Healthy Voices, Unhealthy Silence: Advocacy and Health Policy for the Poor Contributor(s): Grogan, Colleen M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1589011821 ISBN-13: 9781589011823 Publisher: Georgetown University Press
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: October 2007 Annotation: In Healthy Voices, Unhealthy Silence, Colleen M. Grogan and Michael K. Gusmano address some of the most pressing issues surrounding state-level health care advocacy for the poor. They examine how representatives for the poor interact with state Medicaid advisory boards by tying together existing studies; extensive interviews with key players; and an in-depth, first-hand look at the Connecticut Medicaid advisory board's deliberations during the managed care debate. Drawing on the concepts of deliberative democracy, agenda setting, and nonprofit advocacy, Grogan and Gusmano reveal the reasons behind advocates' often unexpected silence on major issues, assess how capable nonprofits are at affecting policy debates, and provide prescriptive advice for creating a participatory process that adequately addresses the health care concerns of the poor and dispossessed. Though exploring specifically state-level health care advocacy for the poor, the lessons Grogan and Gusmano offer here are transferable across issue areas and levels of government. Public policy scholars, advocacy organizations, government workers, and students of government administration will be well-served by this significant study. Click for more in this series: American Governance and Public Policy |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare - Medical | Health Policy - Political Science | Political Process - Political Advocacy |
Dewey: 368.420 |
LCCN: 2007007010 |
Age Level: 22-UP |
Grade Level: 17-UP |
Series: American Governance and Public Policy |
Physical Information: 0.41" H x 5.7" W x 8.53" L (0.46 lbs) 156 pages |
Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Connecticut - Cultural Region - New England |
Features: Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents |
Review Citations: Scitech Book News 03/01/2008 pg. 80 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: 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 lessened--a 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 policy change? In Healthy Voices, Unhealthy Silence, Colleen M. Grogan and Michael K. Gusmano address these questions through the lens of state-level health care advocacy for the poor. They examine how representatives for the poor participate in an advisory board process by tying together existing studies; extensive interviews with key players; and an in-depth, first-hand look at the Connecticut Medicaid advisory board's deliberations during the managed care debate. Drawing on the concepts of deliberative democracy, agenda setting, and nonprofit advocacy, Grogan and Gusmano reveal the reasons behind advocates' often unexpected silence on major issues, assess how capable nonprofits are at affecting policy debates, and provide prescriptive advice for creating a participatory process that adequately addresses the health care concerns of the poor and dispossessed. Though exploring specifically state-level health care advocacy for the poor, the lessons Grogan and Gusmano offer here are transferable across issue areas and levels of government. Public policy scholars, advocacy organizations, government workers, and students of government administration will be well-served by this significant study. |
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