NEW YORK, NY July 25, 2007 —Programs for 9/11 workers are not meeting the demand for screening and treatment, according to a new report by the federal Government Accountability Office. WNYC's Fred Mogul has more.

REPORTER: The GAO says screening examinations and other specialty diagnostic procedures were temporarily halted last year and earlier this year, due to problems between different government agencies. The report says some of the bureaucratic snags have been resolved, but that funding programs still rely on faulty cost projections.

REPORTER: The GAO says the federal Health and Human Services Department and its National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health have used "questionable assumptions" and that it's not clear whether they've over-estimated or under-estimated the cost of treating responders.

REPORTER: The report also found that efforts to establish a nation-wide referral network for workers and volunteers from other areas have stalled. For WNYC, I'm Fred Mogul.