Healthy voices, unhealthy silence : advocacy and health policy for the poor /

Healthy voices, unhealthy silence : advocacy and health policy for the poor /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Grogan, Colleen M.
Imprint:	Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, ©2007.
Description:	1 online resource (xiv, 156 pages).
Language:	English
Series:	American governance and public policy series American governance and public policy.
Subject:	Medicaid -- Connecticut. Patient advocacy -- Connecticut. Health care reform -- Connecticut. Poor -- Medical care -- Connecticut. Health services accessibility -- Connecticut. Equality -- Health aspects -- Connecticut. Equality -- Health aspects. Health care reform. Health services accessibility. Medicaid. Patient advocacy. Poor -- Medical care. Medicaid -- economics -- Connecticut. Advisory Committees -- Connecticut. Health Care Reform -- economics -- Connecticut. Health Policy -- economics -- Connecticut. Health Services Accessibility -- economics -- Connecticut. Connecticut. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11185756

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Other authors / contributors:	Gusmano, Michael K.
ISBN:	9781435631953 1435631951 9781589013391 1589013395 9781589011823 1589011821
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-149) and index. English. Print version record.
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.
Other form:	Print version: Grogan, Colleen M. Healthy voices, unhealthy silence. Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, ©2007

Table of 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?