2010
Choice cuts: parsing policymakers’ pursuit of patient empowerment from an individual perspective
Schlesinger M. Choice cuts: parsing policymakers’ pursuit of patient empowerment from an individual perspective. Health Economics Policy And Law 2010, 5: 365-387. PMID: 20602858, DOI: 10.1017/s174413311000006x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChoice BehaviorDecision MakingEuropeHealth PolicyHumansPatient SatisfactionPower, PsychologicalUnited StatesConceptsChoice-based policiesResponsive health care systemForms of supportPolicy aspirationsPublic officialsSuch initiativesMedical consumerismIndividual perspectiveEmpowermentPolicyCommentary ICrucial distinctionPolicymakersCare systemInitiativesHealth care systemEngagementConsumer choiceOfficialsConsumerismWayPursuitPerspectiveAspirationChoice
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
2001
The Social Roles of Medicare: Assessing Medicare's Collateral Benefits
Gusmano M, Schlesinger M. The Social Roles of Medicare: Assessing Medicare's Collateral Benefits. Journal Of Health Politics Policy And Law 2001, 26: 37-80. PMID: 11253454, DOI: 10.1215/03616878-26-1-37.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
1991
A national study of psychiatric hospital care
Dorwart R, Schlesinger M, Davidson H, Epstein S, Hoover C. A national study of psychiatric hospital care. American Journal Of Psychiatry 1991, 148: 204-210. PMID: 1987819, DOI: 10.1176/ajp.148.2.204.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInpatient settingMental health service systemPsychiatric hospital careNumber of patientsSource of carePsychiatric inpatient servicesPrivate psychiatric hospitalMental health facilitiesHealth service systemHospital careHealth facilitiesPayer sourceInpatient servicesPsychiatric hospitalAspects of qualityDiagnostic mixCareHealth careNational studySimilar effectsNational sampleMost settingsSignificant interactionType of facilityOwnership-related differences
1990
The Failure of Prenatal Care Policy for the Poor
Schlesinger M, Kronebusch K. The Failure of Prenatal Care Policy for the Poor. Health Affairs 1990, 9: 91-111. PMID: 2289763, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.9.4.91.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1988
Privatization of psychiatric services
Dorwart R, Schlesinger M. Privatization of psychiatric services. American Journal Of Psychiatry 1988, 145: 543-553. PMID: 3282448, DOI: 10.1176/ajp.145.5.543.Peer-Reviewed Original Research