Health Care Policy are the decisions, plans, and actions that are undertaken to achieve specific healthcare goals within a society.
It defines a vision for the future; it outlines priorities and the expected roles of different groups; and it builds consensus and informs people.
The goal is the best affordable health care.
Health care disparities: race/ethnicity; numeracy/literacy; socioeconomic status
Access to care: critical access systems or hospitals
Social justice Paying for Health Care
Reimbursing Health Care Providers
How Health Care Is Organized—I: Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Care