Healthy voices, unhealthy silence : advocacy and health policy for the poor / Colleen M. Grogan and Michael K. Gusmano.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Grogan, Colleen M.

Contributor:

Gusmano, Michael K.

Series:

American governance and public policy.

American governance and public policy series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medicaid--Connecticut.

Medicaid.

Patient advocacy--Connecticut.

Patient advocacy.

Health care reform--Connecticut.

Health care reform.

Poor--Medical care--Connecticut.

Poor.

Health services accessibility--Connecticut.

Health services accessibility.

Equality--Health aspects--Connecticut.

Equality.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (171 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Public silence in policy making can be deafening. When advocates for a disadvantaged group decline to speak up, not only are their concerns not recorded or acted upon, but also the collective strength of the unspoken argument is lessenedùa situation that undermines the workings of deliberative democracy by reflecting only the concerns of more powerful interests.But why do so many advocates remain silent on key issues they care about and how does that silence contribute to narrowly defined policies? What can individuals and organizations do to amplify their privately expressed concerns for policy

Contents:

The problem and puzzle of public silence

Explanations for public silence: inequality, dependence, and infeasibility

Medicaid's persistent and conflicting goals

Medicaid's policy network and the ties that bind: nonprofit advocacy and social interactions

Medicaid reform and advisory boards: who will advocate for poor people's health?.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [137]-149) and index.

ISBN:

9781589013391

1589013395

9781435631953

1435631951

OCLC:

652626217