Health care rules for 9/11 responders nearly finalized

Responders to the Sept. 11 attacks outside of New York will soon have access to medical care under the World Trade Center Health Program, more than a decade after hijacked planes crashed down into the Pentagon and a Pennsylvania field.

The White House’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has completed review of long-awaited eligibility requirements for responders to the terrorist attacks in northern Virginia and Shanksville, Pa., agency records show.

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