Using the Narrative Policy Framework and Social Construction of Target Populations Theory to Understand Strategic Characterization in Medicaid Advocacy

• In Event: Narrative Policy Framework: Messages and Meaning, Stories and Solutions

Brief Overview

This paper uses the Narrative Policy Framework and Social Construction of Target Population to analyze thousands of public comments submitted in response to Kentucky’s proposed Medicaid reforms.

Authors

• Melissa K. Merry, University of Louisville

• Kathleen Colville, North Carolina State University