Michael Burgess

Can you provide us with the formula and the data that you put into the formula to come up with that answer?

We now know this is not an evidence problem. The evidence is simply overwhelming. It is an analysis problem.

I think that we will see relative shortages in certain insurance schemes.

I think it is a loophole, if you will, in the way the--one of the many loopholes in the way the law was drafted.

If you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor, period; if you like your health plan, you can keep your health plan, period.

The main solution that presents itself is your bill, sir.

With all affection and reverence for the chairman of the subcommittee, this issue has remained unresolved for the last 2 years. It was unresolved in the FAA reauthorization that passed the House 2 years ago. It has been unresolved in…

I wish to be heard on the point of order. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Texas is recognized.

If we were to pass H.R. 1416... that would put us back just like Representative Green's question, it would take us off of life support.

The lowest payment is not always the most appropriate payment, and we should not shy away from paying for better outcomes.

I am just tired of hitting my head against that wall, and it is time for us to break through or break out of that modality and move into the 21st century.

Not only is it not being considered, but I will just tell you, not a month goes by that someone is not in my office with a tale of woe----

The MD Care Act, Mr. Chairman, that is a good Bill and one that I hope we can have a legislative hearing and a markup on before we get too deep in the political season

To me, diseases like muscular dystrophy are why the expedited approval pathways are so important.

I am particularly interested in the development and approval of drugs for rare diseases.

Of course, Chairman Waxman, or Ranking Member Waxman, deserves a lot of credit for starting the user fee agreements, which we reauthorized in the last Congress.

This is an accompanying bipartisan effort to listen to you, the scientists, to listen to doctors, listen to researchers, listen to patients, and, yes, we will listen to government agencies to find out how we can continue to lead the world…

Thank you for having this hearing, and especially thanks to the chairman and ranking member of the full committee for pursuing the 21st Century Cures Agenda.

I mean, I haven't had a meeting with the President or the Vice President.

What is wrong with seeking this information? Nothing.

The American public deserves better. They deserve better than an administration that promised them $2,500 in savings on their health care premiums.

I would appreciate your response to those questions that the Secretary was unwilling to answer.

Medicine has changed a lot in the 21st century, and a lot of it has been for the good.

I want to commend Chairman Pitts and Ranking Member Pallone for their collaboration on today's hearing.

Just late last week there was a news story that healthcare.gov was still not finished. The back-end portion, the part that deals with payments to doctors and hospitals, still has not been constructed. Now, that was odd because just the…