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When and How New Policy Creates New Politics: Examining the Feedback Effects of the Affordable Care Act on Public Opinion by Jacobs, Lawrence R., Mettler, Suzanne

“…Following E. E. Schattschneider’s observation that “a new policy creates a new politics,” scholars of “policy feedback” have theorized that policies influence…”
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The Contested Politics of Public Value by Jacobs, Lawrence R.

“…The emerging field of public values helpfully focuses on the norms and government policies that serve the public interest, but its analysis neglects the…”
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The Pathways of Policy Feedback: How Health Reform Influences Political Efficacy and Participation by Jacobs, Lawrence R., Mettler, Suzanne, Zhu, Ling

“…How do policy feedback effects occur? A growing number of rigorous empirical studies provide evidence that new policies can, indeed, stimulate new politics,…”
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Democratic Capacity: Election Administration as Bulwark and Target by Jacobs, Lawrence R., Choate, Judd

“…Headlines decried the fragility of American democracy during the 2020 elections, but extensive institutional structures steered officials in both political…”
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Liking Health Reform But Turned Off By Toxic Politics by Jacobs, Lawrence R, Mettler, Suzanne

“…Six years after the Affordable Care Act (ACA) became law, the number of nonelderly Americans with health insurance has expanded by twenty million, and the…”
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Interest Group Conflict Over Medicaid Expansion: The Surprising Impact of Public Advocates by Callaghan, Timothy, Jacobs, Lawrence R

“…We examined the potential economic, policy, and political influences on the decisions of the 50 US states to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. We…”
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Why states expand Medicaid: party, resources, and history by Jacobs, Lawrence R, Callaghan, Timothy

“…After the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in March 2010 and the affirmation of its constitutionality by the Supreme Court in 2012,…”
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ANALYSIS & COMMENTARY: Liking Health Reform But Turned Off By Toxic Politics by Jacobs, Lawrence R, Mettler, Suzanne

“…Six years after the Affordable Care Act (ACA) became law, the number of nonelderly Americans with health insurance has expanded by twenty million, and the…”
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What Health Reform Tells Us about American Politics by Jacobs, Lawrence R, Mettler, Suzanne

“…The passage and initial implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) were imperiled by partisan divisions, court challenges, and the quagmire of federalism…”
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The Future of Health Care Reform: What Is Driving Enrollment? by Callaghan, Timothy H, Jacobs, Lawrence R

“…Against a backdrop of ongoing operational challenges, insurance market turbulence, and the ever present pull of partisanship, enrollment in the ACA's programs…”
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Who Influences U.S. Foreign Policy? by JACOBS, LAWRENCE R., PAGE, BENJAMIN I.

“…Research in international relations has identified a variety of actors who appear to influence U.S. foreign policy, including experts and “epistemic…”
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Trusting What You Know: Information, Knowledge, and Confidence in Social Security by Cook, Fay Lomax, Jacobs, Lawrence R., Kim, Dukhong

“…Can public trust in government be increased by expanding knowledge of the activities government already performs? This study takes advantage of a naturally…”
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PUBLIC DELIBERATION, DISCURSIVE PARTICIPATION, AND CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT: A Review of the Empirical Literature by Carpini, Michael X. Delli, Cook, Fay Lomax, Jacobs, Lawrence R

“…▪ Abstract  Many theorists have long extolled the virtues of public deliberation as a crucial component of a responsive and responsible democracy. Building on…”
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The Fed’s Political Economy by Jacobs, Lawrence R., King, Desmond

“…Why study the Federal Reserve Bank? Political scientists analyzing US politics, with only a few notable exceptions, have largely ignored the question. The…”
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Health Reform and the Future of American Politics by Jacobs, Lawrence R.

“…The Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA) is a landmark in American social policy that is disrupting America’s “liberal tradition.” It is successfully expanding…”
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Response to Sarah Binder and Mark Spindel’s review of Fed Power: How Finance Wins by Jacobs, Lawrence R., King, Desmond

“…[...]The Myth of Independence under appreciates the most important structural reality of the Fed—it is independent of the congressional budget appropriations…”
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Rapid online quantification of left ventricular volume from real-time three-dimensional echocardiographic data by Jacobs, Lawrence D., Salgo, Ivan S., Goonewardena, Sascha, Weinert, Lynn, Coon, Patrick, Bardo, Dianna, Gerard, Olivier, Allain, Pascal, Zamorano, Jose L., de Isla, Leopoldo P., Mor-Avi, Victor, Lang, Roberto M.

“…Aims Determination of left ventricular (LV) volumes and ejection fraction (EF) from two-dimensional echocardiographic (2DE) images is subjective,…”
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Why public opinion changes: the implications for health and health policy by Jacobs, Lawrence R, Mettler, Suzanne

“…Research on stasis or change in public opinion toward health, health policy, and medical care tends to focus on short-term dynamics and to emphasize the impact…”
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In the wake of the Supreme Court decision, many stakeholders still support the Affordable Care Act by Ario, Joel, Jacobs, Lawrence R

“…In the aftermath of the Supreme Court decision largely upholding the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, many stakeholders have renewed their…”
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Post election, the Affordable Care Act leaves the intensive care unit for good by Jacobs, Lawrence R, Ario, Joel

“…Pitched battles over aspects of the law will continue, but the fundamental reality is that stakeholders are fully engaged, and implementation will move ahead…”
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