November 14, 2025
== THREE GREAT GUESTS TODAY ==
Hour 1: "NY’s powerful 1199 SEIU union already benefiting from Gov. Hochul’s allegedly rigged revamp of $11B Medicaid program" with Julian Hagmann
"The Trial of Charlie Kirk's Assassin" with John Gordon 
Hour 2:  "AARP’s Role in Push for Massive Insurance Bailouts" with Phil Kerpen

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Hour 1 - Part One:  Julian Hagmann
CaringProfessionals.com
​He recently testified before the New York State Senate Joint Committee of the Senate Standing Committee on Health and the Senate Standing Committee on Investigations and Government Operations on concerns regarding the mandate for a single fiscal intermediary and its impact on The Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP.)
Julian Hagmann is the Chief Operating Officer, Caring Professionals, Inc. A driven and results-oriented healthcare executive with more than a decade of experience in strategic planning, business development, and organizational growth. As Chief Operating Officer at Caring Professionals, Inc.—a licensed home care agency and fiscal intermediary—he oversees operations that deliver essential services to older adults and individuals with disabilities. His mission is to elevate business performance, enhance service quality, and maximize productivity across all departments while ensuring strict compliance with state regulations and industry best practices.

Julian has a proven record of generating multi-million-dollar growth, securing complex multi-year government and private contracts, and significantly increasing organizational revenue. His strategic leadership has expanded market share, launched innovative service lines, and optimized operations to support long-term sustainability. Through process improvements and the adoption of advanced technology solutions, he has reduced administrative burdens, minimized client attrition, and positioned the organization for continued success. He also led the development of a high-quality Request for Offer (RFO), securing a critical state contract and ensuring uninterrupted care for vulnerable populations.

His expertise spans healthcare technology, value-based selling, territory development, operations management, and forming strategic partnerships. Deeply engaged in the state’s healthcare community, Julian serves as President for two associations and Executive Secretary for another. With extensive experience in self-direction and licensed home health services, he is committed to making a meaningful, lasting impact on the individuals and communities he serves.
 
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NY’s powerful 1199 SEIU union already benefiting from Gov. Hochul’s allegedly rigged revamp of $11B Medicaid program
Concerns Regarding the Mandate for a Single Fiscal Intermediary and the Impact on CDPAP

Email Confirms Early Contact Between NY Officials and CDPAP Contractor

Fraudster-Linked Company Set to Begin Massive Insurance Contract for Home Health Workers

Feds investigate Gov. Kathy Hochul’s home care program reforms after chaotic rollout: source 
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New York’s powerful 1199 SEIU union is already cashing in on Gov. Kathy Hochul’s disastrous and allegedly rigged revamp of the state’s $11 billion home care Medicaid program, The Post has learned.

The politically influential labor group has started moving to unionize the hundreds of thousands of home health aides employed through the allegedly fraud-ridden taxpayer-funded program, and will likely reap a massive windfall in dues.
Officials from 1199, which supported the overhaul, have been meeting weekly with Public Partnerships LLC, the company that was awarded the contract to manage the massive Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program as part of Hochul’s reshuffle.
Hochul’s administration has for months been dogged by allegations that the bidding process for the roughly $1 billion contract to oversee the CDPAP payroll was rigged in favor of PPL.
 
What is CDPAP?
 
Only one person truly knows what the best home care for you should look like — you.
That’s why the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP) puts you in full control of your home care.
 
Here’s the great news: CDPAP — funded by New York Medicaid — gives you something truly empowering: the ability to direct your own care, including choosing the person who will be paid to be your caregiver.
 
Even better, that caregiver, known as a Personal Assistant (PA), can be someone close to you — a daughter, son, niece, friend, or trusted neighbor. The choice is entirely yours, because that’s how care should be.
 
The PA you select will be paid to provide the personalized, loving support that only someone who truly knows you can offer.

Hour 1 - Part Two:  John Gordon
John Gordon, host of syndicated radio show The Truth with John Gordon, is a graduate of the Mercer University Law School in Georgia. He is a business owner and entrepreneur, who has also worked as a journalist and reporter in Macon and Atlanta. 
 
Gordon was the Trump-endorsed Republican candidate for Georgia Attorney General in 2022.  He lives in Palm Beach, Florida.
 
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Alleged Charlie Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson to make first in-person court appearance.

Tyler Robinson faces aggravated murder charge while media coalition pushes for access to sealed proceedings. 
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The man accused of assassinating Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk is set to make his first in-person court appearance Thursday, nearly three months after his arrest. Tyler Robinson — charged with aggravated murder and multiple related felonies in Kirk’s fatal Sept. 10 shooting at Utah Valley University — has only appeared remotely in prior hearings, participating via video or audio from the jail.

