Rudy Giuliani Cashes in on 9/11 Health Fund for Pneumonia — After Years of Toxic Dust Exposure

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani has applied to the federal World Trade Center Health Program to cover his pneumonia treatment, his spokesman confirmed. The request comes after Giuliani was hospitalized with a serious case of pneumonia, and he also suffers from a chronic respiratory condition linked to toxic dust exposure at the World Trade Center site [142530]. The program provides medical monitoring and treatment for people with illnesses related to the September 11 attacks. Giuliani’s spokesman did not specify whether the application for care had been approved [142530].