The fourth edition illuminates the ethical, practical, and moral elements of how Americans distribute health care resources. The fourth edition of Health Care Politics, Policy, and Services offers a comprehensive overview of the U.S. health care system, tracing its historical roots and examining how care is delivered and financed, especially for older adults and individuals with disabilities. It delves into key topics such as social determinants of health, social epidemiology, and the impact of racial inequities on health outcomes. The content is framed through major social justice theories, including Rawlsian, Marxist, Indigenous, and Black feminist perspectives. Contemporary issues like the COVID-19 pandemic and evolving reproductive health policies are used to ground these concepts in real-world application. Purchase includes online access via most mobile devices or computers. New to the Fourth Edition: Review revised chapters on theories of justice, disability, aging, health inequity, and health care reform. Assess the nation's current health needs, disparities, and emerging explanations for these inequities. Analyze recent shifts in long-term care, end-of-life care, and initiatives to reduce health disparities. Utilize enhanced instructor resources featuring chapter synopses, learning objectives, key concepts, discussion questions, and writing assignments. Key Features: Explore expanded theoretical perspectives on social justice in the context of health care. Apply updated data on social determinants of health through case studies. Discover the latest insights into the financing and organization of the U.S. health care system. Analyze revised content on disability and aging, with attention to the growing needs of an aging population. Understand how social and economic factors shape health outcomes across diverse communities.
Tina K. Sacks, PhD,is?an associate professor at?UC Berkeley's School of Social Welfare. Her fields of interest include racial inequities in health,?social determinants of health, and poverty and inequality. Professor Sacks focuses on how macro-structural forces, including structural discrimination and immigration, affect women's health. Emmeline Chuang, PhD, is an associate professor at UC Berkeley School of Social Welfare and Director of the Mack Center on Public and Nonprofit Management in the Human Services. She is committed to understanding how health and human service organizations can improve service access and client outcomes. Specific research areas include how to improve integration care for clients involved with multiple service systems, strategies for supporting evidence uptake by frontline staff, and how the design of work affects provider/staff satisfaction and quality of care. Angela Perone, PhD, JD, MSW, MA, is the Director of the Center for the Advanced Study of Aging Services and an Assistant Professor at UC Berkeley's School of Social Welfare. She is a licensed attorney and practiced for nearly 10 years before serving as Executive Director of a community-based organization focused on services and advocacy for LGBTQ+ older adults.
Acknowledgments Preface Chapter 1. A Primer on Theories of Social Justice and Defining the Problem of Health Care Chapter 2. The Historical Evolvement of the U.S. Health Care System Chapter 3. The Contemporary Organization of Health Care: Health Care Finance Chapter 4. The Contemporary Organization of Health Care: Health Care Services and Utilization Chapter 5. Long-Term Care for Older Adults and Adults with Disabilities Chapter 6. Disparities in Health and Health Care Chapter 7. Social Epidemiology: Unraveling the Social Determinants of Disparities in Health Chapter 8. Prospects for Just Health Care System Reform: A Political and Principled Analysis Glossary Index
