Medicaid cost sparks talk of fee-based care for disabled Iowans
Iowa health officials consider exempting some privately managed Medicaid recipients from the managed care plan and paying fees instead. DHS Director Jerry Foxhoven said negotiations with private insurers are unsettled, with options on the table. A federal lawsuit contends thousands of disabled residents lose benefits when outside facilities. The program also covers many poor and elderly.
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State Department of Human Services
Human Services
Jerry Foxhaven
Town Council On Human Services
Towans
Bethel AME church preserves Cedar Rapids history over 100 years
In Cedar Rapids the Bethel African Methodist Episcopal church stands near Sixth Street and Sixth Avenue SE. The historic congregation, over a century old, served as a key gathering space from post slavery through the post Revolutionary era and beyond. Pastor W C Perkins notes the long-standing presence and labor of Black residents in the area. Bethel AME is one of 50 remaining historic churches in the city.
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Rebecca F. Miler
the Gazette
Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church
Cedar Rapids
Sixth Street
Sixth Avenue
Bethel African Methodist Episcopal
AME
W.C. Perkins
Bethel Ame
Historic markers installed around Cedar Rapids unveiled
Perkins and congregants joined community leaders to unveil a new plaque across from Bethel AME at 512 Sixth St SE on Wednesday. The 48 markers map out sites to walk or bike between signs, teaching history while promoting exercise and neighborhood exploration.
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Cedar Rapids
Perkins
Bethel Ame
Sixth St
Wednes
Mark Stoffer Hunter
History Center
Eight die at Florida nursing home amid Irma outages
Police investigate after at least eight residents died at the Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills in Hollywood Florida during power outages from Hurricane Irma. Officials evacuated more than 100 residents and hospital staff amid storm related disruption. Police chief Tomas Sanchez says the deaths may be linked to power loss but vows a full criminal inquiry.
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Hollywood
Fla
South Florida
Storm
R. Flood
Miami
Fort Lauderdale
Hollywood Hills
Tomas Sanchez
Wife of drunken driving victim promotes Horizons fundraiser
Debbie Erenberger, widow of Greg Erenberger, explains how Horizons fundraiser helps families after a fatal crash. Greg, 59, a Cedar Rapids financial planner, was killed when a drunk driver hit his motorcycle at Wright Brothers Boulevard and Interstate 380. Taylor Lazare, 27, pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide and received a 25 year prison sentence. blood alcohol was .173.
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Greg Erenberger
Edge Asset Management
Cedar Rapids
Wright Brothers Boulevard
Interstate 380
Taylor Lazare
Solon
Latare
Debbie Erenberger
Walford
Prairie High School
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Trish Mehaffey
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Ely
Erenberger
Rebecca F. Miller
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