Open AccessLocal Television News Coverage of the Affordable Care Act: Emphasizing Politics Over Consumer Information
Author(s) -
Sarah E. Gollust,
Laura Baum,
Jeff Niederdeppe,
Colleen L. Barry,
Erika Franklin Fowler
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2017.303659
Subject(s) - politics , medicaid , health insurance , repeal , public health , advertising , audience measurement , news media , political science , business , environmental health , health care , medicine , law , nursing
To examine the public health and policy-relevant messages conveyed through local television news during the first stage of Affordable Care Act (ACA) implementation, when about 10 million Americans gained insurance.