Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (TX-26), Vice Chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Health and Chairman of the Congressional Health Care Caucus, stood with Medicare patients and their doctors in rejecting another effort by Congress to merely delay the financial decision that must be resolved for a long term solution to the Sustainable Growth Rate formula used to reimburse Medicare treatment. Dr. Burgess opposed combining three big policy pieces that each deserve individual consideration and separate votes. This legislation obscured the tough decisions about financial priorities by mixing together the physician payment, a payroll tax holiday, and extension of unemployment benefits.
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This week Dr. Burgess provides an update from Washington on the third anniversary of the passage of the $787 billion stimulus package. You can watch the video below. To read a transcript of the video click here.
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This week Dr. Burgess provides an update from Washington on how Congress is preparing for the Supreme Court's ruling on the Affordable Care Act.
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Dr. Burgess appeared on Fox Business' Freedom Watch with Judge Andrew Napolitano to discuss the latest developments on the regulations that would require religious employers to offer contraceptive coverage.
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Healthcare policy and the economic health and future of our nation are inextricably linked. We can no longer afford to make decisions on how healthcare is delivered and paid for without understanding how it affects jobs and economic growth.
Congress hasn’t always followed this approach. In fact, we have enacted legislation that has stymied growth and prompted employers to either lay people off or curtail hiring. In medicine, it’s malpractice. In politics, it’s business as usual.
With unemployment hovering above 8 percent, we no longer have the luxury of pursuing legislative and regulatory initiatives that stall or undermine job creation. We need policies that make sense for patients and add American workers to our economy.
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On February 6, 2012 Congressman Burgess, along with 153 Members of Congress, sent a letter to Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, Department of Health and Human Services. To view the letter as a PDF click on the image below.
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This week Dr. Burgess provides an update from Washington on the unemployment numbers that were released earlier this morning and reasons why the unemployment rate has not seen a substantial decline under the Obama administration.
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Dr. Burgess spoke on the House Floor about the Congressional Health Care Caucus' first event of 2012. The Health Care Caucus will hold briefings leading up to the Supreme Court reviewing the Affordable Care Act, and discuss policy ideas that will result as a decision is made by the Supreme Court.
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On January 31, 2012, Dr. Burgess and four other Members of Congress sent a letter to Marilyn Tavenner, Acting Administrator for Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
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