Federalism and Health Policy

by John Holahan

Book Overview

The balance between state and federal health care financing for low-income people has been a matter of considerable debate for the last 40 years. Some argue for a greater federal role, others for more devolution of responsibility to the states. Medicaid, the backbone of the system, has been plagued by an array of problems that have made it unpopular and difficult to use to extend health care coverage. In recent years, waivers have given the states...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0877667160
• ISBN13: 9780877667162
• Release Date: July 2003
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 446 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.