Washington, D.C. – 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, released the following statement on the Supreme Court’s announcement to review the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act:
“Today, the Supreme Court announced their plans to take up a judicial review of the president’s health care law, the Patient and Protection Affordable Care Act, that was signed into law last March. The justices will consider if the federal government has exceeded its authority by requiring that every American obtain health insurance by 2014.
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Washington, D.C. – As Veterans Day approaches, 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, is proud to introduce H.R. 3290, the Veterans Health Care Stamp Act, to provide additional funding for veteran health care services.
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On October 24, 2011 Congressman Burgess along with 30 Members of Congress sent a letter to Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, Health and Human Services. To view the letter as a PDF click on the image below.
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Accountable Care Organizations — a debacle of enormous proportions
By Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D.
Published October 17, 2011
You could feel the excitement in the air at the Office of the Federal Register in late March as the administration was finally releasing its widely anticipated proposed rule on Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs). Physicians, group practices, hospitals and nurses all rushed to get a copy of the rule, several hundred pages long, and eagerly reviewed every nuance. After providing CMS reams of input on what works in their localities, they got nothing — less than nothing, a pariah.
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Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (TX-26) introduced two health care bills that will foster innovation and lead to job creation and growth. The Cultivating Scientific Expertise to Foster Innovation for Patients Act, H.R. 3206, and the Modernizing Laboratory Test Standards for Patients Act, H.R. 3207, are aimed at loosening excessive regulations on American manufactures and laboratories. The Energy and Commerce Committee prepared this memo summarizing the committee’s findings and the ten legislative solutions, two of which are the bills Dr. Burgess introduced.
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Hospital CEOs can do more than just prevent an outbreak of influenza in their facility this flu season: They can and must take action against antibiotic resistance, an urgent public health problem that affects us all.
What does the flu have to do with antibiotic resistance and what can a hospital CEO do about it?
Plenty as it turns out.
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Washington, D.C. – The Washington Times has published an op-ed by Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (TX-26), discussing how the Select Committee needs to puts the health care law on the table as they are with other entitlement programs. Dr. Burgess is the Vice Chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Health and Chairman of the Congressional Health Care Caucus. You can view the op-ed below. To read it online click here.
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Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (TX – 26) released the following statement after the Department of Justice filed a petition asking the Supreme Court to uphold the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and most specifically the individual mandate:
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