Don’t congratulate Michael Burgess on retirement. The 73-year-old will quickly correct you and inform you he’s not retiring. But in January, his 22-year career in Congress is coming to an end. “For the first time since 1972, I’ll be looking for work,” he said. Burgess’ district currently includes parts of Denton and Tarrant Counties and all of Wise County. The Republican representative grew up in Denton and graduated from what is now The University of North Texas. He spent almost 30 years as an OB-GYN in North Texas before running for office, which has led to an “encyclopedic” knowledge of healthcare policy that he doesn’t want to go to waste. That’s why retirement was not an option. “I've certainly tendered my resume to the incoming administration. If they find that I could be helpful somewhere, I certainly want to talk to them,” he said. “But I'm sure there will be a number of opportunities in the private sector, people who are interested in how things happen.” Burgess said he is proud of the healthcare reforms he passed and is still championing a few more. The Preventive Health Savings Act, which has passed the House and is sitting in the Senate, would allow the Congressional Budget Office to study the impact of things on more than just a 10-year window. “There’s a lot of talk now about weight loss drugs and whether those should be available to people on Medicare. If you just look at it for 10 years, it's all just going to be cost. People will say that's just too expensive.” FULL STORY: https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/politics/congressman-michael-burgess-retires-house-of-representatives-texas/287-26fb2af9-936a-43e6-81b5-395fa8b458d6