Book Review: Health Care, Politics, Policy, and Services: A Social Justice Analysis by Gunnar Almgren
- UNCP Author/Contributor (non-UNCP co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Dr. . Reneè Lamphere, Assistant Professor (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Pembroke (UNCP )
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Abstract: This article is a review of the book Health Care, Politics, Policy, and Services: A Social Justice Analysis by Gunnar Almgren. According to the reviewer, the author provides a comprehensive analysis of the organization and historical background of the United States health care system. Analyzing this system under a social justice framework, this text reviews the multi-faceted debate over health care in the U.S., focusing on the mutual responsibilities that flow between individuals and society. With this framework in mind, Almgren discusses the disparities that exist in the current American health care system in terms of race, ethnicity, class, gender, and geography. Featuring an up-to-date examination of President Barack Obama’s Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (PPACA), this book reflects on the implementation barriers and political perspectives that surround this legislation.
Book Review: Health Care, Politics, Policy, and Services: A Social Justice Analysis by Gunnar Almgren
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Journal of Social Work Values and Ethics, Volume 10, Number 2
- Language: English
- Date: 2013
- Keywords
- Book Review, United States, Health Care Systems, Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act, Disparities, Social Justice, Political Perspectives