Insurers reap profits on Medicare investments
Investigators say private Medicare Advantage plans profit by using advance payments from Medicare to invest. The inspector general estimates 2007 investment income at 376 million dollars from 50 plans, with potential trust fund savings of about 450 million if funds stayed longer. Major plans include UnitedHealthcare Humana and Blue Cross Blue Shield.
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Washington
Associated Press
Health and Human Services’ Inspector General
Inspector General
Donald Berwick
Medicare
Treasury
United Healthcare Humana
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Eastern Iowa schools adopt 1 1 laptop program for students
Lisbon joins 44 Iowa districts in a 1:1 initiative giving sixth to twelfth graders personal laptops. Administrators call it a technology driven shift from teacher centered instruction to facilitation, with snow delays sparking social media use.
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Meredith Hines-Dochterman
Gazette Isbon
Iowa
Brittin Reid
Lisbon
Twitter
Iowa schools expand 1 to 1 laptop programs in coming year
Technology growth drives 1:1 initiatives across Iowa districts with 80 to 100 expected to pilot for 2011 12. Central City started in 2008 showing gains while Lisbon and others report students excelling through digital tools such as podcasts and videos.
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Iowa Department of Education
Iowa
Midland
College Community
Karl Kurt
Central City
Brad Laurel
Lisbon
Branstad Plans to Fire Recent Hires to Cut Costs
Gov. Terry Branstad plans to review about 1,000 recently filled state jobs created after an early retirement program. He doubts agencies can meet an $84 million reduction this fiscal year and may terminate positions deemed not absolutely necessary to shrink government spending.
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Des Moines Bureau
Des Moines
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Branstad
Iowa
Iowa City Wins Bid to Host 2012 Trials
The United States Olympic Committee and USA Wrestling select Iowa City to stage the 2012 U S Olympic Team Trials at Carver Hawkeye Arena April 21 22. Freestyle and Greco Roman events determine Olympic hopefuls for London 2012. Dan Gable calls the news exciting as Iowa City outbid Council Bluffs and Columbus Ohio.
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Iowa City
United States Olympic Committee
USA Wrestling
U.S
University of Iowa
Carver-Hawkeye Arena
Iowa
Dan Gable
Council Bluffs
Columbus
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