The Accidental System: Health Care Policy In America
In: Dilemmas in American politics
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In: Dilemmas in American politics
In: Scott, Foreman's American government readings series
In: Review of policy research, Band 9, Heft 2, S. 219-231
ISSN: 1541-1338
Much public discussion about health care assumes, explicitly or implicitly, that only by denial of potentially beneficial care (called "rationing") can cost containment be achieved. This piece critically examines the various current usages of "rationing," and argues that it is being misapplied. Fur‐ ther, the call for rationing may be deflecting us from fruitful exploration of non‐rationing alternatives to cost control. Two of these are briefly sketched as examples: physician fee controls and practice guidelines.
In: American political science review, Band 81, Heft 4, S. 1361-1361
ISSN: 1537-5943
In: Congress & the presidency, Band 12, Heft 2, S. 153-164
ISSN: 1944-1053
In: Congress and the presidency: an interdisciplinary journal of political science and history, Band 12, S. 153-164
ISSN: 0734-3469
In: American political science review, Band 78, Heft 1, S. 223-224
ISSN: 1537-5943
In: Policy studies journal: the journal of the Policy Studies Organization, Band 11, Heft 3, S. 365-385
ISSN: 1541-0072
ABSTRACTFrom the Truman presidency through that of Carter, the United States worked fitfully toward the development of an energy policy. Now, consistent with the "free market — get government off the backs of the people" philosophy of the Reagan Administration, the 1981 National Energy Policy Plan proposes that "individual choices" and "reliance on market decisions" replace regulations and subsidies in the nation's strategy for energy.This paper starts from the assumption that the Spring, 1982 oil "glut" may turn out to be a rather temporary thing. If one therefore wants to pursue a policy strategy that will protect us in the case of sudden short‐term supply disruptions and also work toward long‐term energy supply diversification, how far will market reliance carry us? What is a range of policies and programs that might usefully supplement the market? What are the externalities for which compensatory actions may still be needed if one would like to employ the market strategy as a basic thrust?The scope of the paper includes contingency planning, synthetic fuel development, renewables (especially solar energy), conservation, equity issues, environmental externalities, and the conceptualization of policies differentiated as "energy,""environmental," or "economic."
In: The Western political quarterly, Band 36, Heft 1, S. 149-167
ISSN: 1938-274X
In: The journal of politics: JOP, Band 44, Heft 4, S. 1133-1135
ISSN: 1468-2508