2018
Through a Distant Mirror: Reflections, Projections, and the Multiple Logics of Cross-national Comparisons
Schlesinger M. Through a Distant Mirror: Reflections, Projections, and the Multiple Logics of Cross-national Comparisons. Journal Of Health Politics Policy And Law 2018, 43: 901-911. DOI: 10.1215/03616878-6951247.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCross-national comparisonNew public policiesDistinctive logicPublic policyMultiple logicsAbstract ScholarsAppropriate aspirationComparative reasoningPolicyAmerican health policyDistant mirrorHealth policySpecial issueForm of comparisonImportance of comparisonMerit attentionHealth systemFuture researchDifferent waysArticleImportant insightsCare systemLogicScholarsHealth care system
2009
Responsive Consumerism: Empowerment in Markets for Health Plans
ELBEL B, SCHLESINGER M. Responsive Consumerism: Empowerment in Markets for Health Plans. Milbank Quarterly 2009, 87: 633-682. PMID: 19751285, PMCID: PMC2881453, DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0009.2009.00574.x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2002
Not Afraid to Blame: The Neglected Role of Blame Attribution in Medical Consumerism and Some Implications for Health Policy
Rosenthal M, Schlesinger M. Not Afraid to Blame: The Neglected Role of Blame Attribution in Medical Consumerism and Some Implications for Health Policy. Milbank Quarterly 2002, 80: 41-95. PMID: 11933793, PMCID: PMC2690101, DOI: 10.1111/1468-0009.00003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical consumerismSubsequent willingnessSerious mental illnessHealth care professionalsPolicy implicationsAdverse eventsWorse outcomesCare professionalsCare practicesMental illnessHealth plansHealth policyBlame allocationExperiences of peopleConsumer attitudesNeglected roleCareConsumer educationAllocationWillingnessIllnessPolicyPolicymakingConsumerism
1997
Paradigms Lost: The Persisting Search for Community in U.s. Health Policy
Schlesinger M. Paradigms Lost: The Persisting Search for Community in U.s. Health Policy. Journal Of Health Politics Policy And Law 1997, 22: 937-992. PMID: 9334915, DOI: 10.1215/03616878-22-4-937.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConcept of communitySocial policyCommunity-based reformsHealth policyRole of communityIdeological spectrumPolicy makingFederal debatePowerful tensionLocal communitiesCongressional staffSocial needsSocietal problemsPolicyParadoxical natureHealth care reformBroad appealHistorical evolutionReformCommunityLow supportUnited StatesCare reformLong-term careHealth-related concerns