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Michael Burgess

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Michael Clifton Burgess is an American politician and physician who has served as the U.S. Representative for Texas's 26th congressional district since 2003. A member of the Republican Party, Burgess has focused on healthcare policy, leveraging his medical background to inform his legislative work. He has been involved in various committees and has advocated for issues such as medical research and veterans' healthcare. Burgess has also been a vocal supporter of conservative fiscal policies and has participated in discussions surrounding healthcare reform.

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Sep 12, 2018

I intend to have that interoperability title implementation hearing that you said would be critical for you.

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Sep 12, 2018

I think the MACRA component, especially as we transition into the later years of the MACRA model into the advanced APM model I think there's going to be a lot of synergies with independent physicians.

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Sep 12, 2018

It is very important to me the PTAC work and I am discouraged to hear that you're having trouble.

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Sep 12, 2018

I may get back to you in a written question form about PTAC because I've got a particular sensitivity to that.

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Sep 12, 2018

We will go ahead and call the subcommittee to order, and thank you for your indulgence.

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Sep 12, 2018

This was a critical step in the right direction as we helped begin to shift Medicare towards being a more value-based payment system.

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Sep 12, 2018

Value-based care models have been effective and have gained support throughout the country as they have proven to improve the quality of care and lower costs.

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Sep 5, 2018

I just want to mention that like Representative DeGette, in January of 2006 this subcommittee held a hearing...

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Sep 4, 2018

I look forward to our continued bipartisan work in this space.

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Sep 4, 2018

MFP can be that flexible tool that can be used to move people out of institutions into the community.

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Sep 4, 2018

This bipartisan policy has been a shared priority for Mr. Carter and others on the committee for quite some time.

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Sep 4, 2018

I would like to commend Representative Buddy Carter of Georgia for his hard work on legislation to prohibit gag clauses in Medicare and private health insurance plans.

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