The Patriot Post® · HHS Proposes Health Facility Regs

The New York Times reports: “Federal officials are proposing sweeping new requirements for American health care facilities – from large hospitals to small group homes for the mentally disabled – intended to ensure their readiness to care for patients during disasters. Describing emergency preparedness as an ‘urgent public health issue,’ the proposal by the Department of Health and Human Services offers regulations aimed at preventing the severe disruptions to health care that followed Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Sandy.” Not so coincidentally, alarmists routinely link both storms to global warming. And while they don’t outright admit it yet, this proposal will surely be cited as a necessary response to the climate “crisis.” As if ObamaCare isn’t enough of a disaster…