Almgren, Gunnar Robert, 1951-

Health care politics, policy, and services : a social justice analysis / Gunnar Almgren. - Second Edition. - xv, 400 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

A primer on theories of social justice and defining the problem of health care -- The historical evolvement of the U.S. health care system -- The contemporary organization of health care : health care finance -- The contemporary organization of health care : health care services and utilization -- Long-term care of the aged and disabled -- Disparities in health and health care -- Social epidemiology : unraveling the social determinants of disparities in health -- Prospects for just health care system reform : a political and principled analysis.

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Medical policy--United States.
Medical policy--History.--United States
Social justice--United States.
Delivery of Health Care--United States.
Health Services--economics--United States.
Health Services--history--United States.
Healthcare Disparities--United States.
Social Justice--United States.
Socioeconomic Factors--United States.

RA395.A3 / A16 2013

362.10973

W 84 AA1