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9/11 Payouts Are Caught in Bottleneck
Two years after the launch of a government-created fund to pay sick Ground Zero workers, it has made 112 payment decisions on the nearly 55,000 applications filed, according to new figures.
Payments slow to come from 9/11 health fund
The federal fund for people with illnesses related to the Sept. 11 attacks said Friday it has been able to issue compensation decisions to only 112 people out of nearly 55,000 who have applied so far…
9/11 cop’s kidney plea
On 9/11, NYPD officer Robert Joseph Martin was far from home – in Indiana helping friends perform a benefit concert for a girl with cancer.
Late NYPD detective, 9/11 responder, awarded pension after cancer death
NYPD Detective Thomas Weiner, of ‘Tom and Jerry’ crimefighting duo, who was promoted to detective second grade on his deathbed in 2003 after working tirelessly at Ground Zero site, finally gets proper retirement.
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/ : November 11, 2013 — Daily News — First responder claims daily exposure to debris at Ground Zero damaged kidneys […]
Signs of Early Kidney Damage Found in Some 9/11 Responders
Some first responders who toiled at the World Trade Center site after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks are now showing signs of early kidney damage, a preliminary study finds.
First responder claims daily exposure to debris at Ground Zero damaged kidneys
She worked for nearly four months handling the rubble at Ground Zero — and it likely damaged her kidneys.
Warren Buffett’s 9/11 payday
Mayor Bloomberg has recruited fellow billionaire Warren Buffett to take over a taxpayer fund set up to pay claims stemming from the toxic Ground Zero cleanup, The Post has learned.
Albuminuria: 9/11 First Responders Have Higher Prevalence Of Kidney Damage
First responders working at ground zero in New York City following the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center were exposed to cement dust, smoke, glass fibers, and heavy metals.
Update on WTC Health Program
The World Trade Center Health Program just released updated statistics for the program for the 3rd quarter of 2013. http://www.911healthwatch.org/files/wtchpstatus2013-09-30.pdf They show the total program participation is currently at 65,366. Since the new World Trade Center Health Program created by the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010 went into effect on July […]