Medicare penalties for Iowa amid high quality care
Senator Harkin and Senator Grassley press Medicare reforms as Iowa faces below average reimbursements. Medicare chief Thomas Scully notes Iowa costs are 81 percent of the national average for services and 68 percent for nursing homes, prompting concerns patients and staff are discharged prematurely due to low pay. Iowa hospitals say they subsidize Medicare by over 80 million annually.
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Man drops libel action in Cedar Rapids lawsuit
Fred Darrah has dropped his defamation suit against Audrey Rahn after she called him "one step lower than a sex predator" at a City Council meeting. Rahn's attorney Roger Stone argued First Amendment protection. Darrah's lawyer said the case is closed despite ongoing claims of recklessness.
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Woman given probation for jewelry theft in Cedar Rapids
Melody J. Stackhouse, 52, of Marion, received a suspended five year prison term and three years probation after being convicted of second degree theft for taking jewelry from Finlay Fine Jewelry at Lindale Mall. A restitution hearing will determine owed amounts.
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Iowa City weighs defining bars for new zoning rules
City staff say zoning must define bars separately from restaurants before any new bar limits. A bar is proposed to be one where alcohol sales exceed a threshold, with possible stricter rules for venues with 200 plus occupancy. Council plans an informal discussion, while existing ordinances remain unchanged for now.
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I C men held in kidnapping of Cedar Falls pair
IOWA CITY David Errol Willock and Luther Cordell Hammett Jr. were arrested at their home on warrants charging first degree robbery second degree kidnapping and first degree burglary. The Cedar Falls incident involved tying Cassy Jenkins and Anthony Cole in October with Jenkins escaping from a car trunk.
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