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Foster Care for Veterans

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The Department of Veteran Affairs expects to spend $57 billion in 2013. A significant part of that budget pays for nursing home care for elderly vets. This month, Washington Monthly magazine is exploring American wealth. Editor John Gravois wroteabout the V.A. program that follows the foster care model.

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