Interest Groups and Health Care Reform across the United States

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Interest Groups and Health Care Reform across the United States Selected Titles in the American Governance and Public Policy Series Series Editors: Gerard W. Boychuk, Karen Mossberger, and Mark C. Rom Branching Out, Digging In: Environmental Advocacy and Agenda Setting Sarah Pralle Brussels Versus the Beltway: Advocacy in the United States and the European Union Christine Mahoney Competitive Interests: Competition and Compromise in American Interest Group Politics Thomas T. Holyoke The Congressional Budget Office: Honest Numbers, Power, and Policymaking Philip G. Joyce The Government Taketh Away: The Politics of Pain in the United States and Canada Leslie A. Pal and R. Kent Weaver, Editors Healthy Voices, Unhealthy Silence: Advocacy and Health Policy for the Poor Colleen M. Grogan and Michael K. Gusmano Investing in the Disadvantaged: Assessing the Benefits and Costs of Social Policies David L. Weimer and Aidan R. Vining, Editors Lessons of Disaster: Policy Change after Catastrophic Events Thomas Birkland Lobbying Together: Interest Group Coalitions in Legislative Politics Kevin W. Hula Making Policy, Making Law: An Interbranch Perspective Mark C. Miller and Jeb Barnes, Editors Managing the Fiscal Metropolis: The Financial Policies, Practices, and Health of Suburban Municipalities Rebecca M. Hendrick Medicaid Politics: Federalism, Policy Durability, and Health Reform Frank J. Thompson Medical Governance: Values, Expertise, and Interests in Organ Transplantation David L. Weimer National Health Insurance in the United States and Canada: Race, Territory, and the Roots of Difference Gerard W. Boychuk Out and Running: Gay and Lesbian Candidates, Elections, and Policy Representation Donald P. Haider-Markel Power, Knowledge, and Politics: Policy Analysis in the States John A. Hird Rethinking Health Care Policy: The New Politics of State Regulation Robert B. Hackey Scandalous Politics: Child Welfare Policy in the States Juliet F. Gainsborough School’s In: Federalism and the National Education Agenda Paul Manna The Shadowlands of Conduct: Ethics and State Politics Beth A. Rosenson Taking Aim: Target Populations and the Wars on AIDS and Drugs Mark C. Donovan Welfare Policymaking in the States: The Devil in Devolution Pamela Winston Interest Groups and Health Care Reform across the United States Virginia Gray, David Lowery, and Jennifer K. Benz Georgetown University Press Washington, DC © 2013 Georgetown University Press. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Gray, Virginia, 1945– Interest groups and health care reform across the United States / Virginia H. Gray, David Lowery, and Jennifer K. Benz. p. ; cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-58901-989-8 (pbk. : alk. paper) I. Lowery, David. II. Benz, Jennifer K. III. Title [DNLM: 1. Health Care Reform—United States. 2. Federal Government—United States. 3. Health Policy—United States. 4. Politics—United States. 5. Public Opinion— United States. 6. State Government—United States. WA 540 AA1] 362.1'04250973—dc23 2012037462 ∞ This book is printed on acid-free paper meeting the requirements of the American National Standard for Permanence in Paper for Printed Library Materials. 15 14 13 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 First printing Printed in the United States of America To William Rydin and Nelly Rydin Gray (VG) To the Oncology Staff of the Academisch Medisch Centrum, Universiteit van Amsterdam (DL) To my parents, Ed and Bobbie, true health care heroes (JB) This page intentionally left blank ...