Adoption fuels Iowa couple to adopt Ukrainian orphans
Jenna and Scott Breckenridge describe an unlikely path from hosting Ukrainian orphans to adopting three brothers after multiple agency collapses and costly legal hurdles. They endured red tape and near loss of custody, spending about 55 000 dollars, while awaiting June travel to finalize. The boys aged eight at orphanage entry will become their children.
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Jenna
Ukraine
United States
Scott
Iowa
Breckenridges
Square One
US Citizenship and Immigration Services
Ilya
Bogdan
Mkolya
Iowa Medicaid chief defends program amid access concerns
Iowa DHS leader Garcia says Medicaid privatization shows improvement since last year and vows accountability for managed care organizations. Critics note costs and profits in 2020 21 while capitation payments totaled 1.36 billion in Q2 FY2021 as senators push for proof of promised savings and better access.
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Garcia
Iowa
Health and Human Services Commission
Texas
Terry Branstad
Senate
Janet Petersen
Des Moines
Towans
Petersen
Gazette
Iowa Medicaid moves to managed care era starts 2016
A timeline shows Iowa's switch to managed care beginning April 1 2016 with AmeriHealth Caritas exit in 2017 and UnitedHealthcare of the River Valley leaving in 2019. It notes later changes including Iowa Total Care and Amerigroup as current managers and talks of potential new entrants amid ongoing access and funding challenges.
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Iowa
AmeriHealth Caritas
Michael Randol
Iowa Medicaid Enterprises
Iowa Total Care
United Healthcare of the River Valley
Rando
Elizabeth Matney
Medicaid
Federal
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
United Healthcare of
Iowa Ombudsman’s
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Eljah
Scott Breckenridge
Hiawatha
Andy Abeyta
the Gazette
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Kelly Garcia
Iawa Department of Human Services
Liz Martin
Matney
The
Omoudsman Kristie Hirschman
Garrett Frey
Frey
City of
Wolff
Department of Human Services
Iehaela
Tnegazette
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