Among privately insured individuals in the United States, the percentage of those diagnosed with heat exhaustion was 52.5% higher in June 2021 compared with June 2016, a new report found.
In a press release, Robin Gelburd, JD, president of the nonprofit health care data solutions organization FAIR Health, said the findings “have implications for all health care stakeholders concerned with heat-related illnesses, including patients, providers, payors and policy makers.”
Previous research has demonstrated the adverse health effects associated with rising global temperatures, including