... organizations, several bureaucratic obstacles remain. This article attributes these outcomes not to federal institutions and economic constraints (the traditional approach in the literature) but rather to the noninstitutional, temporal policy dynamics of decentralization. © 2008 by Duke University Press 2008...

...Thomas R. Oliver Thomas S. Bodenheimer and Kevin Grumbach. Understanding Health Policy: A Clinical Approach . Norwalk, CT: Appleton and Lang, 1995. 259 pp. $26.00 paper. Copyright © 1996 by Duke University Press 1996 880 Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law of market ideas, is...

... approach to reforms. This suggests that reformers should consider a more revolutionary approach. Duke University Press 2008 Advisory Council for the Concerted Action in Healthcare. 2001 . Appropriateness and Efficiency (Bedarfsgerechtigkeit und Wirtschaftlichkeit). Executive Summary. Bonn...

... -37. Hibbard, J. H., and J. J. Jewett. 1997 . Will Quality Report Cards Help Consumers? Health Affairs 16 ( 3 ): 218 -228. Hibbard, J. H., P. Slovic, E. Peters, M. L. Finucane, and M. Tusler. 2001 . Is the Informed-Choice Policy Approach Appropriate for Medicare Beneficiaries? Health...

...Sarah Bauerle Bass Gay Becker. The Elusive Embryo: How Men and Women Approach New Reproductive Technologies . Berkeley: University of California Press,2000. 330 pp. $45.00 cloth; $17.95 paper. © 2002 by Duke University Press 2002 Bass, S. 2001 . Why Can't a Fetus Be More Like a...

...Deborah Prothrow-Stith Mark Rosenberg and Mary Ann Fenley, Violence in America: A Public Health Approach . New York: Oxford University Press, 1991. 199 pp. $32.95 cloth. Copyright © 1993 by Duke University Press 1993 Reviews 241 U.S...

... and full price is apparently insensitive to dentist density. Communities seeking higher fees and shorter waits attract more dentists per capita. Two additional studies cited further support this expanded approach. Patient waiting time is an important component of price. Copyright © 1981 by the Dept...

... Administration, Duke University 1981 Pricing Dental Services: A Market Testing Approach John E. Kushman, University of California, Davis Abstmct. Evidence from the economics literature is examined with reference to whether prices of dental services tend to equal or exceed production...

... method and scope. This article discusses Florida's approach to the problem as contained in the Health Care Access Act of 1984 and subsequent legislation. The article will provide background on the reasons a hospital assessment strategy was chosen as the funding mechanism and will examine the problems...

... Reform Begins Within: An Organizational Approach to Health Care Reform Jean- Louis Denis École nationale d’administration publique...

... and Law 37 ( 4 ): 611 – 632 . A Democratic Responsiveness Approach to Real Reform: An Exploration of Health Care Systems’ Resilience Michel Grignon McMaster University...

... influential after the national government implements new policies; moreover, this response is triggered by the rise of international pressures and government reputation building, not civil society. I highlight new areas of research that the framework provides and provide examples of how this approach can help...

...Eileen Burgin Burton H. Singer and Carol D. Ryff, eds. Committee on Future Directions for Behavioral and Social Sciences Research at NIH. New Horizons in Health: An Integrative Approach . Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 2001. 224 pp. $39.00 cloth. © 2002 by Duke University Press...

... called the illness episode approach, we modeled the out-of-pocket costs associated with thirteen illnesses of varying severity for beneficiaries with traditional Medicare coverage only and for beneficiaries who join one of two Los Angeles HMOs which charge no additional premium. The typical total charges...

...Lawrence R. Jacobs The most significant health reform in American history was the passage of Medicare in 1965, but this was an accomplishment born of defeat. Medicare was designed and understood by its early promoters as an approach to health reform, not simply as a discrete program for a distinct...

... that analysis of municipal zoning codes and a novel data-gathering methodology yield valid data. The analysis of MUZ ordinances is a significant complement to other approaches to measuring walkability and can be used across cities. © 2013 by Duke University Press 2013 This study was supported...

... case study of the application of an approach explicitly designed to engage stakeholders with conflicting objectives in confronting tightening budgets. The outcome of this process, which engaged a group of stakeholders including patients, caregivers, clinicians, and managers, was a strategy that...

...Joseph W. Thompson; J. Craig Wilson; Andrew Allison; Mike Beebe Abstract The state of Arkansas is implementing a novel approach to expanding health care coverage for individuals newly eligible for Medicaid under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). Through a section 1115...

... study approach. According to John Gerring ( 2004 : 343), “Type I case studies examine variation in a single unit over time, thus preserving the primary unit of analysis.” This type of case study fits the research objectives of this article, which analyzes the politics of Ghana's health reforms from the...

...Eduardo J. Gómez Abstract Why do governments pursue obesity legislation? And is the case of Brazil unique compared with other nations when considering the politics of policy reform? Using a nested analytic approach to comparative research, I found that theoretical frameworks accounting for why...