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RFK Jr. ends hiring freeze at World Trade Center Health Program to boost 9/11 care

source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services -> target: World Trade Center Health Program

On 2026-04-16, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services lifted a hiring freeze at the World Trade Center Health Program in Washington, D.C. The program was approved to hire 37 new employees after operating at 69% capacity, with the staffing shortage having delayed care and claims for 9/11 responders and survivors. The action was described as restoring the program to full staff for the first time in more than a year.

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