https://brett.micro.blog/categories/appalachia/ en Sun, 14 Apr 2019 20:00:00 -0400 https://brett.micro.blog/2019/04/14/appalachia-cant-breathe.html Sun, 14 Apr 2019 20:00:00 -0400 http://brett.micro.blog/2019/04/15/appalachia-cant-breathe.html <p>Sick.</p> <blockquote> <p>. . . radiologists in Kentucky are no longer allowed to diagnose black lung for the purposes of a benefit claim, meaning that physicians . . . must defer to certified pulmonologists. As of last year, there were only six physicians in the state that can diagnose black lung and at least four of those have a history of helping the coal industry with claim appeals.</p> </blockquote> <p><a href="https://progressive.org/magazine/appalachia-cant-breathe-catte/">Appalachia Can’t Breathe - Progressive.org</a></p>