Washington, D.C. - Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), Chairman of the House Budget Committee Health Care Task Force, and the Congressional Doctors Caucus members sent a letter to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) urging them to take immediate action after the Change Healthcare ransomware attack on February 21st. The letter urges CMS to hold those responsible… Read more »
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), Chairman of the House Budget Committee Health Care Task Force, spoke at the McGovern Medical School 2023 Distinguished Alumnus Award Ceremony and received the UT Health Houston Distinguished Alumni Award.
Since 1987, the Distinguished Alumni Award honors alumni of the McGovern Medical School who made significant… Read more »
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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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.… Read more »