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Bipartisan bill to expand care for energy workers highlighted at House subcommittee hearing
Summary
House members and witnesses told the Education and Labor subcommittee that HR 4122 would let nurse practitioners and physician assistants order care under the Energy Employees program, shortening delays for rural patients and aligning the program with VA and CMS practice.
Members of the House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Workforce Protections heard bipartisan support for HR 4122, the Health Care for Energy Workers Act, which would permit nurse practitioners and physician assistants to order care under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act (EEOICPA).
Supporters said the change would reduce travel burdens and long delays for energy workers who live in health-care deserts. "This bipartisan legislation will modernize the 25-year-old statute to improve health care for these…
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