H.R. 847: James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010 why or why not
September 8th 2010 23:49
Text of H.R. 847: James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010 Really Long Link
I usually do not provide summaries but here is a brief explanation of James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2009 – “Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish within the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health the World Trade Center Health Program (WTC program) to provide: (1) medical monitoring and treatment benefits to eligible emergency responders and recovery and cleanup workers who responded to the World Trade Center terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001; and (2) initial health evaluation, monitoring, and treatment benefits to residents and other building occupants and area workers who were directly impacted and adversely affected by such attacks. Requires the WTC program administrator to: (1) implement a quality assurance program; (2) establish the WTC Health Program Scientific/Technical Advisory Committee; (3) establish the WTC Responders Steering Committee and the WTC Community Program Steering Committee; (4) provide for education and outreach on services under the WTC program; (5) provide for the uniform collection of data related to WTC-related health conditions; (6) conduct research on physical and mental health conditions that may be related to the September 11 terrorist attacks; and (7) extend and expand arrangements with the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to provide for the World Trade Center Health Registry. Authorizes the administrator to make grants to the Department to address mental health needs relating to the terrorist attacks.
Amends the Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act to: (1) make individuals eligible for compensation under the September 11 Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 for harm as a result of debris removal; and (2) extend the deadline for making a claim for compensation.” Really Long Link
I encourage you to take the time to read this bill, I am not saying that I am opposed to this bill or that I believe that the 1st responders were not courageous in their efforts to save those in peril. I do have several thoughts that I want you to think about. The first is coverage for those who maybe illegal aliens. Immigrants who may have been in the area but not necessarily a 1st responder because there is no exclusion in this bill and what is to stop an illegal immigrant from taking advantage of this program.
Another question is what about those men and women who gave up their time and money to hand out bottles of water, food the store owner who stayed and handed out shoes, men and women who walked out with their co-workers who were hurt or afflicted what do they get? How are they helped – at the moment many of them have been unable to rebuild the store they worked in or owned, but a mosque can be built and others will get healthcare coverage because of the senators and congress people writing this legislation.
But why do the 1st responders need a separate healthcare bill if the Obama Healthcare bill covers everyone, is to cover preexisting conditions and it is such good coverage that congress and the senate want the same coverage? It is just so curious that the passage if the healthcare bill was supposed to be so great for everyone but that the Senators and Congress men and women are saying that this needs to get passed now and that the 1st responders need to be covered.We have an undeniable moral obligation to help the heroes of 9/11 and all others exposed. Failure to do so may have long-lasting implications on future response efforts,” said Senator Gillibrand. “I want to thank Chairman Harkin for agreeing to hold a hearing on the health and well-being of thousands of first responders and innocent men, women, and children in New York who suffered long lasting harm from September 11th. I commend my predecessor, Secretary Clinton, as well as my colleagues in both the Senate and the House, who invested tremendous effort over several years to get us to this point. Today we are taking a major step toward fulfilling our obligation, but we have a lot of work left to do.”
“I commend Senator Gillibrand for her leadership in moving the Zadroga Act forward in the Senate and securing a hearing on the bill,” said Representative Maloney. “This is a crucial step forward for the legislation. I look forward to working with Senator Gillibrand, Senator Schumer, and all our colleagues in the New York delegation as we strive to pass the Zadroga Act by the ninth anniversary of the attacks. The heroes, heroines, and survivors of 9/11 need and deserve comprehensive, guaranteed health care and access to compensation. It is truly the least our great nation can do.”(Gillibrand, 2010)
If the passed healthcare coverage is so good for the country then why isn't good enough for the 1st responders. The healthcare bill is a bill that all of the Representatives of New York voted for so please Help me understand why the Health care reform bill isn't good enough.
