Browsing Faculty of Arts and Sciences by Author "Blendon, Robert"
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The Fourth Branch of Government: The Role of Interest Groups, the Media, and Political Advertisements in Contemporary Health Policy Debates
Rabinowitz, Aaron (2012-12-13)The first part of this dissertation explores whether interest group-sponsored political advertising campaigns influence how journalists frame health policy debates. The paper employs propensity score matching techniques, ... -
The Politics of Healthcare Quality
Scott, Kirstin W. (2015-05-26)Improving the quality of care provided by the U.S. healthcare system is an important societal goal. Policymakers who wish to operationalize this goal must navigate an increasingly polarized health policymaking environment. ... -
Religion, Parties, and Policymaking: Health Policy Debates in the United States and Brazil
McGregor, Alecia J. (2014-06-06)This dissertation examines the role of religion, political parties, and strategic alliances in three contemporary health policy debates in the United States and Brazil. -
Technological Innovation and Policy Responses in Health Care
Botta, Michael David (2013-10-08)This dissertation consists of three papers, two quantitative and one mixed-methods. Paper 1 uses cross-sectional and logistic regression analyses of survey data to assess Americans' opinion on the use of cost effectiveness ... -
Transformations in Health Policy: An Analysis of Alzheimer's Disease Testing, Medicaid Enrollment, and Insurance Market Concentration
Wikler, Elizabeth McCarthy (2013-09-30)This dissertation consists of three quantitative papers addressing contemporary issues in health policy. The first paper draws on a survey of 2,678 adults from the United States and four European countries to assess demand ...