Medicaid politics
Subtitle: federalism, policy durability, and health reform
By: Frank J. Thompson
Series: American governance and public policy series; American governance and public policy
Publisher: Georgetown University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 273
ISBN-13: 9781589019348
Subjects: Health Policy; Medicaid; Politics
Description: "In Medicaid Politics, political scientist Frank J. Thompson examines the program's profound evolution during the presidential administrations of Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama and its pivotal role in the epic health reform law of 2010. This clear and accessible book details the specific forces embedded in American federalism that contributed so much to Medicaid's growth and durability during this period. It also looks to the future outlining the political dynamics that could yield major program retrenchment." -- Publisher's website.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Medicaid and the health care crucible; title: Dodging the block grant bullet and other signs of resilience; title: Beyond welfare medicine : the take-up challenge; title: Government by waiver : the quest to transform long-term care; title: Demonstration waivers and the politics of reinvention; title: Reform : the politics of polarization; title: Durability, federalism, and the future of medicaid.