Contents
List of Illustrations
About the Author
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. Health, Health Care, and Health Policy in America: A Contradiction Wrapped in a Paradox Inside an Enigma
Part I: Historical and Scientific Foundations
Chapter 2. Health Care Reform: Necessary but Not Nearly Sufficient
Chapter 3. Health Care ≠ Health: From Biomedical to Social Determinants of Health
Chapter 4. The Lives, Deaths, and Health of Individuals and Populations over Time and Social Strata
Chapter 5. Racial-Ethnic, Gender, and Age Disparities in Health and Their Relation to Socioeconomic Position
Part II: Policy Implications
Chapter 6. A New Demand-Side Health Policy: Implications for Research, Education, Policy, and Practice
Chapter 7. Socioeconomic Policies That Affect Health and Health Disparities
Chapter 8. The Economic Value and Impact of a New Demand-Side Health Policy
Chapter 9. Understanding and Resolving America’s Paradoxical Crisis of Health Care and Health
Notes
References
Index