Burgess in the News

Lawmakers, Stakeholders Debate Draft Health IT Legislation

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On Wednesday, government, business and health care leaders expressed support for draft legislation aimed at promoting health IT at a hearing of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce's Subcommittee on Health...

...During opening statements, all but one of the 16 House members who spoke expressed general support for the legislation.

Rep. Michael Burgess (R-Texas), the lone dissenter, said the private sector continues to make health IT strides, but ONC has made little progress in its five years of existence...more