Entitlement politics : medicare and medicaid, 1995-2001
著者
書誌事項
Entitlement politics : medicare and medicaid, 1995-2001
（Social institutions and social change : an Aldine de Gruyter series of texts and monographs）
Aldine de Gruyter, c2002
- : pbk
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注記
Includes bibliographical references (p. 405-415) and index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
Entitlement Politics describes partisan attempts to shrink the size of government by targeting two major federal health care entitlements. Efforts to restructure or eliminate entitlements as such, and to privatize and decentralize programs, along with more traditional attempts to amend and reform Medicare and Medicaid have radically transformed policymaking with respect to these programs. However, they have failed to achieve fundamental or lasting reform.Smith combines historical narrative and case studies with descriptions of the technical aspects and dynamics of policymaking to help the consumer understand how the process has changed, evaluate particular policies and outcomes, and anticipate future possibilities. His account intentionally goes at some length into the substance of the programs, the policies that are involved, and the views of different protagonists about the major issues in the dispute.One unhealthy consequence of politicizing Medicare and Medicaid policy has been to separate public debate from the technical and organizational realities underlying issues of cost containment or program structure. Smith considers this development unfortunate, since it leaves even informed citizens unable to evaluate the claims being made. Ironically, strife over Medicare has complicated the political and policy issues in American life. Only a serious and genuine bipartisan effort bringing forth the best efforts of both political parties--and some of the best industry leaders and policy experts in the field--is likely to achieve genuine reform. The more people and parties know about the history, politics, and policies of these programs, the better our prospects for devising workable, equitable, and lasting solutions. This volume leads the way toward that understanding.
目次
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Historical Background
- 3: Medicaid and the Balanced Budget Act of 1995
- 4: Medicare-1995
- 5: A Year of Transition-1996
- 6: Medicare and Medicaid, 1997
- 7: Implementation
- 8: Old Business and New
- 9: Postscript
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