let's ask betsy mccoy former lieutenant governor author of the new book "beating obama care" that is on monday. betsy, how did this happen? >> well, the fact is, this provision is urgently needed because section 1311 of this law empowers the secretary of health and human services for the first time to literally dictate how doctors treat patients. even patients with private insurance they paid for themselves. so, for example, whether a cardiologist uses a stent versus a bypass. the secretary's empowered to do anything to improve health care quality. >> what's that? where's the gun connection? >> well, the gun connection is that the secretary of health and human services under this unlimited delegation of authority could dictate that every doctor ask patients, do you have firearms at home? and record that information in their electronic medical records. >> why would that be bad? in effect the government is going in that direction anyway? >> when you go see a doctor that you don't have to disclose information that could be used to limit your rights. >> what if there's mental illness invo

he'll be in getting the law implemented joining me now is someone who hopes he loses this fight dr betsy mccoy the former lieutenant governor of the state of new york and the author of the new book beating obamacare your handbook for surviving the new health care law dr mccoy welcome it's really good to have you on the show thank you so i just want to begin with saying you and i sort of agree i'm not a fan of this law either but i disagree on the left i think we need a single payer system i don't think this law went nearly far enough well let me just say that we have other agreements i'm sure we do i'm sure we have a lot of and i believe that everyone should have access to health care and health insurance i don't think anybody should lose a home or a lifetime of savings because they couldn't afford health insurance ok i just disagree with how this law did it ok well let's let's get into your book is called video obamacare your heritage for surviving the new health care law it's not a more difficult book by the way sam it's really just a very simple walk through ok for somebody who doesn't know

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we spoke with author and former new york lieutenant governor betsy mccoy, discussing her book, "beating obamacare," we featured an older book of hers. we want to clarify that this is the new book. called "beating obamacare,," navigating the my health care law, now on sale. and a story we brought to you yesterday, florida's python challenge. yesterday, they hadn't caught any. state wildlife officials say the amateur python fighters have caught 11 of the invasive pythons. wetold but this yesterday. more than a thousand people from 30 states are taking part in this, trying to catch the pythons that are disrupting flor did's fragile ecosystem. thanks for watching. >> shepard: only 149,989 left, right? >> good luck with that, phil. >> he'll have a great time. the news begins anew. the one-time great hero, lance armstrong is a disgrace, really to humankind and is a liar and a cheat. has spoken with oprah and is dishing details of her interview. lance armstrong appears continue in a whole new batch of legal trouble. the disaster that this is, coming up. house lawmakers set to vote on billions

here to help us understand the new law, betsy mccoy, author of the book" beating observe observe."en an advocate of explaining what observe -- obamacare is all about. >> the book is actually a no spin, easy to understand guide for people who know nothing about health insurance or health care except what they've experienced themselves. but there are big changes ahead for everybody. for example, most americans get their health insurance at work, through their own employer or their spouse's employer. but they may be losing that coverage. >> gretchen: why? >> because the law requires, being in 2014, that employers with 50 or more full-time workers, provide coverage. not just any coverage. the government mandated one size fits all plan, which will cost about twice as much as what many employers currently offer. so some employers are going to say, i can't afford that. i'll pay the penalty instead. other employers are going to push workers down to part-time status to evade the law all together. but if you're dropped at work, it doesn't mean you're going to be uninsured. you're not going t