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Federal Jury in NYC finds CVS & subsidiary Omnicare guilty for filing 3M fraudulent Rx claims against Medicare, Medicaid & Tricare, over several years, from 100s of nursing homes in USA. Jury awards $400M damages to USA govt + whistleblower who first reported wrongdoing.

Trump administration promises more Whistleblower Lawsuits to come.

Our Special Report identifies who is Omnicare, what is CVS, and how this FRAUD was inflicted on unwitting nursing home patients & their families, including many who are disabled.

This verdict is another reason why PBMs (CVS Caremark) must be eliminated in USA, and why vertical integration of the health care industry leads to MILLIONS of fraudulent acts like those found here by this Jury.

Case is United States of America v Omnicare, Inc; CVS Health Corp. No 1:15-cv-04179-CM. United States District Court Southern District of New York

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Hospital admission rates, severity, cost and duration is 4x higher for 65yoa than 25yoa.

20% of 65yoa will go to hospital this year; rate is 10x higher than for 20yoa.

AVG stay in hospital for 65yoa is 6 days, at $4k per day avg cost, or $24K total

The median age for patients in hospital today is 66yoa

THE HIGHEST % of patients in hospital today for drug and alcohol abuse is 65+

Top reasons for 65yoa hospitalizations are:

Falls are the leading cause of injury

Adverse Effects to Medications: hard to keep track of the growing number of medicines take .

Congestive Heart Failure: Heart disease, the number one killer of men and women in the US, is often the underlying cause of chest pain, shortness of breath and heart failure.

Stroke: Although this is the third leading cause of death, symptoms of stroke are distinct enough for someone to recognize and get help in time, before long-term damage occurs.

10 Things to do when your Mom goes into hospital:

1) Take care of her pet. Get rid of that pet.

2) Take out trash.

3) Empty refrigerator.

4) Declutter like wanting to do for months. “Safety” Get rid of everything you’ve been wanting to get rid of. This will prove therapeutic. It will be something positive you can do.

5) Wash/Dry all bedding and sheets and towels and blankets and washcloths.

6) Plan what to eat. You need healthy things you can grab and go. Do not start eating fast food. You need protein and water, protein, and water, protein, and water.

7) Don’t stop praying and reading your Bible. Dont reach too many conclusions..don’t “mine” gods will. Fitness center. Don’t stop living.

8) Get mail; dont hold mail

9) Group text status

10). Coordinate meds. Hospital won’t know.

BONUS) Love your mom IAW her LL—gift, service, time, words, touch

—-pics of pup, yard, house

—visit by fam & friends & pastor

—donut or scone or cup coffee

—pray for her

—flowers

—updates on news events

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How do we go from "pleasant" to "bitter" to "blessed" as caregiver. Sometimes it takes 12 years...

Of the fears within and fightings without which beset us as caregivers, none is more strong than bitterness. Bitterness binds as it blinds. It banishes us from those we are trying to help, as from those who are trying to help us. It renders us ineffective--even as we sin while doing good.

Bitterness comes from many places, including resentment, injustice, unforgiveness, pain, anxiety and unmet expectations.

The 3-fold cure for bitterness is found in OT short story called "Ruth," which should be named "Naomi," as Naomi is the caregiver for Ruth, her ex-daughter-in-law pagan godless "Moabitess."

Listen today as we open the incredible story of Caregiver Naomi, and learn 3 things she did to overcome bitterness and change her name from "Mara" to "blessed." The secret is in "and it came to pass..."

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National policy toward the aging must be to keep them in their homes as long as possible; and, where not, inside homes of family members who have direct interest in their health and wellbeing. To incentivize right behavior, keep families intact, offset enormous costs of caregiving, and provide for care of aged, our national government must pay full-time family member caregivers $50,000 per year, when providing care to 100% disabled loved one who is under active medical care, and court supervision in guardianship.

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The Old Testament is obligatory, true and divine to 60% of world's population, to all followers of 3 great religions: to Christians, Muslims & Jews. Let us draw strength from the OT passages below, in rendering care today to our loved one.

Religious Basis for Caregiving

Revelation

Deut 29:29

SECRET things belong to the LORD

the things which are REVEALED belong to us and to our children

WHY? that we may DO all words of law.

Response

Deut 26:17-19

IF you will COMMIT to God,

to WALK in his ways,

to KEEP his statutes, and

to HEARKEN unto his voice

THEN: the LORD commits you to be his PECULIAR people,

to make you HIGH above all nations in PRAISE and NAME and HONOR

You may be HOLY people unto the LORD

Record

Deut 30:19-20

I CALL heaven and earth to RECORD this day against you,

I set before you LIFE and DEATH, BLESSING CURSING:

therefore CHOOSE LIFE, that both you and thy SEED may live:

That you will LOVE the LORD,

OBEY his voice, and

CLEAVE unto him:

for he is THY LIFE, and LENGTH of DAYS

Relationship

Deut 32:6-7

Is not he thy FATHER that hath BOUGHT thee? hath he not MADE thee, and ESTABLISHED thee?

