News Items (9/3/21)

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Citizens for the Extension of the James Zadroga Act

Below are summaries with URLs to news articles on the effort to ensure that the World Trade Center Health Program is fully funded. An archive of past articles year by year can by found on the Citizens for the Extension of the James Zadroga Inc. website here.

Aug. 31, 2021 — NY Daily News — 75% of FDNY who worked at Ground Zero acquired long-term illnesses: report

Of more than 15,200 firefighters, paramedics and other FDNY workers, more than 11,300 had an illness certified under the guidelines of the federally backed program.

Aug. 31, 2021 — Washington Post — The Mystery of 9/11 and Dementia

Many first responders are experiencing alarming cognitive decline. Is their time at Ground Zero to blame?

Aug. 30, 2021 — New York Daily News — Toll of 9/11 illness deaths and disabilities to cost NYC $2 billion in pension funds

Analysis by the city’s Office of the Actuary estimates that the cost of 9/11-related retirements and deaths through June of this year has soared to $2.35 billion — and will keep growing by billions.

Aug. 25, 2021 — 9/11 Memorial and Museum — Marking the 20th Anniversary: Commemorative March Honors Recovery Workers

As the nation and the world prepare to honor the memories of those killed, we are also reminded of the courage and strength of those who helped us heal in the aftermath.

Aug. 23, 2021 — American Journal of Industrial Medicine — PTSD symptoms, depressive symptoms, and subjective cognitive concerns in WTC-exposed and non-WTC-exposed firefighters

The present study aims to compare these symptoms in the FDNY WTC-exposed cohort versus a comparison cohort of non-FDNY, non-WTC-exposed firefighters.

Aug. 23, 2021 — New York Post — 9/11’s heartbreaking cancer toll after 20 years: 24K cases, over 1,500 deaths

Ongoing studies show several cancers have hit those exposed to toxic chemicals around Ground Zero at higher rates than the general population.

Aug. 22, 2021 — Newsday — Need funds for 9/11 responders

Twenty years since the Sept. 11 terror attacks, we’re still trying to make sure first responders and other survivors get the health care and compensation they need and deserve.

Aug. 22, 2021 — New York Daily News — NYC hospital doesn’t take federal payments to treat sick 9/11 first responders

New York-Presbyterian will not sign an agreement with the federal government to accept the fees paid by the feds on behalf of the World Trade Center Health Program.

Aug. 12, 2021 — The Chief-Leader — Congress Bids to Add Uterine Cancer Linked to 9/11 to Covered Conditions

A bipartisan congressional coalition, led by U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey, is pressing for the World Trade Center Health Program to reverse its September 2019 decision to reject uterine cancer as a covered condition.

Aug. 10, 2021 — NewsChannel 34 WIVT/WBGH — Congresswoman Claudia Tenney Cosponsors Bipartisan Bill to Support 9/11 First Responders

This bipartisan bill addresses funding shortfalls in the World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP) to make absolutely certain that funding for the program is provided well into the future.

Aug. 9, 2021 — New York Daily News — Helping survivors survive: Congress owes more to those stricken by 9/11-related health problems

The people who rushed to help downtown on that terrible September Tuesday and in the days, weeks and months to follow didn’t do so as Democrats or Republicans, but as Americans.

Aug. 6, 2021 — U.S. Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney — Maloney, Nadler, Garbarino, and Gillibrand Introduce the Bipartisan 9/11 Responder and Survivor Health Funding Correction Act

This legislation would address a funding shortfall in the WTCHP and ensure its adequate funding now and in the future.

Aug. 6, 2021 — New York Daily News — Ahead of Sept. 11 anniversary, Congress scrambles to fully fund World Trade Center Health Program

The needs of responders have proven to be even greater than anyone feared, and health care costs have also risen faster than predicted.

Citizens for the Extension of the James Zadroga Act Inc.
c/o NYS AFL-CIO
100 South Swan Street
Albany, NY 12210
United States

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