Betsy McCaughey

Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (20 October 1948), Elizabeth Betsy McCaughey is a policy analyst best known for writing what has been widely described as a "false" and "error-laden" negative critique of Hillary Clinton's 1990s healthcare reform proposals in a 1994 New Republic article titled "No Exit." More recently McCaughey has reappeared as the main source of the "Death Panel" rumor in the US made famous by Sarah Palin.

Education and Career

In 1976 McCaughey received her PhD in constitutional history from Columbia University. She has trained in corporate banking and served as a "lending officer in the Food, Beverage, and Tobacco Division." She is the author of several books and her writings have appeared in scholarly journals and news publications. She has been featured on various US news shows throughout the years. McCaughey has lectured at Vassar College and Columbia University and worked at right-wing think tanks including the Manhattan Institute where she authored her infamous New Republic article "No Exit" and the Hudson Institute where she remains today. Shortly after publishing "No Exit", McCaughey became Lt. Governor of New York State from 1994-1998. In 2004 she founded the "Committee to Reduce Infection Deaths," which she describes as "a nationwide educational campaign to stop hospital-acquired infections."

Affiliations

• Manhattan Institute - 1993-1994: John M. Olin Fellow
• Hudson Institute - 1999-2001: Senior fellow, 2002-present: Adjunct Senior Fellow/National Columnist

Contact

Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/betsy_mccaughey
Website: http://www.defendyourhealthcare.us/