Deut 32:8-12

He divides inheritance

He separates sons of Adam,

He sets bounds of the people

LORD’S portion is his people;

He finds us in waste howling wilderness;

he leads us

He instructs us

He keeps is as apple of his eye.

As eagle bears is under his wings:

the LORD alone leads

He makes us ride on high places of earth

Reward

Deut 30:6-9

IF … God will make us plenteous in every work of our hand, the fruit of thy body, the fruit of thy cattle, the fruit of thy land

the LORD will rejoice over thee for good

Deut 32:39-40

I, even I, am he

there is no god with me

I kill, and I make alive

I wound, and I heal

I live for ever.

Summary: God desires to Reveal Himself to us, and to our children. We Respond with demonstrated acts of responsibility in this world. All the world, and those in heaven, Record our daily choices toward life & blessing, or death & cursing. Through Relationship with God, we demonstrate care to those we love. This the Bible calls "charity," the root word being "charis," or "grace." We show grace. Charity is love demonstrated + shown, not a phantom feeling talked about or wished for in pop songs. For charity shown in right attitude, we receive Reward from God--He makes plenteous our work, and reputation. We are the people of God, in strong character.

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30% of American homes (40M total) provide some level of free care to loved ones. This % + # is much higher if we count caregivers who are over 50yoa. Most caregivers donate 26 hours/week. 25% are sandwiched between caring for their own children under 18yoa at same time caring for their aging parent. Men now account for 42% of caregiving. And 10% of kids 15-22yoa are caring for aging parents/grandparents also. The avg caregiver pays $7500/yr out-of-pocket, after-taxes to support care receiver. ALL of these #s + %s will increase for next 20 years.

I propose as society we do 2 things to incentivize families to care for aging loved ones. You can read more at my website What I Do | Helping Mom. We should provide $75K tax credit to families who take-in an aging family member, to live with them full-time. Second, we should compensate full-time trained family members $50K/year to care for family members determined by their medical doctors to be 100% disabled. This is far cheaper than $130K/yr avg for nursing homes, plus quality & quantity of care will be much higher. There are measures we can build in to avoid waste, fraud & abuse.

Please share your own ideas, at info@helping.mom

000pose at helping.mom we do 2 things as a society to help. To help offset this expense and unpaid

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Don’t pout on Pisgah; Get Perspective

14,600 days the children of God walked in circles, when they should have walked 11 days straight into the promised land. All now felt lost--Moses as the greatest caregiver of all time told he cant go in; his protoges/children in faith & work (Joshua and Caleb) who must go it alone from now on, without Moses, and; the 2M new care receivers who are kids of the last 2M care receivers who perished for disbelief in God and hatred toward Moses.

But God is clear: while you may feel lost, you are not. You just have lost your context. Let Me provide that context. Then you will have direction. There is work for you to do Moses--charge, equip, strengthen Joshua and Caleb; there is work for you do to J&C--learn from Moses, the best coach/leader in Old Testament, and trust Me in new land I am taking you. What Moses did in wilderness wont apply in promised land--so learn principles, dont memorize rules. And for the 2M, FOLLOW J&C, and DO what you must in promised land where I am taking you--starting today! Climbing up Pisgahs gives us perspective, and hope. Seek the high place.

As caregivers: see God, not the giants. Look above obstacles to the One who knows none. Learn from this story of Moses. Keep giving care with ability God gives you. Trust God for what is needed in the future, whatever that will look like. He will be with you there as He is today here. Each day has its challenges. But you are sufficient in them. So, dont poubt--give it out! Seek the high ground, where your gaze is fixed.

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PRAISE: This Helping.Mom podcast is already in Top 1% of podcasts in Eldercare category, and Top-3% in all categories--with 55 Episodes created/posted in 2-months, with 800+/- episode Downloads, from listeners in 11 countries + 97 cities. I have a website www.helping.mom with tabs of What I Do, and Podcast Topics List. I wrote a book entitled "Beginnings" which you can purchase on Amazon.com. I could not be more happy of our work, and positive feedback from listeners.

PRAY: Pray that my Helping.Mom Podcast can join the Salem Media Group, the largest conservative + Christian owner of TV stations, Radio Stations, and Podcast Streaming services in USA. I would be joining great people/shows like Charlie Kirk, Dennis Prager, Eric Metaxes, Trish Regan, Hugh Hewitt, Dinesh D'Souza, Happy Women Podcast, Larry Elder, Michele Tafoya, Carl Jackson, & Sebastian Gorka. I have ALREADY ACCOMPLISHED 15/17 of their Qualifications, in just 2-months, with good conversations with their leadership. ALSO: Donald Trump, Jr & wife Lara Trump just bought 30% ownership of Salem, so if you know them--put in good word for me!

PROGRAM UPDATE: This Helping.Mom podcast will now go to a Tues & Sun format, now that I have created a solid library of 50+ podcasts, and proven to Salem (& others) we are serious, relevant & helpful.

As always, send your feedback, ideas & prayer requests to Info@Helping.Mom