Vets' Care Costs Exceeds War Costs

Update: NYT on Veterans Without Health Care

From Physicians for Social Responsibility: The Long Term Costs of Iraq War Overwhelming - Estimates Show Veteran Care Costs to Outpace Actual Costs of Combat

(Washington, DC) A report to be released by Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) with Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) concludes that the mental and social trauma from the Iraq war will be with the U.S. for the lifetime of wounded soldiers. The fiscal costs for health care and disability benefits likely will exceed those for combat activities. Dr. Evan Kanter, a member of the Board of Directors for PSR, prepared the report that details more than $650 billion in long term costs as well as mental disabilities and disruptions to families of returning veterans.

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