Reports based on a new study states that California was responsible for hospital medical expenses over a period of three years that amounted to about $200 million. It happened because of failure to meet federal and state standards for air pollution.
According to the Rand Corp., in California excessive air pollution that included ozone and fine particles in the atmosphere, was responsible for 30,000 emergency hospital visits and admissions from 2005 to 2007.
Study author and Rand economist John Romley said, "California's failure to meet air pollution standards causes a large amount of expensive hospital care. The result is that insurance programs, both those run by the government and private payers, face higher costs because of California's dirty air."
A lot of money is spent in air pollution-related medical care. It amounts to a sum that would be needed to provide flu shots to 85 per cent kids who are under-15 years old in California.
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