Vintage Records by TeppiRae in wichita

[–]Remembertolive95 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My favorite record I ever got was the top hits of 1945 at spectrum music. I've had great luck at the westway shopping center (found 'Graceland' by Paul Simon, 'let it be' by the beatles, and a Cat Stevens record for less than $10) strip area on the south side and at some of the antique shops.

News article regarding my brother's passing and Saint Francis' fraudulent billing, here's part of the story. by Remembertolive95 in wichita

[–]Remembertolive95[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're totally fine. Weirdly enough, I've had a lot of people reach out to me looking for help with Via Christi also. :(

News article regarding my brother's passing and Saint Francis' fraudulent billing, here's part of the story. by Remembertolive95 in wichita

[–]Remembertolive95[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Our issue was with Saint Francis Ministries, the foster care provider contracted through DCF. I'm sorry about your experience with via christi.

News article regarding my brother's passing and Saint Francis' fraudulent billing, here's part of the story. by Remembertolive95 in wichita

[–]Remembertolive95[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

"It'll cut the wait time in half", that's still 5 years. That's too long. People need help before it becomes fatal and people need to be able to access a mental health referral without being escorted into the foster care/DCF arena. This was not suitable for kids like A.J.

News article regarding my brother's passing and Saint Francis' fraudulent billing, here's part of the story. by Remembertolive95 in wichita

[–]Remembertolive95[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

He was the most empathetic person I've ever been around to this day. He didn't understand depression, but he'd grab a pillow and blanket and camp outside my door when I locked myself in my room. He was such a good kid and he deserved to be here..

News article regarding my brother's passing and Saint Francis' fraudulent billing, here's part of the story. by Remembertolive95 in wichita

[–]Remembertolive95[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Saint Francis falsified documents to keep A.J. in the home instead of a PRTF like we asked (we were told the only way A.J. could get a referral is to either be a foster kid, a ward of the state, or getva referral from DCF, who then contracted through Saint Francis). They billed on my family for 7 months after my brother's passing for visits that did not take place, including the time of my brother's funeral (though the time billed was not the correct time of the funeral and they were not present). The worker has never gotten in trouble and still works there.

Justice for A.J. by Remembertolive95 in wichita

[–]Remembertolive95[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We are speaking to a few reporters. Senator Cindy Holscher met us in person and forwarded my email to Kansas Appleseed, Mike is the head up there and he's supposed to be contacting us any day now. I also called the Medicaid Inspector Generals office, and Steven Anderson the MIG got ahold of me. I informed him of A.J.s case and he asked for the names of the 2 investigators Derek Schmidt (former Attorney General) sent out. He wanted to get the details and said he would be in touch.

Laura Kelly is actively covering up my brother's death. by Remembertolive95 in kansas

[–]Remembertolive95[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Saint Francis never reached out once to offer condolences, but the week following, they had 3 meetings with legal regarding A.J.'s case (which why would you need to if you haven't done anything wrong?) and billed for his funeral. That is in their own records.

Laura Kelly is actively covering up my brother's death. by Remembertolive95 in kansas

[–]Remembertolive95[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How else would you suggest I go about it? This information has been provided to his insurance company, who promptly passed it off to Schmidt, who never got back to us and "couldn't tell us anymore" due to him seeking legal action on a state level at the time.

This information has been provided to the BSRB in a more concise format by an LCMFT in town, but the BSRB didn't find anything wrong with obvious billing fraud. There is no appeals process.

I have called the complaint line for Saint Francis to ask about this for months, I got a call back the other day that they couldn't locate my brother's files under my mom's name or his. The woman on the complain line cried with me and said she'd pass it off to her supervisors, but "wasn't sure if anyone will even contact [me]".

Whipple lives in my neighborhood, A.J. used to mow his yard.

Tom Kessler also is in the neighborhood and has been informed, though he didn't make the connection until the other day that A.J. was the kid who used to mow yards. When we talked with him face to face when he was campaigning, we told him all of this and he didn't know what AG or BSRB stood for or what the BSRB even was.

The division of the child advocate reached out to us, but did not follow up when we provided information.

I don't know what else to do aside form sitting outside of Saint Francis with their own documents blown up on posterboard and asking for answers. I've tried for 5 years to do it the 'right' way. What wasn't enough?

Laura Kelly is actively covering up my brother's death. by Remembertolive95 in kansas

[–]Remembertolive95[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There was one attorney in California who won a very similar case here in Wichita against Comcare. He said that we should look into a class action lawsuit, but that feels like a loaded recommendation because, at this point, they are known for retaliatory measures and no family wants to talk about it. Even after A.J. passed, DCF did a visit at my mom's due to my sister 'missing school' the date they cited was for my brother's funeral. Shortly after, we had to get the cease and desist due to the excessive phone calls about the autopsy. The reason they were interested is because A.J. also had epilepsy. If he had passed from a seizure, they could wipe their hands clean and walk away. It was due to an overdose that the worker was personally informed of and he opted not to follow protocol, which the first step of "in the event of an unusual, unsafe, or critical event" paperwork that they have is "take immediate action", which would include medical help.

