Federal delays Iowa Medicaid transition to managed care
Federal officials told Iowa they are not ready to shift the $5 billion Medicaid program to managed care on January 1 and pushed the move to March 1. CMS cited significant gaps in provider networks and risk of care disruptions, amid legal challenges and contractor plans.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Centers For Medicare and
Medicaid Services
Iowa Medicaid
Mikki Stier
Terry Branstad
Amerigroup Iowa
AmeriHealth Caritas Iowa
United Healthcare Plan of
the River Valley
WellCare
Iowa Hospital Association
Polk County
CMS
Vikki Wachino
Stier
Liz Martin
the Gazette
Iowa City and Davenport Earn Perfect LGBT Index Scores
The Human Rights Campaign rated more than 400 U.S. cities. Iowa City and Davenport received perfect scores, while Cedar Rapids rose to 99 from 68 in 2014, reflecting a welcoming government and respectful law enforcement relations with the LGBT community.
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Iowa City
Davenport
Cedar Rapids
U.S
Human Rights
California public safety incident tied to attacker accomplice
Enrique Marquez Jr. was charged with conspiring to carry out two other incidents in 2012 after buying incident style items used in the December mass shooting that killed 14. He and Syed Rizwan Farook planned further targets in southern California including a community college and a highway. Farook died with his wife in the ensuing police confrontation.
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San Bernardino
Calif
Enrique Marquez Jr
Marquez
Syed Rizwan Farook
California
Farook
Board blocks secrecy of police body camera footage in fatal Burlington shooting
The Iowa Public Information Board rejected a staff recommendation to dismiss complaints seeking Burlington police body camera video of Autumn Steele's Jan. 6 death. The panel voted 4-3 to require more information on whether footage should be part of investigative reports, cited by The Gazette and the Burlington Hawk Eye.
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Des Moines
Iowa Public Information Board
Burlington
Bill Monroe
Iowa Newspaper Association
Autumn Steele
Burlington Hawk Eye
Jesse Hill
Steele
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Mitchell Schmidt
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