Zadroga

When the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act (P.L. 111-347) was signed into law in January 2011, among its aims was providing screening and medical treatment for the fire fighters, police officers, emergency responders and certain other survivors.  More than $4 billion was authorized by Congress for the program.  The  adverse health conditions covered by the program for eligible participants were limited primarily to respiratory and mental health disorders.  The list included the conditions that the responders and survivors were already suffering due to exposures at the World Trade…