Media Framing Of U.S. Health Care Reform: A New Era Or Reinforcing Dominant Ideologies Of Health And The Health Care System?

摘要: March 2010 marked the passage of historic health care reform legislation, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). The partisan showdown that surrounded introduction reform, through its passage, captivated public dominated news coverage. media undoubtedly influenced opinion about key areas contention as well policymakersr support or opposition to ACA. primary purpose this study was investigate how mainstream newspapers framed from time first version ACA introduced by Senate Finance Committee final legislation. As a highly charged political issue, it is likely competing frames were emphasized (Chong & Druckman, 2007a; 2007b). A content analysis 475 articles seven topncirculating U.S. conducted document prevalence in following domains: (1) determinants health; (2) nature care; (3) entitlement (4) beneficiaries reform; (5) expense (6) consequences governmental involvement (7) for (limited vs. nearly universal). Support primarily insurance market intervention would benefit everyone, improve system, lower costs, whereas, predominantly described costly lgovernmentr takeover burden individuals businesses decrease quality. Supportive ACArs commonly co-occurred with opposing increasing costs. Notably absent conceptualizations human right good, even among supporters. Future research directions scholars committed matter social justice are outlined.