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Dr. Michael C. Burgess Preventive Health Savings Act Receives Praise and Support from Stakeholders
Last week, the House of Representatives made history by advancing the Dr. Michael C. Burgess Preventive Health Savings Act to the Senate. This bipartisan bill, championed by Rep. Michael C. Burgess (R-TX) and Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), aims to improve how Congress estimates the benefits of preventive health care by creating a mechanism for the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to provide budgetary savings estimates over a 30-year window.During the committee markup process, Chairman Arrington led the effort to rename the bill the "Dr. Michael C. Burgess Preventive Health...
Arrington & Comer Statements on GAO’s Improper Payments Report
House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) and House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-KY) have commented on the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) report, “Improper Payments: Information on Agencies’ Fiscal Year 2023 Estimates.”“This past fiscal year, the federal government made $236 billion in fraudulent and wasteful payments - more than we spent on Homeland Security, the Department of Education, and NASA combined. In fact, since 2003, nearly $3 trillion in taxpayer dollars have been squandered on improper payments, a...