Healthy voices, unhealthy silence : advocacy and health policy for the poor /
Colleen M. Grogan and Michael K. Gusmano.
- Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, c2007.
- xiv, 156 p.
- American governance and public policy series American governance and public policy .
- American governance and public policy series. American governance and public policy. .
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?
Medicaid--Connecticut. Patient advocacy--Connecticut. Health care reform--Connecticut. Poor--Medical care--Connecticut. Health services accessibility--Connecticut. Equality--Health aspects--Connecticut.