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Gray Virginia <1945-> |
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Interest groups and health care reform across the United States [[electronic resource] /] / Virginia Gray, David Lowery, and Jennifer K. Benz |
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Washington, D.C., : Georgetown University Press, 2013 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (249 p.) |
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Collana |
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American governance and public policy series |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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LoweryDavid |
BenzJennifer K |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Health care reform - United States |
Federal government - United States |
Medical policy - United States |
Politics, Practical - United States |
Public opinion - United States |
State governments - United States |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Interest organizations and health reform in a federal context -- The theory and structure of health interest communities in the states -- State pharmacy assistance programs as innovations -- The politics of managing managed care -- Universal health care in the states -- Conclusion. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Universal health care was on the national political agenda for nearly a hundred years until a comprehensive (but not universal) health care reform bill supported by President Obama passed in 2010. The most common explanation for the failure of past reform efforts is that special interests were continually able to block reform by lobbying lawmakers. Yet, beginning in the 1970s, accelerating with the failure of the Clinton health care plan, and continuing through the passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2010, health policy reform was alive and well at the state level. Interest Groups and Health Care Reform across the United States assesses the impact of interest groups to determine if |
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