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 in health care -- Social epidemiology: unraveling the social determinants of disparities in health -- Competing agendas for health care system reform: a social justice critique