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Charges for 106 in Huge Fraud Over Disability
The retired New York City police officers and firefighters showed up for their psychiatric exams disheveled and disoriented, most following a nearly identical script.
911 Health Watch Statement on the Third Anniversary of the signing of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010
911 Health Watch Statement on the Third Anniversary of the signing of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010: Today, January 2nd 2014, is the Third Anniversary of the signing into law by President Obama of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, Public Law No: 111-347. We should remember that […]
Statement on 3rd Anniversary of the Passage of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010.
Today is the 3rd Anniversary of the passage by Congress of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act. Although it was only three years ago, we should remember how difficult it was to get Congress to finally act and address the health effects of the 9/11 attacks. When the Congress finally acted, they established […]
9/11 Hero Suffering PTSD Says NYPD Won’t Give Him Disability Pay
A decorated police officer whose heroics on 9/11 saved countless lives but left him an emotional wreck says the NYPD is stiffing him out of retirement money.
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 Also, given the many questions 911 Health Watch has gotten on the issue of Cancer Coverage under the 9/11 Health […]
Governor Cuomo Announces Significant new Protections for World Trade Center Workers
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced World Trade Center workers who performed rescue, recovery and clean-up in the year after 9/11 now have significant new protections for workers’ compensation benefits.
Firefighting Technology: 9/11 Kidney Study, DHS Compliance Assessment
Research presented at the American Society of Nephrology Kidney Week 2013 in Atlanta, Georgia, reveals that exposure to high levels of particulate matter causes significant damage to first responders’ kidneys.
Wait for Medical Relief Drags on for Last of Ground Zero Victims
More than twelve years after the attack on the World Trade Center, thousands of people who inhaled toxic air at the site of Ground Zero are still awaiting government help for the medical problems they’ve since suffered.
9/11 asbestos crews share fear of health coverage running out
A few days after the Twin Towers fell, Marcos Segura was at Ground Zero — one of more than 2,300 asbestos workers called in to remove the toxic dust blown into surrounding buildings.
Frustration over pace of 9/11 fund distribution
Advocates and responders say they are frustrated with the slow pace of claims awarded from the 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund.