Labor Officials Promise To Fix Program For Coal Miners With Black Lung

Federal labor officials told lawmakers today that they have notified dozens of coal workers they should re-apply for black lung benefits because their claims were denied in part based on medical reviews by a controversial Johns Hopkins physician.

Topics:  johns hopkins   coal   labor officials   black lung   
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