Iowa's private managed care rollout tests Edberg family's faith
The Gazette revisits the Edberg family amid Iowa's 2016 private managed care shift as AmeriHealth withdraws from Medicaid. Colin's future care hangs on Amerigroup capacity and a state switch to fee-for-service coverage for thousands, with providers and DHS scrambling to prevent gaps.
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UnitedHealthcare CEO confident heading into 2018
UnitedHealthcare plans to expand its provider network and hire more case managers as it positions for 2018. In 2016 Iowa awarded nearly 5 billion dollars of Medicaid to Amerigroup AmeriHealth Caritas and UnitedHealthcare, with two insurers reporting large six month losses.
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Iowa Medicaid program sees major MCO losses and withdrawals in 2017
Financial documents show AmeriHealth Caritas Iowa lost nearly 200 million, Amerigroup Iowa over 133 million, and UnitedHealthcare over 100 million in the first operation year. AmeriHealth exits Iowa Medicaid effective December 1, transferring about 213 thousand enrollees to UnitedHealthcare. New director Michael Randol takes over the Iowa Medicaid Enterprise amid capacity concerns and member transfers to Amerigroup or fee-for-service.
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UnitedHealthcare expands after AmeriHealth withdrawal in Iowa Medicaid
AmeriHealth Caritas exits Iowa Medicaid and 215,000 members shift to UnitedHealthcare or fee-for-service. UnitedHealthcare ramps up with 400 new case managers and expanded provider network as Amerigroup capacity remains unclear. State officials monitor the transition and aim to maintain member choice and program sustainability.
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Project Veritas Got Major Donor Support From Koch-Linked Charity
The Washington Post reports that Project Veritas, a tax exempt charity known for undercover videos, received about 1.7 million dollars in 2016 from Donors Trust, a donor advised fund tied to Koch brothers funding. Donors Trust totals accounted for over a third of Veritas’ 4.9 million year receipts with gifts ranging from six hundred to five hundred fifty thousand dollars. James O’Keefe alone received more than 320 thousand dollars.
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