Program To Pay Black Lung Benefits to Coal Miners and Their Survivors, Improvements Are Needed
HRD-77-77
Published: Jul 11, 1977. Publicly Released: Jul 11, 1977.
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The program to pay black lung benefits to coal miners and their survivors has largely failed because of delays in processing claims.
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Black lung diseaseClaims adjudicatorsClaims processingDisability benefitsEmployee medical benefitsEmployee survivors benefitsHealth statisticsMedical examinationsPayProgram management