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9/11 Health and Compensation in the News
Below are summaries with url’s to news articles that appeared recently about 9/11 Health and Compensation issues. An archive of past articles by year, can be found on the 911 Health Watch website at http://www.911healthwatch.org/news/ : August 2, 2018 — PoliceOne — NYPD officer dies of 9/11-related cancer Officer Richard Lopez had served with the […]
NYPD officer dies of 9/11-related cancer
Officer Richard Lopez had served with the NYPD for 20 years
9/11 hero dies in York Co. after battling illness from work at World Trade Center site
A Fort Mill man who spent months sifting through toxic rubble at the World Trade Center site after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in New York City…
Statement from 911 Health Watch on the Second Anniversary the appointment of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Special Master Rupa Bhattacharyya
Statement from 911 Health Watch on the Second Anniversary the appointment of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Special Master Rupa Bhattacharyya. Below is a message from Rupa Bhattacharyya, released today on the Second Anniversary of her appointment as September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Special Master. Ms. Bhattacharyya, along with Deputy Special Masters Stefanie Langsam, Jordan Feldman, and […]
OptumServe to Continue Support for Two Federal Health Programs
Optum’s federal government health services business has renewed two of its federal health contracts with a total value of $58.7 million…
Retired NYPD cop who shared his 9/11-illness struggle on social media remembered as ESU Strong
When 60-year-old Paul Johnson, a retired NYPD Emergency Service Unit officer, died over the weekend from 9/11-related pulmonary fibrosis…
White Plains firefighter, 9/11 first responder dies of cancer
A White Plains firefighter who responded to the Sept. 11 terror attacks died Saturday after a battle with cancer.
9/11 losses continue: Honoring White Plains Fire Department Lt. Clark Douglass
The death of retired White Plains Fire Lt. Clark Douglass brings another 9/11 loss for our communities.
9/11 Health and Compensation in the News
Below are summaries with url’s to news articles that appeared recently about 9/11 Health and Compensation issues. An archive of past articles by year, can be found on the 911 Health Watch website at http://www.911healthwatch.org/news/ : July 20, 2018 — NY Daily News — EXCLUSIVE: Backlog of 9/11-illness cases sparks opening of new lower Manhattan […]
A Message from Special Master Rupa Bhattacharyya
When I stepped into the role of Special Master two years ago, I was focused on our number one priority: to process and pay claims…