Joseph Bialowitz

May 30, 2024 | healthaffairs.org | Christopher Chen |Hardeep Singh |Jodi D. Sherman |Joseph Bialowitz

Global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions continue to increase at a pace incompatible with avoiding the worst consequences of climate change. US health care emits about 8.5 percent of total national GHGs—more emissions than from the entire United Kingdom. As the health care sector transitions to a more resilient, environmentally sustainable system, payers can take more action to accelerate progress, given their role in facilitating health care system transformation.