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I usually do not provide summaries but here is a brief explanation of James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2009 – “Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish within the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health the World Trade Center Health Program (WTC program) to provide: (1) medical monitoring and treatment benefits to eligible emergency responders and recovery and cleanup workers who responded to the World Trade Center terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001; and (2) initial health evaluation, monitoring, and treatment benefits to residents and other building occupants and area workers who were directly impacted and adversely affected by such attacks. Requires the WTC program administrator to: (1) implement a quality assurance program; (2) establish the WTC Health Program Scientific/Technical Advisory Committee; (3) establish the WTC Responders Steering Committee and the WTC Community Program Steering Committee; (4) provide for education and outreach on services under the WTC program; (5) provide for the uniform collection of data related to WTC-related health conditions; (6) conduct research on physical and mental health conditions that may be related to the September 11 terrorist attacks; and (7) extend and expand arrangements with the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to provide for the World Trade Center Health Registry. Authorizes the administrator to make grants to the Department to address mental health needs relating to the terrorist attacks.
I encourage you to take the time to read this bill, I am not saying that I am opposed to this bill or that I believe that the 1st responders were not courageous in their efforts to save those in peril. I do have several thoughts that I want you to think about. The first is coverage for those who maybe illegal aliens. Immigrants who may have been in the area but not necessarily a 1st responder because there is no exclusion in this bill and what is to stop an illegal immigrant from taking advantage of this program.
Another question is what about those men and women who gave up their time and money to hand out bottles of water, food the store owner who stayed and handed out shoes, men and women who walked out with their co-workers who were hurt or afflicted what do they get? How are they helped – at the moment many of them have been unable to rebuild the store they worked in or owned, but a mosque can be built and others will get healthcare coverage because of the senators and congress people writing this legislation.
But why do the 1st responders need a separate healthcare bill if the Obama Healthcare bill covers everyone, is to cover preexisting conditions and it is such good coverage that congress and the senate want the same coverage? It is just so curious that the passage if the healthcare bill was supposed to be so great for everyone but that the Senators and Congress men and women are saying that this needs to get passed now and that the 1st responders need to be covered.We have an undeniable moral obligation to help the heroes of 9/11 and all others exposed. Failure to do so may have long-lasting implications on future response efforts,” said Senator Gillibrand. “I want to thank Chairman Harkin for agreeing to hold a hearing on the health and well-being of thousands of first responders and innocent men, women, and children in New York who suffered long lasting harm from September 11th. I commend my predecessor, Secretary Clinton, as well as my colleagues in both the Senate and the House, who invested tremendous effort over several years to get us to this point. Today we are taking a major step toward fulfilling our obligation, but we have a lot of work left to do.”
“I commend Senator Gillibrand for her leadership in moving the Zadroga Act forward in the Senate and securing a hearing on the bill,” said Representative Maloney. “This is a crucial step forward for the legislation. I look forward to working with Senator Gillibrand, Senator Schumer, and all our colleagues in the New York delegation as we strive to pass the Zadroga Act by the ninth anniversary of the attacks. The heroes, heroines, and survivors of 9/11 need and deserve comprehensive, guaranteed health care and access to compensation. It is truly the least our great nation can do.”(Gillibrand, 2010)
If the passed healthcare coverage is so good for the country then why isn't good enough for the 1st responders. The healthcare bill is a bill that all of the Representatives of New York voted for so please Help me understand why the Health care reform bill isn't good enough.
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Apparently you haven't finished reading the full health care bill. The health reform bill accomplishes four things by 2020 -- it stabilizes Medicare for a while. It regulates commercial health insurance companies. It expands coverage of health care insurance and it funds a number of pilot programs aimed at improving the cost efficiency and quality of delivered healthcare, i.e. bundled payment pilots for acute care episodes of care, etc.. Expanded coverage starts in 2014. Expanded chronic care programs (applies to 911 responders) start in 2018. Here's what I don't get -- Republicans should be looking at the financial necessity of controlling the growth of healthcare expenditures. It's presently 17.4% of GDP; by 2020 it will be about 20% of GDP. The republicans in Congress put their collective head in teh ground on this one and decided to let incompetent Democratic leadership forge ahead. Shame on them ALL!!! Healthcare is growing at an average of 3.5% annually. If the Republicans had been a genuine, active minority party, they would have made the health bill much better. And by the way; the bill is not a government take over of healthcare. that's idiot speak. Medicare is already the largest healthcare program on the surface of the earth and it's almost 50 years old. As 50% of the US healthcare bill, it is the big gorilla for setting rates; most commercial payers index their contracts to Medicare. I guess this comes down to fewer specialist docs making $600K