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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 April 18, 2002 |
Report No. GAO-02-243 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
April 2002 Report to the Honorable Don Nickles, U.S. Senate RETIRED COAL MINERS’ HEALTH BENEFIT FUNDS Financial Challenges Continue GAO-02-243 Contents Letter
Results in Brief Background Along Some Dimensions, the Funds’ Benefits Are More Generous than Those Offered by Major Manufacturers or Companies with Unionized Labor Forces The Funds’ Benefici... |
| Date Aug. 31, 2000 |
Report No. AIMD-00-308R |
Title
United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 Accounting and Information Management Division B-286176 August 31, 2000 The Honorable William V. Roth, Jr. Chairman Committee on Finance United States Senate Subject: Additional Information Related to Analysis of the Administration’s Proposal to Ensure Solvency of the United Mine Workers of America Combined Benefit Fund Dear Mr. Chairm... |
| Date Aug. 15, 2000 |
Report No. AIMD-00-267R |
Title
United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 Accounting and Information Management Division B-285749 August 15, 2000 The Honorable William V. Roth, Jr. Chairman, Committee on Finance United States Senate Subject: Analysis of the Administration’s Proposal to Ensure Solvency of the United Mine Workers of America Combined Benefit Fund Dear Mr. Chairman: In your March 9, 2000, letter... |
| Date Aug. 15, 2000 |
Report No. AIMD-00-280R |
Title
United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 Accounting and Information Management Division B-285020 August 15, 2000 The Honorable Don Nickles Assistant Majority Leader United States Senate Subject: Financial and Legal Issues Facing the United Mine Workers of America Combined Benefit Fund Dear Senator Nickles: In your January 24, 2000 letter, you asked us to review the United Mine ... |
| Date Oct. 2, 1998 |
Report No. HEHS-99-7R |
Title
GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education and Human Services Division B-281 186 October 2, 1998 The Honorable Sam Brownback Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, Restructuring, and the District of Columbia Committee on Governmental Affairs United States Senate Subject: Emnlovee Benefits Dear Mr. Chairman: In 1947, the National Bitu... |
| Date Aug. 7, 1995 |
Report No. HEHS-95-230R |
Title
GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education and Human Services Division B-261408 August 7, 1995 The Honorable Nancy L. Johnson House of Representatives Dear Mrs. Johnson: The United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) Combined Benefit Fund pays the health benefits of certain retired mine workers and their dependents or survivors. The Fund was established by the ... |
| Date May 25, 1995 |
Report No. HEHS-95-168R |
Title
GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Health, Education and Human Services Division B-261408 May 25,
1995 The Honorable Nancy IL. Johnson House of Representatives Dear Mrs. Johnson: This letter responds to your request for an update on the information we provided on June 30, 1994, to Senator Kent Conrad concerning the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) Combined Bene... |
| Date May 25, 1995 |
Report No. HEHS-95-166R |
Title
GAO United States General Accounting Office Washirrgton, D.C. 20648 Health, Education and Human Services Division B-261409 May 25, 1995 Thad Cochran Senate Cochran: The Honorable United States Dear Senator This letter responds to your request for an update on the information we provided on June 30, 1994, to Senator Kent Conrad concerning the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) Combined Benefit F... |
| Date June 30, 1994 |
Report No. HEHS-94-201R |
Title
GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C.20548 Health, Education and Human Services Division B-248143 June 30, 1994 _ Kent Conrad Senate Conrad: The Honorable United States Dear Senator This letter responds to your March 9, 1994, correspondence concerning the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) Combined Benefit Fund. The Coal Industry Retiree Health Benefit Act of 1992 establi... |
| Date July 22, 1992 |
Report No. HRD-92-137FS |
Title
GAO
. _ ___....... .-.. .~- EMPLOYEE BENEFITS Financing Health Benefits of Coal Industry Retirees 147222 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Human Resources Division B-248143 July 22,1992 The Honorable Orrin G. Hatch The Honorable David L. Boren The Honorable Mitch McConnell The Honorable David Durenberger United States Senate This is in response to your December 11,... |
| Date July 22, 1992 |
Report No. HRD-92-130FS |
Title
tJlli(cvl Stt~tm General Awoallting Off’ ice GAO Fwt. Sheet for Congressional Requesters -.. lb EMPLoYEE ~~ .~ .----_.. ..-----...-- BENEFITS Financing Health Benefits of Retired Coal Miners GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Human Resources Division B-248143 July 22,1992 The Honorable Lloyd Bentsen The Honorable Robert Packwood The Honorable Donald Riegle, Jr. Th... |
| 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 March 28, 1986 |
Report No. NSIAD-86-83BR |
Title
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-2 . l_.ll._ GAO Briefing Report to the Chairman Smate Coal Caucus STEAM COAL IMPORTS An Evaluation of the Commerce Departmmt Study on U.S. Steam Coal Imports I llllll IlllllllI
130090 UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 NATIONAL INTL HNAllONAl SLCllRlTY AF, AIRS AND OIVISION March 28, 1986 B-222049 The Honorable... |
| 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 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 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, 1974 |
Report No. MWD-75-44 |
Title
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