Health Care Pollution And Public Health Damage In The United States: An Update

https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/pdf/10.1377/hlthaff.2020.01247?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9r-22Ma8_8blBW8hMdPY4K663hr6osDUzwSmyEESeyHBdf-6sPHw8itM2IQJmDoth1vdlEe3Kaa4OjIisZi0VlAOd2RQ&_hsmi=307586741&utm_content=307586741&utm_source=hs_email The U.S. healthcare system produces nearly 5% of global greenhouse gas emissions, and massive amounts of air pollution. It leads all other nations in its health care-related emissions. But you probably wouldn’t know that based on how the health care system acts, climate policy consultant David Introcaso writes in a new First Opinion. A recent proposal from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services — more specifically, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — would give certain hospitals the chance to voluntarily report their emissions over the course of five years. The proposal is a “regulatory illusion intended to accomplish nothing,” Introcaso writes. “Climate nihilism” is common across health care, and groups that should support better regulation of emissions avoid the issue completely. He argues that HHS can be tougher on emissions, including by requiring hospitals to publicly report their emissions each year. Read more. HHS’s proposed rule pays lip service to addressing the climate crisis, the greatest threat to human health By David IntrocasoMay 20, 2024 https://www.statnews.com/2024/05/20/hhs-proposed-rule-lip-service-addressing-climate-crisis/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--1pwoTNsLFxlVdJ1HVHdIJEg88p0TvXgt_7A3n-B1QCweoeUvFoomcCZRzae_Yyc4HuigyCV8N8iji18yX9GS7dniUyQ&_hsmi=307586741&utm_content=307586741&utm_source=hs_email