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Gutted 9/11 World Trade Center Health program now reassigning workers to ICE: advocates
Staffers at the federal World Trade Center Health Program — which has already seen more than a 25% drop in personnel — have been reassigned to work with Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Indian Health Service, advocates for the 9/11 community said.
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Lawmakers seek meeting with RFK Jr. over staff shortages, delays at World Trade Center Health Program
A federal agency seeking to treat emergency responders who fell ill after 9/11 is contending with staffing shortages and delays that could have “devastating medical consequences” as the United States approaches the 25th anniversary of the World Trade Center attacks.
Official Calls for Improvements to 9/11 Health Program
A local Congressman is calling on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to make improvements to the health program for those who responded to the September 11, 2001 attacks and is asking to fix the problems which are preventing them from getting the care they need.
GOP reps want Kennedy to address WTC Health Program staffing shortfall
A number of Sept. 11, 2001, first responders and survivors denied entry into the health program have been waiting more than a year for their appeals to be processed.
LaLota Leads Effort to Address Concerns About World Trade Center Health Program Operations
Rep. Nick LaLota released a letter to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services to request a briefing on steps being taken to strengthen the WTC Health Program and address operational issues that may be delaying care for 9/11 responders and survivors.
Assessing the impact of World Trade Center (WTC) exposures on post-bronchodilator lung function: Insights from WTC survivor population
WTC exposures are associated with small airway dysfunction, especially in Workers.
FDNY veteran Gerard “Jerry” Lennon dies from 9/11-related illness, honored in Riverdale service
Lennon is among a rising number of first responders who have died from illnesses linked to rescue work after the terrorist attacks.
General Dynamics Cleared to Perform $325 Million CDC Contract
General Dynamics Information Technology Inc. can keep performing a $325 million health support contract for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the GAO said in a decision released Thursday.
WTC Health Program Site Hacked
A notorious ransomware gang has hacked into the confidential database of the World Trade Center Health Program through one of the private-sector contractors paid to administer claims for the plan, stealing information about thousands of benefit recipients.