Iowa Medicaid pilot could expand coverage and curb costs
The Gazette notes a new federal state pilot approved for University Hospitals Iowa City and Broadlawns Des Moines to add about 30 000 charity cases to Medicaid. The plan, supported by 180 million dollars in combined funding, aims to slow costs through preventive steps and wellness programs.
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Iowa
Tom Vilsack
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Broadlawns Hospital
Des Moines
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Public service beckons in fall elections
The article urges readers to run for public office as city and school board elections approach. School board races are statewide September 13 with petitions due by August 4. Cedar Rapids council races in November feature nine seats with a new district map and petition signatures of 125 for districts or 600 for at large.
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Cedar Rapids
America
AAA
Amtrak
Iraq
Halliburton
FAA
Des Moines
Greyhound
Letters attack on scripture and politics in Linn County letter
A reader critiques a June 23 letter arguing against homosexual condemnation and calls for strong faith in Jesus for eternal life. The letter also warns against political cowardice and urges readers to evaluate Rob Hogg for District 19. It includes praise for Amtrak and critique of highway funding and broad political figures.
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God
Son
Christ
Glenn E. Chatfield
North
Liberty
Chuck Larson
Larson
Rob Hogg
Iowa
District 19
House of Representatives
Rob
Monticello calls to heal after graduation notes row
Jill Olsen urges Monticello to trust district leaders after negative media coverage of graduation, stressing that educators must protect students and act with integrity while the community heals and moves on.
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Monticello
Kiev Symphony
Jill Olsen
Mount Vernon
Diversity TV news ignores Latinos' presence
Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports NAHJ findings that major networks marginalize Latinos in nightly news. Only 0.72 percent of 16,000 stories in 2004 focused on Latinos, with many depictions guiding viewers to stereotypes rather than diverse realities.
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Fort Worth
Star-Telegramatinos
America
National Association of Hispanic Journalists
ABC World News Tonight
CBS Evening News
NBC Nightly News
CNN News Night
NAHJ
Association
TV National
Federico Subervi
NAH
Vanderbilt University
Telemundo
Border Patrol
California
Arizona
Hollywood
Iraq
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