Health care politics, policy, and services: a social justice analysis
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Main Author: Almgren, Gunnar Robert 1951- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Springer Pub. Co. ©2013
Edition:2nd ed
Subjects:
Online Access:FAW01
FAW02
Item Description: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
This new edition of the AJN Award-winning textbook analyzes the most current health care reforms and their effect on our health system from a social justice perspective. It addresses the reforms of the landmark health care reform bill passed in March, 2010, and provides students of health care policy with a framework within which they can understand and evaluate our health system. The text provides a comprehensive description and analysis of the historical evolution and organization of our health care system that is framed by a forthright social justice critique. In addition to extensive cover
Physical Description:xv, 400 pages
ISBN:0826108881
9780826108883
9780826108876
0826108873
9780826199294
0826199291
9780826199492
0826199496

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