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Achievements, Administrative Problems, and Costs in Paying Black Lung Benefits to Coal Miners and Their Widows

B-164031(4) Published: Sep 05, 1972. Publicly Released: Sep 05, 1972.
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GAO reviewed aspects of the Social Security Administration's program to provide benefits payments to underground coal miners totally disabled due to black lung and to widows of miners who were entitled to such benefits or who died due to the disease.

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BeneficiariesBlack lung diseaseCoalminers benefitsCompensationDisability benefitsEligibility criteriaEligibility determinationsProgram managementWidowed personsCoal miners