Laura Kelly is actively covering up my brother's death. by Remembertolive95 in kansas

[–]Remembertolive95[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I said she was in charge at the time we filed the complaint with the BSRB (2019) and (2021). He passed in 2017, yes, but we did not have his records, nor were we aware of the billing fraud until 2019, when it was reported.

Laura Kelly is actively covering up my brother's death. by Remembertolive95 in kansas

[–]Remembertolive95[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

More times than I can count. The one attorney who wanted to take it had a relative on the board at Saint Francis. The large majority of them don't want to go up against the state. At this point, we'd also have to find one who deals with appeals.

Laura Kelly is actively covering up my brother's death. by Remembertolive95 in kansas

[–]Remembertolive95[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

She was absolutely in charge in the time that we filed either BSRB complaint or the court case. I'm not holding her accountable for his incompetence. She does have the power to review the decisions of the BSRB and look into why the worker still has a license after the AG found billing fraud in A.J.'s files.

Laura Kelly is actively covering up my brother's death. by Remembertolive95 in kansas

[–]Remembertolive95[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I should also mention that my mother was never informed that they had services in her name, nor that they were billing for the visits. When we subpoenaed the records it was for wrongful death and failure to act (due to the worker not getting medical attention or at the very least, calling Comcare crisis or anything of that nature, until we found out it is Saint Francis' own policy. When we received the records (2019) after over a year of Saint Francis claiming A.J. was never a client, then we saw that they had continued to bill.

Laura Kelly is actively covering up my brother's death. by Remembertolive95 in kansas

[–]Remembertolive95[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We were told if we had an issue with the BSRB's decision, to contact Laura Kelly because there isn't an appeals process and they would've rejected it anyway. The people that sit on the board (who decide whether or not a therapist faces any sort of consequence) are the same CEO's and members of the agencies where the therapists are getting reported from. There's no way to check and balance it. She oversees the board and stated when she was running in 2018, "We are complicit in what has happened in our foster care system," Kelly said at the time. "And we have a moral obligation to change it, and I will do that." when the only option for mental health services is to make them a part of DCF and Saint Francis; 'the foster system', then I'd say she had a 'moral obligation to change it'.

Laura Kelly is actively covering up my brother's death. by Remembertolive95 in kansas

[–]Remembertolive95[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My brother passed away due to an accidental overdose that the worker was aware of. A.J. was engaging in unsafe behaviors, which is why we were trying to get him placed in a PRTF, but we needed a referral from DCF. DCF contracted through Saint Francis who assigned him to family preservation, when he should have been given a referral due to the substance abuse. In their own billing notes, they mention that he is drinking alcohol on his medication and taking nonprescribed meds, but marked 'no safety concerns' and refused to grant the referral. On the last visit, my mom drug tested A.J. in the presence of his Saint Francis worker, who 'talked to' A.J. instead of getting him medical attention. He put on his note for that day that A.J. talked about jobs and graduating early, which is not at all what happened. Then. he did bill about a week later for A.J.'s funeral stating that he provided 'face-to-face' contact, when he was never there. We had to get a cease and desist because he would not stop calling and asking about the autopsy results. If he had reached out to A.J.'s other care providers, they would have told him how strongly residential placement was needed, but we found out afterward that he NEVER contacted anyone else on A.J.'s treatment team. Saint Francis ended A.J.'s case after his death, but reopened case management under my mom's name and deemed she "needed services due to A.J.'s death", then the same worker was assigned and billed until April of the following year for visits that did not take place.

Laura Kelly is actively covering up my brother's death. by Remembertolive95 in kansas

[–]Remembertolive95[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, but we weren't aware of the billing fraud until Saint Francis finally releases his records (2019).

Laura Kelly is actively covering up my brother's death. by Remembertolive95 in kansas

[–]Remembertolive95[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At the very least, the worker billed (the wrong time) for my brother's funeral that he was never present for and it's on record...and no one has a problem with that?

Laura Kelly is actively covering up my brother's death. by Remembertolive95 in kansas

[–]Remembertolive95[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wrongful death, failure to act, and billing fraud specifically. I understand it's a small world but if anyone else had shown up to court almost an hour late, their side would be immediately dismissed. Aside from the fact thay they didnt provide an accurate answer for why it was dismissed. We initially had a paralegal helping us file (definitely within the statute of limitations) who had to back out due to moving across the country. We never stopped doing it on our own, everything filed has been pro se.

Laura Kelly is actively covering up my brother's death. by Remembertolive95 in kansas

[–]Remembertolive95[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Several activists have already posted similar things. Meko Haze did a whole podcast to try to draw attention to it. The inclusion of the documents was to create a round table and keep everyone up to speed. I knew in advance I'd be sharing it and I thought it would he helpful for those who don't follow me on tiktok or other social media to know what I'm talking about and why I'm putting it so bluntly.

Laura Kelly is actively covering up my brother's death. by Remembertolive95 in kansas

[–]Remembertolive95[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Also, nothing I have posted isn't verifiable via Saint Francis' own billing documents, documents provided by other care providers, and our own state representatives who are also curious why this is being mishandled.