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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/ : March 27, 2014 — Newsday — Cancer-surviving retired cop set for Ground Zero fundraising climb Cancer survivor and retired […]
Recent Posts by the WTC Health Program and the VCF
Below are some recent posts by the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund: Petition to include “Kidney Damage” Last week, the WTC Health Program posted in the Federal Register a Notice , that responds to a petition received by the Administrator of the World Trade Center Health Program on […]
Free Legal Clinics to Assist Individuals in Filing a VCF Claim March 27 and April 4th
We wanted to let you know about two Free Legal Clinics to Assist Individuals in Filing a VCF Claim being offered in collaboration with the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund that are being held on Thursday, March 27th in New York City and on Friday, April 4th, 2014 in Nassau County. Details are below: City […]
Additional Cancers Proposed for WTC Health Program Covered Conditions
Yesterday, the WTC Health Program announced that it would be publishing a proposed interim rule in the Federal Register that if finalized, would add to the list of World Trade Center Related Conditions, four additional cancers, brain, pancreatic, testicular and some cervical cancers. The proposed rule would also revise the definition of childhood cancer to […]
Statement of 911 Health Watch on Updated Statistics from the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund
The September 11th Victim Compensation Fund released an update on its activities to date and 911 Health Watch issued the following statement. “The VCF approved more than $100 million in compensation awards over the last two months, which is a solid improvement in the Fund’s performance and a lifeline for those struggling with 9/11 related […]
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/ : January 16, 2014 — Wall Street Journal — Key Lawmaker Seeks Disability Fraud Review A top lawmaker on Thursday […]
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 […]
Legislation Signed that Extends Workers’ Compensation Eligibility and Benefits for 9/11 World Trade Center Workers
Wanted to let you know that the re-opener of the New York State Workers’ Compensation and Disability Retirement Registry for workers at the 9/11 site , Assembly bill 7803A sponsored by Assemblyman Abbate /Senate bill 5759A sponsored by Senator Golden, has been signed into law and is Chapter 489 of the Laws of 2013. The […]
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 […]
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 […]