A central theme of the book is that Medicaid is a weak entitlement, one less established or effectively defended than Medicare or Social Security, but more secure than welfare or food stamps. Medicaid has the flexibility to adapt (or be adapted) as well as a capacity to defend incremental and opportunistic gains. At the same time, the program lacks an effective mechanism for overall reform. It has grown enormously since its inception to become the largest health insurance system in the country, a source of perennial complaint and, most recently, of continuing crisis. The dual emphasis upon politics and policy is important to make the arcane Medicaid program accessible to the reader, and to distinguish policy grounded in facts and analysi...
In the battle over the future of American health policy, the lines are drawn. On one side are those ...
A state’s decision whether to expand Medicaid has become a highly politicized issue, spawning countl...
Medicaid, passed 40 years ago with Medicare, had roots in the decades-long public assistance program...
A central theme of the book is that Medicaid is a weak entitlement, one less established or effecti...
The story of Medicaid comes alive for readers in this strong narrative, including detailed accounts ...
The political future may be difficult to predict with specificity, but surely the level of publicly-...
Medicaid has never been a popular program. It has from its inception been an expensive social commit...
This article focuses on the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (DRA), which runs counter to the core phil...
Abstract In the last few years, Medicaid has attracted more than casual attention, one reflection of...
Medicaid is the word on everyone\u27s lips, not only because of the budgetary crisis many states are...
The Medicaid program-title XIX of the Social Security Act-was passed amid great hope on the part of ...
This piece is a translation of the introduction of the book "The Politics of Policy Change: Welfare,...
Medicaid was intended from its inception to provide financial access to health care for certain cate...
Medicaid was intended from its inception to provide financial access to health care for certain cate...
With the collapse of national health care reform efforts in the early 1990s, states emerged as a foc...
In the battle over the future of American health policy, the lines are drawn. On one side are those ...
A state’s decision whether to expand Medicaid has become a highly politicized issue, spawning countl...
Medicaid, passed 40 years ago with Medicare, had roots in the decades-long public assistance program...
A central theme of the book is that Medicaid is a weak entitlement, one less established or effecti...
The story of Medicaid comes alive for readers in this strong narrative, including detailed accounts ...
The political future may be difficult to predict with specificity, but surely the level of publicly-...
Medicaid has never been a popular program. It has from its inception been an expensive social commit...
This article focuses on the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (DRA), which runs counter to the core phil...
Abstract In the last few years, Medicaid has attracted more than casual attention, one reflection of...
Medicaid is the word on everyone\u27s lips, not only because of the budgetary crisis many states are...
The Medicaid program-title XIX of the Social Security Act-was passed amid great hope on the part of ...
This piece is a translation of the introduction of the book "The Politics of Policy Change: Welfare,...
Medicaid was intended from its inception to provide financial access to health care for certain cate...
Medicaid was intended from its inception to provide financial access to health care for certain cate...
With the collapse of national health care reform efforts in the early 1990s, states emerged as a foc...
In the battle over the future of American health policy, the lines are drawn. On one side are those ...
A state’s decision whether to expand Medicaid has become a highly politicized issue, spawning countl...
Medicaid, passed 40 years ago with Medicare, had roots in the decades-long public assistance program...