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PBS Newshour

How private firms profit from veterans’ disability claims

Season 2024 Episode 176 | 7m 06s

In the two years since the PACT Act brought about a landmark expansion of veterans’ benefits, more than 1 million disability claims have been approved. But a number of for-profit companies are also reaping benefits, even though what they do is against the law. Patrick Murray, legislative director at the Veterans of Foreign Wars, joins Lisa Desjardins to discuss.

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