Medicare and Political Analysis: Omissions, Understandings, and Misunderstandings

T. R. Marmor, S. Martin and J. Oberlander

Chapter 4 in Fads, Fallacies and Foolishness in Medical Care Management and Policy, 2007, pp 81-112 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: AbstractThe following sections are included:IntroductionThe Literature of Straightforward Omission: Program and Policy Discussion Without Political AnalysisThe Literature of Commendable Commission: The Political Analysis of MedicareThe Literature of Regrettable Misunderstanding: Program and Policy Evaluation with Misleading Political AnalysisHow Not To Use Public OpinionThe Perils of PredictionConfusions of Conventional WisdomExplicit Political Analysis Without Sufficient EvidenceConclusionEndnotes

Keywords: Healthcare; Fads; Fallacies; Aging; Medical Care Budgets (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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