Insurers cautious on future Medicaid rate hikes in Iowa
Des Moines lawmakers heard from Amerigroup Iowa AmeriHealth Caritas Iowa and UnitedHealthcare of the River Valley as they manage Iowa Medicaid with about 600000 enrollees. executives avoided committing to potential future increases in monthly state fees, saying the question cannot be answered at this time.
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Des Moines
Cynthia MacDonald
Plan
Amerigroup Iowa
Ameri- Health Caritas
Iowa
Amerigroup
UnitedHealthcare of
the River Valley
Crossing guard cites near misses at Pierce Elementary crosswalk
Tammy Long, a Pierce Elementary crossing guard in Cedar Rapids, reports multiple near misses involving children and vehicles at the 42nd Street and Marilyn Drive NE crosswalk over five years. A recent reopening introduced a pedestrian hybrid beacon 60 feet west, with drivers still adjusting to the new system.
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Tammy Long
42Nd Street
Marilyn Drive
42Nd Street NE
Long
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Darian Nagle-Gamm
Iowa City
Rebecca F. Miller
Gazette
Cedar Rapids installs Pedestrian Hybrid Beacons citywide
A closer look at seven new traffic controls highlights the Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon. When active motorists see a sequence of yellow and red signals the pedestrian has priority. The system reduces pedestrian crashes by 69 percent and total crashes by 29 percent, with a 50 percent drop in delays. Four Cedar Rapids sites currently use the beacon.
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John Witt
Cedar Rapids
42Nd Street
Marilyn Drive
76Th Avenue
Prairie Hawk Drive
Prairie Schools
C Avenue
Huntington Ridge Park
12Th Avenue
10Th Street
Naked man found in Hiawatha charged with murder
Joseph D. Hubbard, 32, faces a second degree murder charge in the death of Deborah Roman, 56, whose body was found in a Hiawatha mobile home. Police described a naked man running at large on December 2 at 8:40 a.m. in the 700 block of North Center Point Road.
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Hiawatha
Joseph D. Hubbard
Deborah Roman
North Center Point Road
Hubbard
Ethanol Leaders Wary Yet Put Faith in Trump Nominations
Iowa renewable fuel leaders express unease with Trump picks for EPA and Energy but rely on his pledge to back renewable fuels. They cite past support for the corn ethanol mandate and await Cabinet selections.
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Trump
Des Moines
Iowa
Donald Trump
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