Policy Advocacy in Action
Shaping the Future of Care for Former Atomic Workers
At Nuclear Care Partners, our mission goes beyond the bedside. For more than a decade, we have delivered compassionate, industry-leading care to former Department of Energy and atomic workers in their homes.
Advocacy is not a side effort at Nuclear Care Partners; it is central to our mission of elevating the standard of care. By modernizing EEOICPA and raising expectations across the industry, we are creating a future where every former worker receives care that is:
However, we also know that true change requires action at the policy level. That’s why we are leading the charge in Washington, D.C., to modernize the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act (EEOICPA).
- Compassionate – delivered with dignity and respect
- Clinically Excellent – backed by evidence and national accreditation
- Accessible – available when and where it’s needed most
Championing Workers' Rights
Former atomic workers gave their service and sacrifice—what they deserve in return is timely, fair access to the EEOICPA benefits available to them. Yet outdated regulations and bureaucratic delays too often stand in the way. At Nuclear Care Partners, it is our mission to change that. Our team is actively driving legislative efforts to:
Reforming EEOICPA and Expanding Health Care Access
In June 2025, bipartisan lawmakers introduced the Health Care for Energy Workers Act, a bill designed to modernize and expand access to health care for former Department of Energy (DOE) workers and contractors through the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act (EEOICPA).
This critical legislation seeks to remove outdated barriers by allowing nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) to order essential care for patients with serious work-related illnesses.
Currently, only physicians (MDs and DOs) are permitted to authorize care under the EEOICPA, a policy that causes healthcare inequities and limitations to timely treatment, especially in rural areas. By modernizing care delivery, this bill will:
Shorten wait times for chronically ill patients
Expand access to those in rural areas
Honor the sacrifices of our nation’s atomic workers
Nuclear Care Partners began advocating for EEOICPA reform six years ago. This year, in an effort to draw broader support and incite more urgent action, the company led the formation of an industry-wide coalition — uniting competitors to push for meaningful policy change.
This bill marks an important milestone, but for us, it is just the beginning.
Nuclear Care Partners remains relentless in advancing policies that protect worker benefits, elevate standards of care, and shape the future of this program for future workers.
From living rooms across the country to the halls of Congress, Nuclear Care Partners is advancing care at every level. It’s part of our commitment to relentless advocacy.
For the former workers who built this nation’s nuclear legacy, it means more than health care. It means a promise: that their voices will be heard, their rights protected, and their futures safeguarded.
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