The discussion focuses on helpful solutions intended to contribute to the current debate on this evolving subject. Suggestions are made for structuring other state programs. State name of publication, provide your name and address. Both publications are free. There is a limited number of copies available.
Articles cover a range of issues and subjects related to the defeat of reform.
This includes polemics on depoliticized debate and action, the power of interest group advertizing, and political ideology and the degree of activism in the debate. True political junkies will enjoy the article by Orval Hansen, et al, in which over 55 key members of Congress and some staff members, were interviewed about the factors leading to defeat. Duke University Press, Box 90660, Durham, NC 27708-0660. State employees satisfied with managed care A key finding in a recent University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center report is that state employees enrolled in a managed care plan in South Dakota rated the quality of care and services received in a favorable manner. Over a two year period, the state of South Dakota completed the transition from a traditional indemnity health insurance plan to a managed care plan for state employees.