Medicaid Politics - Federalism, Policy Durability, and Health Reform

Informationen zum Autor Frank J. Thompson is a professor of public affairs and administration at Rutgers University--Newark and the Rutgers Center for State Health Policy in New Brunswick. Prior to joining Rutgers he served as dean of the Rockefeller College at the State University of New York in Albany. He is a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration and has published extensively on matters of health policy. In 2007! Thompson received a Robert Wood Johnson Investigator Award to support his work on Medicaid. Klappentext Medicaid! one of the largest federal programs in United States! gives grants to states to provide health insurance for over 60 million low-income Americans. This title examines the program's evolution during the presidential administrations of Bill Clinton! George W Bush! and Barack Obama and its pivotal role in the epic health reform law of 2010. Zusammenfassung Medicaid! one of the largest federal programs in United States! gives grants to states to provide health insurance for over 60 million low-income Americans. This title examines the program's evolution during the presidential administrations of Bill Clinton! George W Bush! and Barack Obama and its pivotal role in the epic health reform law of 2010. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Medicaid and the Health Care Crucible 2. Dodging the Block Grant Bullet and Other Signs of Resilience 3. Beyond Welfare Medicine: The Take-Up Challenge 4. Government by Waiver: The Quest to Transform Long-Term Care 5. Demonstration Waivers and The Politics Of Reinvention 6. Reform: The Politics of Polarization 7. Durability! Federalism! and the Future of Medicaid Appendixes 1. Medicaid Expenditures 2. Medicaid Enrollees 3. Medicaid Provisions of Key Debt Reduction Plans References Index

Product details

• Authors: Frank J. Thompson, Frank J. (Rutgers Center for State Health Policy) Thompson, Thompson Frank J.
• Publisher: Georgetown University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.09.2012
• EAN: 9781589019348
• ISBN: 978-1-58901-934-8
• No. of pages: 256
• Series: American Governance and Public Policy Series; American Governance and Public; American Governance and Public Policy series; American Governance and Public
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; MEDICAL / Health Policy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Affairs & Administration, MEDICAL / Medicaid & Medicare, Politics & government, Public Administration, United States of America, USA, Politics and government, Medical & healthcare law, Health systems and services, Medical and healthcare law, Medicaid;health insurance;reform;Federalism