Key features

• •Analyzes the current U.S. health care system and policies from several social justice theories, providing a critical examination of the field.
• •Examines the historical evolvement of the U.S. health care system, its financing and health care delivery structures, and the prospects for health care reform.
• •Analyzes disparities in access to health and health care by race, ethnicity, class, age, gender, and geography.
• •Compares the U.S. health care system with that of other democracies, providing a unique comparative perspective.
• •Revised chapter on health care reform that considers the 2016 election and anticipated changes to the Affordable Care Act.
• •Provides the latest information on the financing and organization of the U.S. health care system.
• •Examines the nation’s health care needs, the prevalence of health and health care disparities, and the latest theories that explain the causal origins of health and health care disparities.
• •Addresses the latest developments in health care policy domains such as long-term care, end-of-life care, and initiatives to reduce disparities in health.
• •Updated data on long-term financing and expenditures including baby boomers’ increased demand for long-term services and expanded entitlements for the disabled.
• •Updated instructor’s resources include for each chapter: chapter synopsis and learning objectives, ideas worth grasping, key terms and concepts, discussion questions, and writing assignments.