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| HaRRicH 04/01/18 5:49:34 PM #474: | 3/31/2018 NPR - Kentucky Lawmakers Limit Black Lung Claims Reviews Despite Epidemic Just six pulmonologists in Kentucky have the federal certification to read black lung X-rays and four of them routinely are hired by coal companies or their insurers, according to an NPR review of federal black lung cases. The two remaining pulmonologists have generally assessed X-rays on behalf of coal miners but one is semi-retired and his federal certification expires June 1. Among the radiologists excluded by the law is Dr. Brandon Crum, who helped expose the biggest clusters ever documented of complicated black lung, the advanced stage of the fatal disease that strikes coal miners. "I do believe the coal industry is writing this bill to exclude certain doctors that they don't like," said Phillip Wheeler, an attorney in Pikeville, Ky., who represents coal miners seeking state black lung benefits. https://www.npr.org/2018/03/31/598484688/ kentucky-lawmakers-limit-black-lung-claims-reviews-despite-epidemic? utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=nprstoriesfromnpr& utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_ campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20180331 Donald's gonna speak out against this, right? --- Nominate METAL MAN for 20XX! http://i.imgur.com/Dr4NAeq.png ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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