Social Movements and the Transformation of American Health Care [Hardcover]

Few contemporary social problems in the U.S. affect more people daily than those within the American health care system.Social Movements and the Transformation of American Health Careis the first collection of essays to examine dynamics of change in health care institutions through the lens of contemporary theory and research on collective action. Gathering scholars from medicine, health policy, history, sociology, and political science, the book considers health-related social movements from four distinct levels, concentrating on movements seeking changes in the regulation, financing, and distribution of health resources; changes in institutions in public health, bio-ethics, and other fields; interactions between social movements and professions; and the cultural dominance of the medical model, and the difficulties for framing and legitimizing new issues in health care it poses. At a time when American health care is long overdue for major changes, this book takes an essential look at movements, policies, and institutions to identify the common constraints and opportunities for reform within the health care system.

Preface
1. Social Movements and the Transformation of U.S. Health Care: Introduction,Sandra R. Levitsky and Jane Banaszak-Holl
Section One: Transformation of State Financing and Regulation
2. The Limitations of Social Movements as Catalysts for Change,Constance A. Nathanson
3. The Challenge of Universal Health Care: Social Movements, Presidential, Leadership, and Private Power,Beatrix Hoffman
4. The Consumer-Directed Health Care Movement: Defining the Limits of Democratic Representation,Jill Quadagno and J. Brandon McKelvey
5. Mobilizing for Reform: Cohesion in State Healthcare Coalitions,Holly Jarman and Scott L. Greer
6. The Strength of Diverse Ties: Multiple Hybridity in the Politics of Inclusion and Difference in U.S. Biomedical Research,Steven Epstein
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