Changes give miners greater access to health info, improve claims safeguards
WASHINGTON – (ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2016. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs today issued a final rule to strengthen safeguards for the health of coal workers. The rule makes significant revisions to the regulations implementing the Black Lung Benefits Actthat will give miners greater access to their health information, bolster the accuracy of claims decisions, and require coal mine companies…
