The Role of the Media in Agenda Setting: The Case of Long-Term Care Rebalancing

Edward Alan Miller; Pamela Nadash; Rachel Goldstein

doi:10.1080/01621424.2014.995259

The Role of the Media in Agenda Setting: The Case of Long-Term Care Rebalancing

Edward Alan Miller
, Pamela Nadash
, Rachel Goldstein

Gerontology

Boston University

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Abstract

This study investigates the role of print media in state policy agendas in four states—Connecticut, Minnesota, Oregon, and Utah—in rebalancing long-term care away from institutions toward home- and community-based (HCBS) services. Ordinary least squares regression is used to model states’ policy agendas, as measured by the proportion of Medicaid long-term care spending on HCBS expenditures and number of rebalancing bills proposed, from 1999 to 2008. Results reveal a relationship between states’ rebalancing agendas and the extent of media coverage, and state economic, political, and programmatic characteristics. Findings suggest that media coverage reflects broader shifts in state-level attitudes toward rebalancing.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	30-45
Number of pages	16
Journal	Home Health Care Services Quarterly
Volume	34
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/01621424.2014.995259
State	Published - Jan 2 2015

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

Health Policy
Community and Home Care
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Keywords

agenda setting
home- and community-based services
long-term services and supports
mass media
Medicaid
state policy making

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