Medicaid advocates mobilize to oppose Iowa privatization plan
About 75 recipients and family members from Cedar Rapids Iowa City and Sioux City rode charter buses to the Des Moines Capitol for the Health Policy Oversight Committee meeting. They urged slowing the privatization of Iowa's new 5 billion Medicaid program and pressed DHS officials and private managers on care for 560 000 enrollees.
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Cindy Smothers
Smothers
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Legislators weigh provider signups for Iowa Medicaid shift
Dozens gather at the Iowa Capitol to hear about privately managed care for Iowa’s $5 billion Medicaid program set to start Jan 1. Four managed care organizations Amerigroup Iowa AmeriHealth Caritas Iowa UnitedHealthcare Plan of the River Valley and WellCare of Iowa report provider signups range 28 to 43 percent with updated figures awaited.
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Cedar Rapids man gets jail and probation in police traffic chase
Kyle Orth, 27, of Cedar Rapids, was sentenced after pleading guilty to interfering with official acts and counts of eluding and drunken driving. A five year suspended felony term, three years probation, and six months in jail with work release were imposed. The incident involved a borrowed BMW reversing at 30 mph toward officers, who fired in response.
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Tom Viner
Johnson County
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Hawkeyes Rose Bowl Travel Packages Sell Out Fast
Iowa fans snapped up Rose Bowl travel packages after Iowa earned a 12 1 season berth with a 25 rise to Pasadena. The University of Iowa Alumni Association package included charter flight four nights hotel game ticket and transport and sold out in under 24 hours.
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