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<p>Public silence in policymaking can be deafening. When advocates for a disadvantaged group decline to speak up, not only are their concerns not recorded or acted upon, but also the collective strength of the unspoken argument is lessened -- a situation that undermines the workings of deliberative democracy by reflecting only the concerns of more powerful interests.</p> <p>But why do so many advocates remain silent on key issues they care about and how does that silence contribute to narrowly defined policies? What can individuals and organizations do to amplify their privately expressed concerns for policy change?</p> <p>In <i>Healthy Voices, Unhealthy Silence</i>, Colleen M. Grogan and Michael K. Gusmano address these questions through the lens of state-level health care advocacy for the poor. They examine how representatives for the poor participate in an advisory board process by tying together existing studies; extensive interviews with key players; and an in-depth, first-hand look at the Connecticut Medicaid advisory board's deliberations during the managed care debate. Drawing on the concepts of deliberative democracy, agenda setting, and nonprofit advocacy, Grogan and Gusm

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Author

Colleen M. Grogan and Michael K. Gusmano

Publisher

Georgetown University Press

Published

2007

Language

EN

ISBN

9781589013391

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Medical, History, Social Science