Serving clients when the server crashes: how frontline workers cope with E‐government challenges
Implementing e‐government in the contemporary American state is challenging. E‐
government places high technical demands on agencies and citizens in an environment of …
government places high technical demands on agencies and citizens in an environment of …
Secret shoppers find access to providers and network accuracy lacking for those in marketplace and commercial plans
The adequacy of provider networks for plans sold through insurance Marketplaces
established under the Affordable Care Act has received much scrutiny recently. Various …
established under the Affordable Care Act has received much scrutiny recently. Various …
Reassessing policy drift: Social policy change in the United States
Abstract As formulated by Jacob Hacker, the concept of policy drift turned institutional
theories of public policy on their heads by suggesting that consequential policy changes …
theories of public policy on their heads by suggesting that consequential policy changes …
The implications of the Affordable Care Act for behavioral health services utilization
This analysis estimates the number of currently uninsured adults who may gain coverage
and access behavioral health (BH) services under the ACA. Data on BH status, socio …
and access behavioral health (BH) services under the ACA. Data on BH status, socio …
Flourishing and eudaimonic well-being
Introduction The expenditure in healthcare by different countries is source of agitated
political debates. In the United States (US), the expenditure is increasing to worrying …
political debates. In the United States (US), the expenditure is increasing to worrying …
Interest group conflict over Medicaid expansion: The surprising impact of public advocates
Objectives. We examined the potential economic, policy, and political influences on the
decisions of the 50 US states to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. Methods …
decisions of the 50 US states to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. Methods …
Polarized stakeholders and institutional vulnerabilities: the enduring politics of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Purpose We conducted a comparative study of how state-level political stakeholders
affected the implementation of 3 major reforms within the Patient Protection and Affordable …
affected the implementation of 3 major reforms within the Patient Protection and Affordable …
Differences that matter: Overcoming methodological nationalism in comparative social policy research
Welfare states are often discussed as if they were territorially homogeneous state-wide
institutions measurable by state-wide expenditure averages and explained by country-level …
institutions measurable by state-wide expenditure averages and explained by country-level …
Turbulent governance
When the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA)—popularly known as
Obamacare—was passed by the US Congress in March 2010, the landmark bill had …
Obamacare—was passed by the US Congress in March 2010, the landmark bill had …
How intense policy demanders shape postreform politics: Evidence from the Affordable Care Act
The implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has been a politically volatile process.
The ACA's institutional design and delayed feedback effects created a window of opportunity …
The ACA's institutional design and delayed feedback effects created a window of opportunity …