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As the climate crisis intensifies, HHS refuses to do its part

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In January I argued the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) appeared uninterested in mitigating the healthcare industry’s massive carbon footprint. To appreciate how massive, if every nation emitted our healthcare system’s per capita rate of greenhouse gases (GHGs), the total would approximate the entire global carbon budget to limit warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius by 2030.

U.S. healthcare is the largest industry in the largest economy in the world; HHS should not be ...

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As the climate crisis intensifies, HHS refuses to do its part

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In January I argued the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) appeared uninterested in mitigating the healthcare industry’s massive carbon footprint. To appreciate how massive, if every nation emitted our healthcare system’s per capita rate of greenhouse gases (GHGs), the total would approximate the entire global carbon budget to limit warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius by 2030.

U.S. healthcare is the largest industry in the largest economy in the world; HHS should not be ...

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Ex-HHS secretary on backing Trump: ‘He can kiss my big medical butt’

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Former Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Tom Price said there is “no way” he would back former President Trump in 2024 for a second White House run.

"The only thing that guy has more of than fake tan is narcissism," Price said in a statement to Fox News. "He can kiss my big medical butt."

Price was appointed to HHS Secretary by Trump in 2016 and resigned in late 2017 after a scandal erupted over his use of government jets to travel. Price told Fox he was fired....

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White House takes action against short-term ‘junk’ insurance plans and surprise billing

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The Biden administration announced plans on Friday to tamp down on "junk" insurance plans and surprise medical fees as part of the "Bidenomics" agenda and its goal of lowering health care costs for Americans.

Through its newly proposed rules, the White House is aiming to crack down on short-term health plans, or "junk plans" as critics refer to them.

Short-term plans are not required to abide by Affordable Care Act (ACA) protections. These less-expensive plans offer...

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