The Politics of Opposition to the Enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in the United States

被引：2

作者：

Wei, Zhang ^{[1
]}

Jarlenski, Marian ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Renmin Univ China, Sch Labor & Human Resources, Beijing, Peoples R China

[2] Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Hlth Policy & Management, Baltimore, MD USA

来源：

INTERNATIONAL CRITICAL THOUGHT | 2014年 / 4卷 / 02期

关键词：

health reform; Obamacare; opposition; politics;

D O I：

10.1080/21598282.2014.906798

中图分类号：

D0 [政治学、政治理论];

学科分类号：

0302 ; 030201 ;

摘要：

All non-essential functions of the United States federal government were shut down during the first two weeks of October 2013, due to a lapse in appropriations for fiscal year 2014. This disruption has a root in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which was passed in March 2010 to overhaul the US healthcare system. The law was a compromise reached to reconcile opposition from various interest groups. By examining the politics of opposition to the enactment of the law, this study demonstrates how health policies in the United States are shaped by political and economic forces emanating from multiple sectors of society.

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页码：208 / 220

页数：13