Rep. Burgess joins Fox's Maria Bartiromo to discuss President Trump and Coronavirus, the status of stimulus legislation and the Supreme Court nomination battle. Read More »

Rep. Burgess appeared on Fox and Friends First to discuss the President's treatment at Walter Reed Medical Center and other current events. Read More »

by Ripon Advance News Service The U.S. House of Representatives on Oct. 1 unanimously approved U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran’s (R-KS) bipartisan Empowering Olympic, Paralympic, and Amateur Athletes Act of 2020, which he introduced with cosponsor U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT). The bill now heads to the president’s desk to be signed into law. “We are grateful to our colleagues in the House who advocated for this bill, and we look forward to the president signing this legislation into law to institute and enforce these reforms so all athletes can participate in the sport they love without fear of a... Read More »

Rep. Burgess joins Newsmax special to discuss the Trump Administration's response to COVID-19. Read More »

Rep. Michael Burgess appears on Fox and Friends Weekend to discuss the idea of a COVID-19 testing plan for Congress. Read More »

October 2, 2020 Dear Friends, The Department of Health and Human Services’ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality announced a partnership with the University of New Mexico ECHO Institute and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement to establish a National Nursing Home COVID Action Network. This network will provide free training to nursing home staff across the country on evidence-based COVID-19 infection prevention and safety measures. This is excellent news because telementoring resources like Project ECHO have been immensely beneficial for the continuing education of medical profession... Read More »

by Kat Jercich This week, U.S. Reps Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Del., and Dr. Michael C. Burgess, R-Texas, introduced legislation aimed at increasing telehealth access, particularly for children. The Telehealth Improvement for Kids’ Essential Services, or TIKES, Act of 2020 would require the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to issue guidance to states about how to increase access to telehealth under Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program. It would also mandate a study on the impact of telehealth on healthcare access, utilization, cost and outcomes and wou... Read More »

by Nemours Children's Health System WASHINGTON, Oct. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Nemours Children's Health System applauds Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) and Congressman Michael C. Burgess (R-Texas) for their leadership in introducing the Telehealth Improvement for Kids' Essential Services (TIKES) Act of 2020. Nemours has been a vocal advocate for policies, like the TIKES Act, that remove barriers to covering care provided via telehealth for families receiving Medicaid or Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) benefits. During the COVID-19 public health emergency, telehealth becam... Read More »

by Kate Macri Rep. Michael Burgess' own health care focuses have shifted in light of the pandemic. f one good thing came of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was the expansion of telehealth and digital health services. At a GovernmentCIO Media & Research event on digital health modernization last week, Rep. Michael Burgess discussed how some of his key focus areas in Congress — like patient data privacy and portability, mental health issues and high health care costs — are changing due to the pandemic. “Going back to even after the stimulus bill passed in 2009 — it seems like forever ago, and practice... Read More »

by Jordan Smith The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed the American Competitiveness on More Productive Emerging Tech Economy (COMPETE Act) and the Consumer Safety Technology Act (H.R. 8128), both now move to the Senate for consideration. The COMPETE Act is a bipartisan piece of legislation meant to “restore American global competitiveness in emerging technologies” and calls for the Secretary of Commerce to complete studies on AI, the state of manufacturing in the United States, quantum computing, blockchain, and other emerging technologies. “This legislation will unleash free-market... Read More »