On July 24, 2012 Dr. Burgess sent the letter below to the Wall Street Journal Editorial Board. To read the letter as a PDF document, please select the image below.
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In this week's video address, Dr. Burgess discusses how government regulations and red tape stifles growth.You can watch the video below. To read a transcript of the address click here.
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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 after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 6079, Repeal of Obamacare Act, by a vote of 244 to 185.
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What devastation the affliction of Alzheimer’s can cause — it can take one’s life, to be sure, but even more insidious, it can remove a lifetime of memories and destroy the very essence of self. On Nov. 5, 1994, former President Reagan announced that he had Alzheimer’s. “I now begin the journey that will lead me into the sunset of my life,” he said in the letter. At that time, four million Americans suffered from the disease. Today, more than five million Americans live with Alzheimer’s, and this year alone, $200 billion will be spent caring for those with the disease.
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Dr. Burgess spoke on the House Floor about a recent survey that found that only 31 percent of Texas doctors are accepting new patients who rely on Medicaid. In 2010 – the last time the survey was taken - 42 percent accepted new Medicaid patients. And in 2000, the number was 67 percent. That’s a 36 percent drop since 2000. The Texas Medical Association attributes the dropping numbers to low pay and red tape. Doctors appeared to be losing patience with government-funded health care plans in genera...
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