The World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program provides medical monitoring and treatment for responders at the WTC and related sites in New York City, Pentagon, and Shanksville, PA, and survivors who were in the New York City disaster area.
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UPDATE: New Clinic to Increase Capacity in Scheduling Initial Appointments for Survivor Enrollees
The WTC Health Program has been working to address the time required for scheduling appointments for enrolled survivors to get their initial health evaluations. To increase the number of appointments, we will launch a new clinic at 156 William Street in Lower Manhattan.
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Change in Pharmacy for Home Delivery Medications
On April 25th, 2018, home delivery service (also known as mail order) for the World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program changed to provider OptumRx for non-specialty medications and BriovaRx for specialty medications. Both are partner companies of Optum, the WTC Health Program pharmacy benefit manager (PBM).
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Remembering Dr. Lewis V. Wade
Dr. Lewis V. Wade passed away earlier this week. We at the World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program are saddened by his death. With the passage of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010, Lew served as a Senior Advisor to guide, develop, and implement NIOSH’s responsibilities as the administrative body for the WTC Health Program. After his retirement from NIOSH in 2008, he continued to provide his wise counsel to NIOSH’s WTC Health Program and its staff.
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