(not just an)Assault on the Elderly--the new House Bill

[Guest guest]

Not just the elderly. Important for all of us to listen.

See below to read about Dr. Betsy McCaughey, as I went to find out about her.

Francine

Speak with Him Thou for He hearest.

Spirit with Spirit can speak.

Closer is Love than breathing,

Nearer than hands and feet.

(with appreciation for Tennyson)

Assault on the Elderly--the new House Bill

The American People need to listen to this interview. This Dr. has read the new health Bill being Proposed

and what's being planned for seniors by this Government is ugly...

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About Betsy McCaughey: There is also a list at the end of other talks.

Betsy McCaughey

Adjunct Fellow

Hudson Institute, Washington, D.C. Headquarters

Biographical Highlights

Dr. McCaughey is founder and Chairman of the Committee to Reduce Infection Deaths (RID) – http://www.hospitalinfection.org – a national campaign to support greater infection control in hospitals and other healthcare institutions. Her research on how to prevent infection deaths has been featured on ABC’s Good Morning America, the CBS Morning Show, 20/20, Dateline NBC, and many other national television and radio programs. And her steps that patients can take to help protect themselves from infection was featured recently in the Wall Street Journal.†In 1999, Betsy McCaughey, former lieutenant governor of the state of New York, first joined Hudson Institute, where she focuses on the impact of medical innovation and scientific discovery on longevity, health care costs, and the economy.

Before entering politics, McCaughey had a distinguished career as a college professor and scholar. She served as the M. Olin Fellow at the Manhattan Institute, held a postdoctoral fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities, and taught at Vassar College and Columbia University. She earned her master’s degree and Ph.D. from Columbia University and her undergr

aduate degree from Vassar College, where she was awarded a Woodrow Fellowship, Herbert H. Lehman Fellowship, Jay Fellowship, Honorary Vassar Fellowship, Bancroft Dissertation Award, and the B. Prize.

For media inquiries, please contact her office at 212-369-3329 or her cell phone at 917-748-0227 or email betsymross@....

Publications and Media Exposure

McCaughey’s writings on health, education, and the law have appeared in many national publications, including Los Angeles Times, The New Republic, The New York Times, USA Today, U.S. News & World Report, and The Wall Street Journal. Her 1994 analysis of the Clinton health plan won the H.L. Mencken Award and the National Magazine Award for the best article in the nation on public policy. She also has written two books on the history of the U.S. Constitution, Government by Choice: Inventing the United States Constitution (Basic Books, 1989), and From Loyalist to Founding Father: The Political Odyssey of (Columbia University Press, 1980).

Betsy McCaughey on Fox News discussing healthcare, February, 24, 2008

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Articles & Publications by Betsy McCaughey

06/19/2009 Dissecting the Kennedy Health Bill

06/08/2009 Downgrading American Medical Care

06/05/2009 Obama's Voodoo Health Economics

05/01/2009 Controlling Doctors’ Decisions

04/29/2009 To Control Swine Flu, Let's Heed the Lessons of SARS

04/29/2009 The Attack On Doctors' Hippocratic Oath

02/09/2009 Ruin Your Health With the Obama Stimulus Plan

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01/08/2009 Hospital Scrubs Are a Germy, Deadly Mess

08/14/2008 Hospital Infections: Preventable and Unacceptable

07/22/2008 Medical Benchmarking Is Deadly

06/04/2008 Giving Away New York

05/14/2008 An Uphill Battle Against Hospital Infection

04/16/2008 The CDC's Mistakes

04/15/2008 Testimony of Betsy McCaughey, Ph.D., Chairman of the Committee to Reduce Infection Deaths to the House Committee on Government Oversight and Reform

03/26/2008 About This Job

02/20/2008 Health Questions for the Candidates

01/04/2008 The Truth About Mandatory Health Insurance

12/04/2007 Our Unsanitary Hospitals

11/02/2007 The Right to Bare Arms

07/17/2007 Why Aren't Hospitals Cleaner?

04/02/2007 Surprise: VA Hospitals Get High Mark

03/06/2007 Outbreak Response: A Tale of Two Cities

02/03/2007 Doctors, Wash Your Hands

11/14/2006 To Catch a Deadly Germ

06/06/2006 The Next Asbestos

05/05/2006 Romneycare's Fine

03/27/2006 Bad Hospital Hygiene Costly—In Lives, Cash

01/30/2006 Saving Lives and The Bottom Line

10/21/2005 A Bird in the Hand

09/27/2005 Superbugs