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Mike Michaud: “My big concern is, if you look at some of the other problems the VA is going to be facing with long-term care needs for…”

On the recordMay 27, 2014
My big concern is, if you look at some of the other problems the VA is going to be facing with long-term care needs for our World War II veterans and Vietnam veterans as well as when the draw-dawn occurs over in Afghanistan, there is going to be a huge need for services from the VA and the VA cannot provide all those services and you do have to look at fee-based services.
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Mike Michaud
Democratic · Maine

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Michaud expresses concern about the VA's ability to meet future service demands for veterans.

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