Betsy McCaugheySpeaker and Booking Agent Information

Betsy McCaughey is a leading healthcare policy expert, Founder, Chairman and CEO of the Committee to Reduce Infection Deaths (RID), and an adjunct fellow of the Hudson Institute. She is a former Lieutenant Governor of New York (1995-1998) and is a U.S. Constitutional historian. Her passion, expertise, and delivery make her a sought after commentator. A dynamic (and sometimes controversial) speaker, she has developed a voice that commands respect and opinions that merit the attention of colleagues, elected leaders, and the media. Betsy has written columns for The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and The New York Times, and frequently shares her insights with viewers of CNN, Fox News, ABC News, CBS, and countless radio shows around the United States. She has been seen on programs such as Good Morning America, 20/20, The O'Reilly Factor, and Talk Back Live, to name a few. Betsy has also testified on several occasions before Congressional committees.

Health care reform and hospital safety have become Betsy's passions. In 2004, she founded RID, a not-for-profit educational campaign devoted to safer hospital care. For the past five years, the Committee to Reduce Infection Deaths has crusaded to ensure that healthcare providers implement simple steps for the most hygienic and sterile environments possible, as well as to educate the public and empower patients so they learn how to reduce the likelihood of getting hospital infections. In 2009, she launched an informational website dedicated to the public's need to know the status of healthcare legislation. Betsy is also advocates for innovation in technologies, believing that it is key to lowering hospital infections and improving medical care.

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