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Author Grogan, Colleen M.

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

Publication Info. Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, [2007]
©2007

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 156 pages).
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series American governance and public policy series
American governance and public policy.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-149) and index.
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?
Summary Public silence in policymaking 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 polic.
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Subject Medicaid -- Connecticut.
Medicaid.
Connecticut.
Patient advocacy -- Connecticut.
Patient advocacy.
Health care reform -- Connecticut.
Health care reform.
Poor -- Medical care -- Connecticut.
Poor -- Medical care.
Health services accessibility -- Connecticut.
Health services accessibility.
Equality -- Health aspects -- Connecticut.
Equality -- Health aspects.
Medicaid -- economics.
Health Services Accessibility -- economics.
Health Policy -- economics.
Health Care Reform -- economics.
Advisory Committees.
Connecticut.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Gusmano, Michael K.
Other Form: Print version: Grogan, Colleen M. Healthy voices, unhealthy silence. Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, ©2007 (DLC) 2007007010
ISBN 9781435631953 (electronic book)
1435631951 (electronic book)
9781589013391 (electronic book)
1589013395 (electronic book)
9781589011823 (paperback ; alkaline paper)
1589011821 (paperback ; alkaline paper)