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Employees who are injured during the course of employment, or who suffer from work-related mental or emotional disabilities, as well as occupational diseases, are eligible for workers' compensation benefits in Massachusetts. These benefits include medical and hospital services, medically necessary equipment and prescribed drugs, weekly compensation for lost income during the period the employee cannot work, and vocational and rehabilitation services. The following three state agencies and offices in Massachusetts have key roles in the administration and delivery of services under workers' compensation: Department of Industrial Accidents (DIA) under the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development (EOLWD) Division of Insurance (DOI) under the Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation (OCABR) Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) The Massachusetts Workers' Compensation Advisory Council (WCAC) is mandated to monitor, recommend, give testimony, a...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has agreed to reimburse New York City's public hospitals nearly $1 billion for treating Covid patients in spring 2020. New York Senator Chuck Schumer and Representative Ritchie Torres announced the news at a press conference on Wednesday outside of Lincoln Hospital - one of the city's 11 public hospitals - in the Bronx, reported The New York Times. The first wave that struck the Big Apple was the city's most devastating, sending cases rising and seeing hospitalizations and deaths reach record-high levels. Officials say the money will cover the costs hospitals made by hiring additional staff, buying more equipment, stocking up on personal protective equipment and expanding capacity to treat the surge of patients. FEMA has agreed to reimburse New York City's public hospitals nearly $1 billion for treating Covid patients in spring 2020, during which hospitalizations at 1,791 on March 31 (above) NYC Health + Hospital asked FEMA...