The ongoing barrage of natural and manmade disasters that have occurred in the past 20 years are a clear demonstration of the continuing challenge. From Hurricane Sandy in to a mass shooting in a Colorado movie theater later that year, first responders were extremely hindered in their ability to communicate with one another, thus putting their safety and the people they have sworn to protect in jeopardy.
Then in December of last year, a bombing in downtown Nashville damaged a key network facility resulting in phone and data outages across hundreds of miles, and numerous states, making it difficult for public safety agencies to communicate with each other and for citizens to reach these agencies. But there is no need to even go back to last year or even last month when an extremely telling example is happening right now. Given the progress that has been made, this goal is achievable if the public and private sector entities that committed to working together 20 years ago can do so again to finish the job.
We believe this can happen if only all technology providers come together on four things. First, barriers and restrictive practices that limit real-time communication and collaboration between frontline workers must be removed. Regardless of carrier or device, all frontline workers must be able to communicate and share information seamlessly during times of crisis. Second, agencies must retain the freedom to select which carrier and devices work for them, without concern for whether they will be able to communicate with other agencies in an emergency.
Competition means innovation, and innovation leads to better communication and tools for frontline workers, which means safer communities. Third, safeguards must be implemented to ensure security and resiliency against threats.
And fourth, new technologies must be compatible with existing equipment and networks to prevent disruptions to public safety services. The goal of achieving interoperable communication for all public safety agencies is attainable and the path is clear. Tim Frolich was rescued by two Port Authority police officers and a firefighter when his foot was crushed while escaping the rubble from the South Tower's collapse.
He believes first responders, like those who saved him, should be invited to the annual ceremony. Frank Siller, CEO of the Tunnel to Towers Foundation, who lost his firefighter brother, Stephen agrees that first-responders and survivors should not be turned away.
I think they should be allowed down there. US President George W. But a group 1, family members of Americans who died in the attacks wrote to President Biden this month urging him not to visit any memorials to the incident until he agrees to declassify government information on the role of Saudi Arabia.
The families and people directly impacted by the attacks are demanding Biden uphold a campaign statement to err on the side of putting out government information — and say they won't support him visiting Ground Zero to mark the 20th anniversary of the attacks. However, we cannot in good faith, and with veneration to those lost, sick, and injured, welcome the president to our hallowed grounds until he fulfills his commitment,' they wrote. Brett Eagleson, who's father Bruce Eagleson was killed in the attack on the World Trade Center, helped gather the signatures.
He told DailyMail. She said the administration has had multiple meetings with family members over their document requests, but said any steps on the matter would be undertaken by the Justice Department. The signatories point to Biden's nuanced commitment in a letter to the families, who have also brought litigation against the government of Saudi Arabia seeking compensation.
Brett Eagleson, who's father Bruce Eagleson was killed in the attack on the World Trade Center, helped organize the letter. The signers note Biden's desire to 'mark the solemn occasion at Ground Zero'. Biden issued a nuanced commitment in writing on release of Sept. Biden said the Trump Administration had invoked state secrets to prevent the release of information, and said he would adhere to prior Obama Administration standards, where privilege, if invoked, 'should be narrowly tailored——that is, used only to the extent necessary to protect against the risk of significant harm to national security.
The families accuse the government of concealing information that has emerged since the Sept. In February, Biden's administration released the report on the murder of journalist and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi agents inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey.
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After the attacks of Sept. Those still in metropolitan New York can simply seek treatment at one of several hospitals involved in the program, but for the roughly 24, responders and survivors who no longer live nearby, the WTCHP contracts the job out to a Wisconsin-based company called Logistics Health Inc.
In a series of interviews, nearly 20 patients — known as "members" — served by LHI and seven current and former employees said issues like Maxwell's have become routine and that LHI is not only failing to achieve some of its most basic aims but also worsening members' trauma. Their time, service and sacrifice [have] all gone out the window.
They're simply numbers to be counted and tasks to be checked off of the checklist. Some said that in addition to members' paying for medications they thought would be covered and systemic delays in approval for procedures or appointments, LHI has made it increasingly difficult for them to get answers or even personal attention.
According to current and former employees, the company has phased out one-on-one relationships between members and case managers in favor of a call center structure, and even though it serves a population for whom post-traumatic stress disorder is common, they say, the company doesn't adequately train staff members in mental health. In one case, LHI imposed restrictions on a member for being "disruptive" — putting him in an agreement mandating that he interact politely with staff members or risk his care being suspended.
LHI isn't an insurance company. That number, as well as the medical conditions the community suffers from, has ballooned in recent years. As of June, LHI was responsible for the needs of about 24, members, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — about a percent increase since Amid the surge in demand, employees said the onus tends to fall on patients to navigate its layers of bureaucracy. Delays or mistakes in the process can result in weeks, months or even years of delays in access to care.
When Michael Day was diagnosed with prostate cancer last year, his doctor wanted to move quickly. At first, Day, a former emergency medical technician with the Fire Department of New York, said he was pleasantly surprised.
He was notified that the program would cover his cancer within two to three weeks of his application, and surgery to remove his prostate was approved not long afterward.
Before he went into surgery, Day called one last time to confirm that everything would be taken care of and said he was reassured that everything had been authorized.
But when Day, 54, was released from the hospital and his husband went to the pharmacy to pick up his prescriptions — painkillers and antibiotics — the pharmacist said they hadn't been approved. Day said it took 48 hours before the issue was resolved. It tastes like the work I did is for nothing. And lately, as I go to get refills, I hit the same roadblock. Now, why do I need prior authorization? LHI authorizes most procedures and prescriptions covered by the program, but it's up to the WTCHP which procedures and prescriptions will require prior authorization.
In recent years, the list has grown. If members' prescriptions aren't authorized when they go to the pharmacy, neither the program nor LHI will reimburse them for drugs for which they paid out of pocket. And quite a few of our members don't even have primary health insurance. First responders and survivors are also entitled to annual monitoring exams to ensure early detection of illnesses such as cancer. But several members said they haven't had the exams in years, because LHI couldn't find them providers close to home.
The first responders and survivors said it wasn't always this way. Many said their frustrations with LHI intensified in the last three years or so. Staff members said that's when things shifted from dedicated, one-on-one case management to a more metrics-driven call center structure.
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