Medicaid transition to private plans hits Iowa providers
Tim Charles of Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids worries over Iowa moving about 560000 Medicaid recipients to four private out of state managed care firms starting Jan 1. The move aims to cut costs though Democrats oppose and providers prepare for changes impacting elderly, disabled and low income patients.
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Democrats focus debate on security in Paris aftermath
In Des Moines Iowa Bernie Sanders and Martin O Malley challenged Hillary Clinton’s front-runner status during a nationally televised debate. The Paris terrorist attack that killed 127 and wounded 352 framed the two hour discussion with a moment of silence from moderator John Dickerson before candidates sparred on national security and foreign policy.
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