Frank Crawford, HP

Division of Energy Employees

Occupational Illness Compensation

August 2016
Part B 

$6 Billion

Part E

3.7 Billion

Part B and Part E combined

$9.7 Billion

Data as of July 17, 2016

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184, 744 cases filed

$9.7 billion in payments

$2.9 billion in medical bills

$12.6 billion total compensation

Data as of July 17, 2016

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 Accepted Dose Reconstruction Cases – 9,856

› $1.46 Billion in Compensation

 Accepted SEC Cases – 23,990

› $3.58 Billion in Compensation

 Cases Accepted Based on SEC Status and POC ≥ 50% - 885

› $132.7 Million in Compensation

 Totals: All Accepted SEC, Dose Reconstruction Cases, and 

Combined – 34,731

› $5.1 Billion in Compensation

Data as of July 17, 2016

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 46,246 Cases Referred to NIOSH for Dose 

Reconstruction 

 44,237 Cases Returned to DOL from NIOSH 

› 38,122 with Dose Reconstruction 

› 6,115 without Dose Reconstruction

 2,009 Cases Currently at NIOSH

› 1,450 Initial /Original Referrals

› 559 Reworks or Returns

Data as of July 18, 2016

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30,683 Cases w/ Dose 

Reconstruction and Final 

Decision

› Final Approvals 

10,779

› Final Denials

19,904

Data as of July 17, 2016

Final

Denials

Final

Approvals

65%

35%

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Data as of July 18, 2016

NIOSH

34%

Other

30%

SEC Cases Never 

Sent to NIOSH

15%

RECA

9%

SEC Cases 

Referred

to NIOSH

12%

*Other (beryllium sensitivity, chronic beryllium disease, chronic silicosis)

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92,909 Cases have been 

issued a Final Decision 

under Part B 

48,413 Part B Approvals

44,496 Part B Denials 48% 

Denials

52% 

Approvals

Part B Final Decisions

Data as of July 17, 2016

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The top 4 worksites generating new Part B EEOICPA 

cases (3/2/2016-6/30/2016)

Hanford

Savannah River Site

Y-12

Los Alamos National Laboratory

Data as of July 17, 2016

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88% 

88% 

87% 

85% 

86% 

92% 

86% 

83% 

88% 

89% 

88% 

12%

12%

13%

15%

14%

8%

14%

17%

12%

11%

12%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

DOE

AWE

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Data as of July 17, 2016

Statistical

Category 

Blockson

Chemical 

Company 

Joliet , IL

Idaho National 

Laboratory

Scoville, ID

Argonne National 

Laboratory-West

Scoville, ID

Cases (Claims) 

Part B & E 270 (506) 5,570 (7,823) 1,089 (1,515)

Cases Returned 

by NIOSH w/ DR 112 1,697 361

Final Decisions 

(Part B) 260 2,441 467

Part B Approvals 

(Cases) 134 664 116

Part E Approvals 

(Cases)

AWE

No Part E 975 224

Total Comp. & 

Medical Bills Paid $21 Million $219 Million $46 Million

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Data as of July 17, 2016

Statistical

Category 

Westinghouse 

Electric 

Company

Bloom Field, NJ

Savannah 

River Site

Aiken, SC 

Bliss + Laughlin 

Steel

Buffalo

New, York

Cases (Claims) 

Part B & E 75 (115) 17,220 (23,870) 88 (140)

Cases Returned by 

NIOSH w/ DR 42 5,054 52

Final Decisions 

(Part B) 70 7,244 85

Part B Approvals 

(Cases) 16 3,196 16

Part E Approvals 

(Cases)

AWE

No Part E 3,453

AWE 

No Part E

Total Comp. & 

Medical Bills Paid $2.3 $974.9 Million 2.7 Million

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Data as of July 17, 2016

Statistical

Category 

Pinellas Plant

Clearwater, FL

United Nuclear 

Company

Hematite, MO

Cases (Claims) 

