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. More.
Official Calls for Improvements to 9/11 Health Program
Belief in a just world and prolonged grief disorder among individuals bereaved by 9/11
Belief in a just world is an individual’s conviction that the world is fundamentally fair and that people deserve to be rewarded for admirable actions and punished for unjust actions (Lerner, 1980). More.
9/11 health program wins permanent funding but staffing cuts threaten care
Michael Barasch still remembers the cars and how the once-bustling parking lot at the Greenwich train station was hauntingly still the morning after the attacks on the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, in New York City. More.
Healthcare Cyberattack Potential Impact on WTC Health Program Members
The WTC Health Program is aware of a cyberattack on Change Healthcare, a healthcare technology company that is part of Optum Inc. (a Division of UnitedHealth Group). More.
9/11 first responders get health care for life
More than two decades after the September 11 attacks, first responders who rushed into danger are now being guaranteed lifetime healthcare coverage following new legislation passed by Congress earlier this month. FOX 13's Genevieve Curtis reports. More.
9/11 victims advocates push awareness for NYPD retirees in Florida after promise of lifetime health care
More than two decades after the September 11 attacks, first responders who rushed into danger are now being guaranteed lifetime healthcare coverage following new legislation passed by Congress earlier this month. More.
Sens. Gillibrand and Cruz, Reps. Min and Weber Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Expand Benefits for Public Safety Officers
Today, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) introduced the bipartisan Officer John Barnes and Chief Michael Ansbro Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program Expansion Act of 2026. More.
9/11 cancer survivor’s petition urges NYC to release all files after bombshell Ground Zero memo
A 9/11 cancer survivor is calling on Mayor Zohran Mamdani to release all city documents about deadly Ground Zero toxins — after a bombshell memo showed officials knew they could be deadly all along. More.