Archive of News (2012)
Compassion for the ill
On the eve of the 11th anniversary of 9/11, the administrator of the World Trade Center Health Program took the momentous step of ruling that the government will extend compensation and health coverage to potentially thousands of cancer-stricken rescue and recovery workers.
9/11 responders wait for compensation for their illnesses
When the planes struck the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, New York City Police Detective Ernie Vallebuona raced from Staten Island to the site to help look for survivors, along with his fellow police officers.
September 11 Responders Still Waiting For Relief Promised In 2010
It’s been 11 years since terrorists destroyed the World Trade Center towers, and more than a year-and-a-half since President Barack Obama signed into law a bill meant to compensate responders and survivors sickened from exposure to the hazardous debris and toxins of Ground Zero.
Head of Ground Zero health program wisely moves to cover cancer sufferers
On the eve of the 11th anniversary of 9/11, the administrator of the World Trade Center Health Program took the momentous step of ruling that the government will extend compensation and health coverage to potentially thousands of cancer-stricken rescue and recovery workers.
58 cancers receive 9/11 fund coverage
Federal health authorities Monday added 58 types of cancer to the list of covered illnesses for people who were exposed to toxins at the site of the World Trade Center in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks.
9/11 World Trade Center Health Program Will Fund Cancer Care
Survivors of the Sept. 11 terror attacks, as well as the first responders, construction workers and volunteers who helped rescue and recover 9/11 victims and clean up the site, have even more reason to be hopeful today. The World Trade Center Health Program, a federally financed fund that pays for treatment and compensation for those who became ill following the attacks, announced on Monday that it had added 50 types of cancer to its list of covered ailments.
9/11 workers celebrate victory over addition of cancer coverage but concerned about funding
Monday’s announcement that the government would add about 50 types of cancer to the list of 9/11-related illnesses that’s health care costs would be covered has provided relief for what many are calling an overdue decision. But, the announcement also raised concerns over the amount of available funds for suffers and families.
Ground Zero Cancer Victims Happy But Frustrated
The World Trade Center Health Program will now provide treatment and compensation for first responders from 9/11 victims who were diagnosed with cancer after inhaling toxic dust at Ground Zero, program administrator Dr. John Howard announced Monday. But many first responders say they consider the expansion bittersweet.
Peter King: Zadroga needs more funding
Rep. Peter King warned yesterday that there’s not enough money allocated to care for ailing 9/11 responders and said he’d begin pushing for more funding.