Comparison of the Current World Trade Center Medical Monitoring and Treatment Program and the World Trade Center Health Program Proposed by Title I of H.R. 847.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Emergency medical services.

Health facilities.

Medical examinations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (14 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2010.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Provides brief overview of current federally supported World Trade Center (WTC) medical screening and treatment program offered to various persons affected by Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack on NYC; and describes the WTC health program proposed by Title I of H.R. 847, the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010, to provide full medical monitoring and treatment services to WTC responders and community members who meet statutory eligibility requirements. Compares both programs with regard to authority, financing, eligibility, conditions covered, benefits, and provision of medical services.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Sept. 2012). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress.Congressional Research Service. Comparison of the Current World Trade Center Medical Monitoring and Treatment Program and the World Trade Center Health Program Proposed by Title I of H.R. 847

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