Rep. Jayapal introduces bill to provide $105 billion for hospital climate upgrades

American men lived 76.5 years on average in 2024, compared to 81.4 years for women, a 4.9 year gap.

Men's worse health outcomes cost governments an estimated $142 billion and employers $156 billion a year, according to the bill's supporters.

At least 15 bills to create a federal Office of Men's Health have been introduced since 2000, and none has received a committee vote.

The Green New Deal for Health Act would authorize roughly $255 billion over five years for hospital upgrades, community health centers, and climate-health research.

Climate-related extreme weather is linked to measurable increases in U.S. hospital utilization and health care costs, according to a 2025 medical research analysis.