Part B & E 1,428 (1,808) 168 (207)

Cases Returned by 

NIOSH w/ DR 428 62

Final Decisions 

(Part B) 635 162

Part B Approvals 

(Cases) 136 54

Part E Approvals 

(Cases) 198

AWE

No Part E

Total Comp. & Medical 

Bills Paid $43.9 Million 11.5 Million

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 In response to new SECs DEEOIC conducts: 

› Town hall meetings and traveling resource centers

› In cases of small SECs, press releases are issued 

 Hosting informational meetings regarding medical 

benefits provided under the EEOICPA: 

› In some cases held in conjunction with SEC town hall 

meetings 

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 Members:

› DEEOIC

› Department of Energy

› Department of Energy Former Worker Medical Screening 

Program (FWP)

› National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health 

(NIOSH)

› Ombudsman for NIOSH

› Ombudsman for EEOICPA

 Monthly conference calls with all members

 Conducts Town Hall Meetings

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Location/Date Facility/Purpose Attendance Claims Taken at 

Outreach Event

Moab, Utah

June 29, 2016

DEEOIC Medical Benefits Meeting & 

Traveling Resource Center

39 2

Idaho Falls

June 29, 2016

JOTG Town Hall Meeting 70 4

Grand Junction, Colorado

June 28, 2016

DEEOIC Medical Benefits Meeting 58 4

Pocatello, Idaho

June 28, 2016

JOTG Town Hall Meetings 22 2

Bridgeton, Missouri

March 29 & 30,2016

DEEOIC Denver District Office 

Medical Benefits Meeting & 

Traveling Resource Center

39 6

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Location/Date Facility/Purpose Attendance Claims Taken at 

Outreach Event

Tampa, Florida

February 24, 2016

JOTG Town Hall Meeting 120 12

Orlando/Altamont Springs, Florida

February 22 &23, 2016

JOTG Town Hall Meeting 41 3

Grants, New Mexico

December 9, 2015

DEEOIC Denver District office 

Medical Benefits Meeting, TRC

70 4

Farmington, New Mexico

December 8, 2015

DEEOIC Denver District office 

Medical Benefits Meeting, TRC

81 3

Niagara Falls, New York

December 2, 2015

SEC Town Hall, Medical Benefits 

Traveling Resource Center (TRC)

45 2

48 Post TRC/Press 

Coverage

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Traveling Resource Center

Los Alamos, New Mexico

August

8, 15 & 22, 2016

September

12, 19 & 26, 2016

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Traveling Resource Center

Albuquerque, New Mexico

August 

11, 18 & 25, 2016

September

8, 15 & 22, 2016

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Town Hall /Medical Benefits Meeting

Albany, Oregon

August 24, 2016

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JOTG Town Hall Meeting

Burlington Iowa

September 13, 2016

21
JOTG Town Hall Meeting

Ames, Iowa

September 14 &15, 2016

22
Town Hall Meeting

Huntington, West Virginia

October 18, 2016

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Employed By Part B Part E

DOE Contractors 

and 

Subcontractors

Yes Yes

DOE Federal 

Employees

Yes No

AWE Employees Yes No

Beryllium 

Vendors

Yes No

RECA Yes Yes

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Condition Part B Part E

CBD Yes Yes

Beryllium 

Sensitivity

Medical 

Monitoring Only

Yes

Chronic Silicosis Yes Yes

Cancer Yes Yes

Any condition 

related to toxic 

exposure

No Yes

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Type Part B Part E

Spouse at time of 

death

Yes Yes

Children - under 

age 18; under 

age 23 if full-time 

student; or any 

age if medically 

incapable of selfsupport

Yes Yes

Adult Children Yes No

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Part B Part E

$150,000 Employee + 

Survivor

Impairment $2,500 per % 

(Employee)

$50,000 RECA Employee + 

Survivor

Wage Loss $10,000-

$15,000 per year 

(Employee)

$125,000 Survivor

$400,000 CAP for B+E combined

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