Healthy Voices, Unhealthy Silence: Advocacy

Univ. of Chicago, IL. Addresses public silence through lens of state-level healthcare advocacy in Connecticut. Examines how advocates for the poor frequently stay quiet on major issues, offering advice for creating a process that addresses concerns of the poor. For policy makers. Softcover. DNLM: Medicaid-economics-Connecticut.

Michael K. Gusmano is assistant professor of health policy and management and Lauterstein Scholar in the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University. He is the codirector of the World Cities Project, a joint project of the International Longevity Center-USA, New York University, and Columbia University.

Preface	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
The Problem and Puzzle of Public Silence	p. 3
Explanations and Background	p. 21
Explanations for Public Silence: Inequality, Dependence, and Infeasibility	p. 23
Medicaid's Persistent and Conflicting Goals: Equal Access, Quality Care, and Cost Control	p. 42
Arguments and Findings	p. 67
The Political and Policy Difficulties of Discussing Unequal Access	p. 69
Medicaid's Policy Network and the Ties that Bind: Nonprofit Advocacy and Social Interactions	p. 91
Conclusion	p. 119
Medicaid Reform and Advisory Boards: Who Will Advocate for Poor People's Health?	p. 121
Notes	p. 131
References	p. 137
Index	p. 151
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Healthy Voices, Unhealthy Silence: Advocacy and Health Policy for the Poor

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