Do Targeted Efforts for the Rural Underserved Help Kill Comprehensive Reform
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19432282 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Drew Hayden Taylor (0000-0003-1450-3146, Public Policy Institute of California, corresponding author), Donald H Taylor |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 55-60 |
| Publication date | 1999-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Rural Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0890-765X • E-ISSN: 1748-0361 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1748-0361.1999.tb00598.x |
| PMID | 10437331 |
| OpenAlex | W2068561490 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 10 |
There has been a shift during the past 60 years from a broad notion of the entire nation as underserved to a more focused effort to identify particular areas (often rural) thought to be underserved. This approach was formalized with the advent of the war on poverty. This focused approach has been cemented during the past 30 years, in part by the success of various federal health center programs that have remained funded during this period in spite of opposition. This paper concludes that the consensus view that rural underserved areas represent an “exception” phenomenon that is properly addressed with special responses (organizations or physicians) has had two major effects: (1) the political survivability of focused programmatic responses (such as Community Health Centers) has been enhanced; and (2) the existence of an “elastic net” policy network to advocate for the expansion of such remedial efforts may play a contributory role in helping to defeat comprehensive health reform
Economic growth · Economics · Health care · Health reform · Political science · Politics · Poverty · Public relations · Remedial education · Global Health Workforce Issues · Law · Medicine · Primary Care and Health Outcomes · Public Administration · Public Health Policies and Education · Health Policy
| Citations per year | 0.04 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1999 - 1999 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |