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Medicaid Politics
Frank J. Thompson
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Description for Medicaid Politics
Paperback. 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. Series: American Governance and Public Policy Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 3 figures, 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JP; LNTM; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
Medicaid, one of the largest federal programs in the United States, gives grants to states to provide health insurance for over 60 million low-income Americans. As private health insurance benefits have relentlessly eroded, the program has played an increasingly important role. Yet Medicaid's prominence in the health care arena has come as a surprise. Many astute observers of the Medicaid debate have long claimed that "a program for the poor is a poor program" prone to erosion because it serves a stigmatized, politically weak clientele. Means-tested programs for the poor are often politically unpopular, and there is pressure from fiscally ... Read more
Medicaid, one of the largest federal programs in the United States, gives grants to states to provide health insurance for over 60 million low-income Americans. As private health insurance benefits have relentlessly eroded, the program has played an increasingly important role. Yet Medicaid's prominence in the health care arena has come as a surprise. Many astute observers of the Medicaid debate have long claimed that "a program for the poor is a poor program" prone to erosion because it serves a stigmatized, politically weak clientele. Means-tested programs for the poor are often politically unpopular, and there is pressure from fiscally ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Series
American Governance and Public Policy Series
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Washington, DC, United States
ISBN
9781589019348
SKU
V9781589019348
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About Frank J. Thompson
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 ... Read more
Reviews for Medicaid Politics
The book provides an excellent analysis of the Medicaid program, while strengthening understanding of the broader questions regarding how the policy process works. Choice For anyone wishing to gain deeper insight into Medicaid policy or how policy is made in instances of cooperative federalism, Medicaid Politics is a worthwhile read... it offers a thorough explanation of policy history and sheds ... Read more