Amerigroup Iowa resumes Medicaid enrollment amid system changes
Iowa officials say Amerigroup Iowa will again accept Medicaid members as part of the managed care system after it had suspended new enrollments. DHS leaders discuss replacing AmeriHealth Caritas with one or two new MCOs by July 1, 2019, while ombudsman reports rise in complaints but Gov. Foxhoven defends overall system stability.
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Iowa weighs extending noncompliant ACA plans into 2019
Iowa officials mull extending grandmothered transitional plans under the ACA through year end 2019. Commissioner Doug Ommen cites the need to avoid a destabilized market as about 37 000 Iowans hold such policies while federal rules could grant flexibility to Iowa.
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Iowa House approves dynamic pricing for state parks plan
The Iowa House passed Senate File 2389 89 to 8 to let the DNR set dynamic prices for campsites cabins and other facilities with market demand. Democrats urge higher park funding as Senate must review the amended bill after a 47 to 0 Senate approval of the earlier version. Treasure Hunt auction resumes via eBay to auction abandoned safe deposit contents held over five years.
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Fire at Cargill damages grain dryer in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids fire crews battled a Tuesday night fire at Cargill’s grain milling facility 1120 12th Ave SW 10 22 p m. A ladder truck attacked the blaze in a grain holding hopper and soybeans were emptied to a parking lot. No injuries reported. Fire officials called the fire unintentional but did not specify a cause.
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Shooting injures man in northeast Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids police investigate a shooting that wounded a man at 1612 Park Towne Place NE around 10 50 p m Tuesday. The victim was taken to a hospital and his condition is not known. Authorities are probing details of the incident in the Cedar Rapids area.
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