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

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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 democ...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Grogan, Colleen M.
Otros Autores: Gusmano, Michael K.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, ©2007.
Colección:American governance and public policy.
Temas:
Medicaid > Connecticut.
Patient advocacy > Connecticut.
Health care reform > Connecticut.
Poor > Medical care > Connecticut.
Health services accessibility > Connecticut.
Equality > Health aspects > Connecticut.
Executive advisory bodies.
Advisory boards.
Medicaid > economics
Advisory Committees
Health Care Reform > economics
Health Policy > economics
Health Services Accessibility > economics
Patients > Droits > Connecticut.
Services de santé > Réforme > Connecticut.
Pauvres > Soins médicaux > Connecticut.
Services de santé > Accessibilité > Connecticut.
Organismes consultatifs.
MEDICAL > Medicaid & Medicare.
Equality > Health aspects.
Health care reform.
Health services accessibility.
Medicaid.
Patient advocacy.
Poor > Medical care.
Connecticut
Connecticut.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiv, 156 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-149) and index.
ISBN:9781435631953
1435631951
9781589013391
1589013395

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