Category Archives: Health Issues

The “Sequester” Is Here and It Is Cutting the Funding of the 9/11 Health and Compensation Programs, an Update

By Kimberly | Published: April 10, 2013

Peg Seminario, 9/11 Health Watch In October, I wrote “What is “sequester” and why is it threatening to cut the funding of the 9/11 Health and Compensation Programs?” Well the “sequester” is now here and it is cutting both of the 9/11 programs. My article from the fall described how the 9/11 Health and Compensation [...]

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WTC Health Registry Launching Study of Those Who Survived 9/11 and Hurricane Sandy

By Kimberly | Published: March 22, 2013

By Irene Plagianos DNAinfo LOWER MANHATTAN — The World Trade Center Health Registry is launching a survey to study the thousands of people who survived both 9/11 and Hurricane Sandy, officials said. The registry, which is the largest survey in American history to track the health effects of a disaster, is aiming to get a [...]

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Health care rules for 9/11 responders nearly finalized

By Kimberly | Published: March 22, 2013

Ben Goad, the Hill.com Responders to the September 11 attacks outside of New York will soon have access to medical care under the World Trade Center Health Program, more than a decade after hijacked planes crashed down into the Pentagon and a Pennsylvania field. The White House’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has completed [...]

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