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| Date Oct. 30, 2009 |
Report No. GAO-10-7 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
October 2009 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Health Care, Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate BLACK LUNG BENEFITS PROGRAM Administrative and Structural Changes Could Improve Miners’ Ability to Pursue Claims GAO-10-7 October 2009 BLACK LUNG BENEFITS PROGRAM Highlights
Highlights of GAO-10-7, a report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Health ... |
| Date Nov. 18, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-06-230 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
November 2005 Report to Congressional Requesters FEDERAL COMPENSATION PROGRAMS Perspectives on Four Programs GAO-06-230 Contents Letter Appendix I Briefing Slides 1 7 Appendix II GAO Contact and Staff Acknowledgments 48 Abbreviations DOE DOJ DOL EEOICP HHS NIOSH RECP SSA VICP Department of Energy Department of Justice Department of Labor Energy Em... |
| Date Feb. 25, 1993 |
Report No. HRD-93-63 |
Title
rwwllitl*y I !)!):I MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH Tampering Scandal Led to Improved Sampling Devices RESTRICTED--Not to be released outside the General Accounting Office unless specifically approved by the Office of Congressional Relations. ~$4~88, RELEASED .“.. I. -.-....--.. . .._ “..“.-. _._ .._. ..” ^..__.... _^... * _...,_.__ - .._..., ^ .._ l_l.-._.------ ._-_- ------- --- GAO United States... |
| Date March 21, 1990 |
Report No. HRD-90-75 |
Title
United States G&eraTAccounting Office GAO
March 1990 Report to Congressional Requesters BLACK LUNG PROGRAM Further Improvements Can Be Made in Claims Adjudication GAO/HRD-90-75 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Human Resources Division B-203632 March 21, 1990 a The Honorable Austin J. Murphy Chairman, Subcommittee on Labor Standards Committee on Education and Labor... |
| Date June 24, 1985 |
Report No. 127194 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON,D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTEDAT 9:00 A.M. JUNE 24, 1985 STATEMENTOF FRANKLIN A. CURTIS, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR HUMANRESOURCES DIVISION BEFORETHE SUBCOMMITTEE EMPLOYMENT ON AND HOUSING HOUSECOMMITTEEON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS ON ADJUDICATION OF BLACK LUNG CLAIMS BY LABOR'S OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES a AND BENEFITS REVIEW BOARD 12719... |
| Date Oct. 26, 1984 |
Report No. HRD-85-19 |
Title
Request for copies of GAD reports should be sent to: U.S. General Accounting Office Document Handling and Information Services Facility P.O. Box 6015 Gaithersburg, Md. 20760 Telephone (202) 275-6241 The first five copies of individual reports are free of charge. Additional copies of bound Additional audit reports are $3.25 each. copies of unbound report (i.e., letter reports) and most other publi... |
| Date May 13, 1983 |
Report No. HRD-83-46 |
Title
Report To The Chairman, Senate Committee Labor And Human Resources Labor Inaccurately Paid Black Lung Benefits--Some Corrective Actions Taken But More Are Needed
From a sample of 286 claims, GAO found that the Department of Labor--which began administering a black lung program in 1973--had overpaid or underpaid an estimated 22,800(26 percent) of the 88,000 beneficiaries who were receiving program ... |
| Date Oct. 13, 1982 |
Report No. HRD-83-5 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL
WASHINGTON, ACCOUNTING
D.C. 20548 OFFICE approval B-208732 13,1982 The Honorable David Michael House of Representatives Dear Mr. Staton: Staton
119921 Subject: Reduction-in-Force at the Charleston, West Virginia, Black Lung District Office and Factors Affecting the Charleston Office's Workload (GAO/HRD-83-5) and later discusIn response to your April 9, 1982, request sions wit... |
| Date April 2, 1982 |
Report No. PLRD-82-43 |
Title
BY THE US. GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE
Report To The Honorable Paul Simon House Of Representatives .I. The Department Of Labor’ s Black Lung Program
GAO contendi that real competition was lacking in the Department of Labor’ award of a s 197$ contract for Black Lung Program support; GAO also found inadequate contract admjnistration after award and general manage ent problems. While not agreeing wi... |
| Date Jan. 19, 1982 |
Report No. HRD-82-26 |
Title
BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report To The Congress
OF THEUNITEDSTATES Legislation Authorized Benefits Without Adequate Evidence Of Black Lung Or Disability
The Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act, as amended, authorized the Department of Labor to approve black lung claims based on conflicting or inconclusive medical evidence, affidavits from spouses and others, or presumptions based on years of c... |
| Date July 27, 1981 |
Report No. 115918 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING WASHINGTON, DC 20548 OFFICE FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 10 a.m. EST Monday, July 27, 1981 115918 STATEMENT OF MORTON E. HENIG, SENIOR ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS
UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON THE ,"11 .. i BLACK LUNG PROGRAM AND L... AND BLACK LUNG DISABILITY I X..'... |
| Date Sept. 15, 1980 |
Report No. HRD-80-111 |
Title
/ ’ %.& ,-r, I , RESTRlCTEb
a$s - Accounting Office by the Office of Not tw bY zcileased outsIde the except on the basiri of specific Qscreral
apPrOVal II734f Congressionarl Relations
Human Resources Division United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 B-200153 The Honorable United States Dear Senator Subject: Richard Senate Schweiker:
- r ‘SEPTEM6E.R 15,198O S. Schweiker
1133... |
| Date Aug. 6, 1980 |
Report No. HRD-80-61 |
Title
REPORTBY THE Comptroller General
OF THE UNITEDSTATES
RELEASED VA Improved Pension Program: Some PersonsGet More Than They Should And Others Less
Prior to June 17, 1980, about 35,000 needy veterans receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits had to elect improved veterans pension benefits which went into effect January 1, 1979. In doing so, they could have received less in combined benefi... |
| Date July 28, 1980 |
Report No. HRD-80-81 |
Title
BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report ToThe Congress
OF THEUNITEDSTATES Legislation Allows Black Lung Benefits To Be Awarded Without Adequate Evidence Of Disability
Social Security Administration approval of black lung claims is based on provisions of law which GAO believes do not adequately ensure that benefits are provided only to thoseentitled to them. Under the 1977 amendments to the Federal Coal Mi... |
| Date Sept. 6, 1978 |
Report No. HRD-78-157 |
Title
DOCUOIIT RE3Q8E
07336 - ([2507522] (Payment of Blae. Vorkmen's Conpens..Aion Payments]. Jiag Benefit, to widows who also Receive State
4 pp.
BRD-?7a-157; B-1'4j031(4). Septeiber 6, 1978. Report to Rep. Carl D. Perkins, Chairman, Bouse Committee un Bducation and Labor; Sen. Harrison A. Iilliar i, Jr., Senate coiaittee on Hunan Resources; b7y leer B. Staats, Comptroller
GeueraA. Issue Area: Federall... |
| Date May 16, 1978 |
Report No. HRD-78-109 |
Title
DOCURENT RESUME 06198
- 1366384J1 R 4SD4 [Need for the Social Security dministration To Obtain Accurate Data o State orkmen's Compensation Payents for Computing Black Lung Benefits]. HRD-78-109; B-164031(4). ay 16, 1978. Released ay 19, 1978. 6 pp. Report to Rep. John N. Erlenborn; by Gregory J. Ahart, Director, Human Resources Div. Issue Area: Federally Sponsored or Assisted Incons Security Progr... |
| Date July 11, 1977 |
Report No. HRD-77-77 |
Title
ah Cr i-l&3-77 -9-J sac------7- ff- 7.7 / - 1 REPORTTOTHESENATECOMMITTEE ONHUMANRESOURCES BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL, OF THE -UNITED STATES ~~l~l~lll~~~l~l~
LN1103049 Program To Pay Black Lung Benefits To Coal Miners And Their SurwivorsImprovements Are Needed
Departments of Lab He&h, E&k&ion, and Welfare /Hi”
The Department of Labor is not achieving the results intended by the Black Lung Benefit... |
| Date Jan. 14, 1976 |
Report No. MWD-76-72 |
Title
Social Security A ministration Education, and elfare eparfmen% of Health, According to these allegations, the Social Security Administration has not adequately determined the eligibility of claimants awarded black lung benefits. Although most of the allegations could not be substantiated, Social Security has adopted disability criteria for determining eligibility which appear to be more liberal th... |
| Date Dec. 31, 1975 |
Report No. RED-76-56 |
Title
f 63 Departments Health, of the Interior and Welfare and Education, The Department of the Interior reported that 94 percent of the active underground coal mine sections were meeting the 20milligram standard established by the Congress as the acceptable dust level. GAO found many weaknesses in the dust-sampling program affecting the accuracy and validity of results and making it virtually Impossibl... |
| Date Dec. 31, 1974 |
Report No. MWD-75-44 |
Title
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