This hearing marks the most significant step in the case so far and comes amid mounting concerns over the growing secrecy surrounding the proceedings. Kirk’s widow and numerous media outlets, including Fox News, have raised alarms about the limited public access to filings and closed-door developments. A coalition of news organizations is now formally demanding greater transparency as the case moves forward.
 
The Thursday, December 11th, appearance is expected to provide the first meaningful look at how prosecutors intend to proceed, the evidence likely to emerge, and whether the judge will address ongoing transparency challenges. The outcome could set the tone for the rest of this high-profile case.
 
A legal analyst is available to break down:
  • What to expect from Robinson’s first in-person appearance
  • How secrecy and sealed filings could shape the prosecution
  • The role of public-access rights in high-profile murder cases
  • Key factors judges weigh in politically sensitive or high-threat cases
  • How early court motions may signal the strength and strategy of both sides

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Hour 2: AARP’s Role in Push for Massive Insurance Bailouts 
About our guest: Phil Kerpen
Phil Kerpen, a leading free-market policy analyst and advocate in Washington DC. He was the principal policy and legislative strategist at Americans for Prosperity for over five years.  He previously worked at the Free Enterprise Fund, the Club for Growth, and the Cato Institute.  Kerpen is also a nationally syndicated columnist, chairman of the Internet Freedom Coalition, and author of the 2011 book Democracy Denied.

​Phil Kerpen is the president of American Commitment, dedicated to restoring and protecting the American Commitment to free markets, economic growth, Constitutionally-limited government, property rights, and individual freedom.  They engage in critical public policy fights over the size and intrusiveness of government through direct advocacy, strategic policy analysis, and grassroots mobilization. Working with key partners, American Commitment delivers timely, effective public policy research to the broader free-market movement. We are dedicated to restoring and protecting the American Commitment to free markets, economic growth, Constitutionally-limited government, property rights, and individual freedom. ​ https://www.americancommitment.org/ 

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https://www.americancommitment.org/release-new-report-exposes-aarps-role-in-push-for-massive-insurance-bailouts-amid-government-shutdown-showdown/
 
New Report Exposes AARP’s Role in Push for Massive Insurance Bailouts Amid Government Shutdown Showdown
October 11, 2025
 
Washington, D.C. — As Congress faces a government shutdown, a new report from American Commitment exposes how AARP — a major lobbying force in Washington — is working hand-in-hand with the health insurance industry to make pandemic-era Obamacare subsidies permanent.
 
The report, “How AARP Makes Health Insurance Unaffordable for Its Members,” details how AARP received a staggering $9 billion payout from UnitedHealth, the nation’s largest health insurer, and has since used its lobbying arm to push for a $40 billion-a-year extension of supersized Obamacare subsidies—direct taxpayer payments to insurance companies.
 
“Democratic leaders Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries have shut down the government until taxpayers fork over another $40 billion a year to massive health insurance companies,” said Phil Kerpen, president of American Commitment. “It’s outrageous that they shut down the government to serve the same insurers who fund AARP’s billion-dollar kickbacks. Congress should say no to bailouts for big insurance.”
 
AARP’s Hidden Conflicts
According to the report, AARP has quietly built a financial empire tied to the very insurance companies now demanding more taxpayer money:
  • $9.1 Billion Payment from UnitedHealth: In 2024, AARP restructured its licensing agreement with UnitedHealth and received a one-time $9.062 billion payment--31 times its total membership dues revenue—in exchange for an exclusive marketing deal.
  • Lobbying for Subsidy Extensions: Despite claiming to champion “affordability,” AARP has lobbied Congress to make the enhanced Obamacare subsidies permanent—a taxpayer-funded bailout that would directly benefit its corporate partner UnitedHealth.
 
Subsidies for Insurers, Not Seniors
During the pandemic, Congress dramatically expanded Obamacare subsidies, signing up millions of people who paid nothing for their coverage. But new analyses show that allowing these temporary “COVID bonuses” to expire would still leave enrollees paying only a fraction of their premiums:
  • At 100% of poverty, taxpayers cover 98% of premiums.
  • At 150%, taxpayers cover 92%.
  • Even at 200%, the subsidy remains at 81%.
 
“Why is that not enough?” Kerpen asked. “The truth is, these subsidies aren’t about helping patients—they’re about padding insurance company profits and keeping the AARP-UnitedHealth money machine running.”
 
A Call to Action
American Commitment is urging lawmakers to reject any deal that extends the supersized Obamacare subsidies or any other taxpayer giveaways to the insurance industry.
“It’s shameful that Schumer and Jeffries are demanding a massive ransom for mega-insurers like UnitedHealth—currently under criminal investigation—just to reopen government,” said Kerpen. “Congress must stand up for taxpayers and seniors, not the special interests making billions off them.”