members expressed their concern and requested a briefing by March 20, 2024, regarding a year long Medicare fraud scheme involving catheter billing which was estimated to cost $3 billion. Members highlighted the failu... Read More »
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), Vice Chairman of the House Rules Committee, released the following statement on President Biden’s State of the Union address. "Once again, Americans across the nation were left disappointed with President Biden’s State of the Union address. For over an hour, President Biden praised Bidenomics, blamed Republicans for the border crisis he has created, and continued to encourage extreme green-energy, pro-abortion, and anti-innovation policies. The American people are in distress and President Biden fails to see that," said Congressma... Read More »
