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Originally Posted by Vendzilla
I understand that, I just want to know why the ones that came from else where aren't covered by their insurance. If the ones that are from the city is covered, then that should be paid for right?
The ones that have health problems from other states, their health coverage is denied because they went to another state to help?
I just want to know who's not getting covered and why?
Now the ones that don't have any coverage, I'm all for them getting coverage and healthcare, but how many of them are there?
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Here is one quote from an article that sites a 60 minutes piece. "
On Thursday, the Bush administration promised that 9/11 health programs, including the one at Mount Sinai, will get $75 million in funding by the end of the month. But doctors say 40 percent of the workers don't have health insurance, so more money is probably needed. "
Now this is just one group of people being monitored by one hospital so I'm sure it doesn't mean that all 9/11 responders are in this situation.
Here is another about a cop :
"Officer Christopher Hynes, 36. In March 2004 he was diagnosed as having sarcoidosis. However, the NYPD has refused to bestow line-of-duty injury status to him." Without the line-of-duty status he is having trouble getting the medical bills paid for because there seems to be some treatments the are not covered by his insurance.
It seems like a bigger problem is that many of these people were forced out of their jobs because they were no longer able to do them. So they no longer have health insurance, but are sick. Others have been dropped by their health insurance which happens all the time. If you get a long term illness, they cut you off. Still others have health insurance, but can't work and have no money to live on.