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By Betsy McCaughey The health bills in Congress rob you of your constitutional rights. Here are five provisions (of many) that fail the constitutionality test and reveal Congress’s disrespect for the public: * Section 3403 of the Senate health bill, establishing a commission to cut Medicare spending, says the law can’t be changed or repealed

By Betsy McCaughey For most Americans, the health reform bill that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is pushing to pass will be worse than coal in their stockings. Herewith, the Top 10 List of Things You Don’t Want From Health Care Reform This Christmas — But Will Get Anyway From Congress. 1. Higher premiums: If

By Betsy McCaughey Forget the public option, abortion and all the other divisive questions in the health-care debate: The most important issue for patients and their doctors is the transfer of decision-making power from bedside to the federal government. The bill that Sen. Harry Reid aims to pass in the Senate would mandate that every

By Betsy McCaughey Some Congress members and even President Obama have been bamboozled into believing that health care is better in other developed countries than in America. On Nov. 20, for example, Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND) pointed to a large blue chart showing the United States in last place in health performance. “All of these

By Betsy McCaughey After the Senate voted Saturday night to proceed with debate on health reform, Majority Leader Harry Reid declared the public the winner. In truth, more Americans will be losers than winners. Both Senate and House bills strip nearly half a trillion dollars from Medicare, robbing seniors to expand Medicaid. The Senate bill

By Betsy McCaughey Here are some important passages in the 2,000 page legislation. The health bill that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is bringing to a vote (H.R. 3962) is 1,990 pages. Here are some of the details you need to know. What the government will require you to do: • Sec. 202 (p. 91-92) of

By Betsy McCaughey Breast Cancer Awareness Month is here again, and this year it’s being used to promote a national health care overhaul. If cancer runs in your family, this political propaganda could be dangerous to your health. First Lady Michelle Obama stood with breast cancer survivors at a White House ceremony last Friday and

By Betsy McCaughey Doctors from across the country were invited to the White House on Oct. 5, but the president did most of the talking. Medical professionals are being ignored or vilified more often than consulted in the current health-care reform debate. To broaden the discussion, the Committee to Reduce Infection Deaths invited 16 highly

By Betsy McCaughey Everyone knows that if you don’t pay to maintain and repair your car, you limit its life. The same is true as human beings age. We need medical care to avoid becoming clunkers – disabled, worn out, parked in wheelchairs or nursing homes. For nearly a half century, Medicare has enabled seniors

By Betsy McCaughey Patient advocate Betsy McCaughey intends to let Congress know what doctors fear most about the healthcare reforms it is considering. McCaughey, former lieutenant governor of New York, began gathering information about physicians’ concerns when she convened 16 of them in January to discuss healthcare. One of the doctors, kidney specialist Dr. Richard