• Letter to Tavenner Medicare Audit Programs
    Aug 7, 2012  - On August 7, 2012, Dr. Burgess and forty-four Members of Congress sent a letter to Acting Administrator Marilyn Tavenner of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services regarding the issues given by the CMS rules towards patients in the Medicare audit programs. To read the letter as a PDF document... More
  • Letter to Wall Street Journal Editorial Board
    Jul 24, 2012  - 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. More
  • Letter to Frieden Hepatitis C Guidelines
    Jun 8, 2012  - On June 8, 2012, Dr. Burgess and twenty-two Members of Congress sent a letter to Dr. Thomas Frieden of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention regarding the release of the draft of Hepatitis C identification guidelines. To read the letter as a PDF document, please select the image below. More
  • Letter to Hamburg Primatene Mist
    May 21, 2012  - On May 21, 2012, Dr. Burgess and three Members of Congress sent a letter to Commissioner Margaret Hamburg of the Food and Drug Administration regarding the use of Primatene Mist inhalers for over-the-counter emergency use. To read the letter as a PDF document, please select the image below. More
  • Letter to Tavenner Transparency Reports
    May 18, 2012  - On May 18, 2012, Dr. Burgess and seven Members of Congress sent a letter to the Acting Administrator Marilyn Tavenner of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services regarding a new implemented rule called Transparency Reports and Reporting of Physician Ownership or Investment Interests. To read t... More
  • Letter to CMS Acting Administrator Tavenner
    May 4, 2012  - On May 4, 2012 Dr. Burgess wrote a letter signed by every member of the Texas House Delegation to Acting Administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Marilyn Tavenner to communicate the potential for disruption in the payment of providers in Texas under the Medicare program. To r... More
  • Letter to Secretary Sebelius CMS MLR
    May 4, 2012  - On May 4, 2012, Dr. Burgess and nine Members of Congress sent a letter to Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, regarding the revised Durable Medical Equipment and its minimum lifetime requirement. To read the letter as a PDF document, please select the im... More
  • Letter to Attorney General Holder regarding GSA misuse of funds
    Apr 30, 2012  - Congressman Burgess urges U.S. Attorney General Holder to continue with Justice Department investigations of the General Services Administration for extravagant spending, writing that every executive agency must be scrutinized for similar misuses of power and funds. To view the letter as a PDF click... More
  • Letter to Boehner and Pelosi SDP
    Apr 26, 2012  - On April 26, 2012, Dr. Burgess and 267 Members of Congress sent a letter to Speaker of the House John Boehner and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi regarding support for the Special Diabetes Program. To read the letter as a PDF document, please select the image below. More
  • Letter to HHS Secretary Sebelius on Medicare coverage of optometry
    Apr 19, 2012  - On April 19, 2012 Congressman Burgess wrote a letter to Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius seeking more information regarding actions by a Medicare Administrative Carrier that relate to the reimbursement of Medicare services and the state regulation of the practice of optometry... More