The Best Care Anywhere, by Phillip Longman, THE WASHINGTON MONTHLY

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The Best Care Anywhere

Ten years ago, veterans hospitals were dangerous, dirty, and scandal ridden. Today, they're produ...

by Phillip Longman

The Washington Monthly, February 2005, pp. 44-48

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