Air pollution predicts healthcare spending among older adults in the United States
Interventions to reduce PM<sub>10-2.5</sub> and NO<sub>2</sub> may mitigate societal and personal healthcare spending for older adults, particularly for those with high medical needs.
Authors
- Meredith Pedde (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2099-9221)
- Anjelica Gangaram (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3342-5390)
- Richard A. Hirth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0654-3220)
- Jennifer D’Souza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9043-8601)
- Kenneth M. Langa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2798-1836)
- Jinkook Lee
- Jennifer Weuve
- K. Keller
- Boya Zhang
- Carlos F. Mendes de Leon
- Joel D. Kaufman
- Adam A. Szpiro
- Sara D. Adar
Institutions
- Boston University (US)
- University of Southern California (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- Georgetown University (US)
- University of Washington (US)
- University of Michigan (US)
- Institute for Social Research (NO)
- Colorado State University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Environment International
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2026.110123
- Primary Topic
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00