Reported in the teens so bundle up today going through the City Hospitals say they would prefer not to partake in the states new medicaid plan. Starting the first of january, medicaid plans will be organized by four different private companies. Abc9 News Reporter bria bell has more on the issue. 1800ask permission is not really the best way to manage care, said wold. Beginning january 1st, 4 private companies will oversee medcaid plans for the state of iowa, but Unitypoint Health st. Lukes president and ceo says this plan has some unforseen bumps in the road. Its created some confusion for a lot of medicaid beneficiaries. Its created confusion for providers, but i think that were finding some clarity and were getting some answers, said wold. Medicaid patients will be assigned to an mco and will have to find a Health Care Provider that matches their plan. If a patient finds a provider that is not under contract with at the start of the new year, then he or she will have 90 days to file
Due to a weather related incident on the tarmac. Jessica rae after months of anticipation. The day is finally here star wars the force Awakens Opens tonight. Leaving fans all over the country giddy with excitement. These stories and more. On abc9 news this morning. Jessica rae the Federal Reserve is increasing Interest Rates for the first time in nearly a decade. And the nations largest banks have already started raising their prime lending rates. Making things a little more expensive. Abcs Stephanie Ramos has the story. Do you have a credit card . A car loan . Mortgages . Listen up. Fed chair janet yellen announcing the Federal Reserve is upping Interest Rates from a record low of zero to onequarter of a percent. And while it may be a good sign for the economy . Yellen . The federal funds rate was held near zero to support the recovery of the economy from the worst financial crisis and recession since the great depression. It may not be go for your wallet rates have been kept low in o
For the entire day. Friday still looks to be the coolest day with upper 20s to lower 30s common. A warming trend will be felt this weekend with highs on saturday into the middle 30s, with middle and even upper 40s likely on sunday afternoon. As early as sunday evening, some showers will be possible, which should last into early monday morning. Next week remains unsettled with periodic rain chances and highs generally into the 40s. Today mostly cloudy high 3036 winds nw 1020 alo 31 dbq 30 iow 33 tonight partly cloudy low 1824 winds w 515 alo 19 dbq 19 iow 21 medicaid users you have until the end of the day to choose a new plan. Its part of the states switch to a privatized system on january first. But some people currently enrolled say the change is too rushed and the timeline doesnt make sense. Including this cedar rapids family, who adopted eleven special needs children. Their mom, karen muters , says several of her childrens providers managed care organizations, or mcos. Thats becaus
Source, this is kcrgtv9 news morning news. First, meteorologis t kaj omara has your first alert forecast, kaj. Today wont be quite as windy, though the clouds will stick around most of the day. Temperatures will barely move and should stay pretty steady in the lower 30s today. This, in combination with northwest wind of 1020 mph, should create wind chills in the 20s for the entire day. Friday still looks to be the coolest day with upper 20s to lower 30s common. A warming trend will be felt this weekend with highs on saturday into the middle 30s, with middle and even upper 40s likely on sunday afternoon. As early as sunday evening, some showers will be possible, which should last into early monday morning. Next week remains unsettled with periodic rain chances and highs generally into the 40s. Today mostly cloudy high 3036 winds nw 1020 alo 31 dbq 30 iow 33 tonight partly cloudy low 1824 winds w 515 alo 19 dbq 19 iow 21 tomorrow partly cloudy high 2733 winds w 1525 alo 30 dbq 29 iow 30
Lends strength. And president obama is pushed to take military action against syria, the u. S. Senate delaying a vote to move to a resolution and polls show public support is fading. Announcer youre watching Worldwide Exchange, bringing you Business News from around the globe. All right. Warm welcome to you. This is Worldwide Exchange on tuesday. You can see were firmly weighted to the up side. Global equities 9 to nil really, 9 to a half. The stoxx 600 up near session highs, it follows the best day in eight weeks, triple digit gains for the First Time Since august the 1st. The ftse right now down 16 points yesterday. Up. 75 . The cac 40 up about 1. 1 . Ftse mib up, as well. Shares in oil, soaring at the open. 14. 2 after the neste oil came up with better numbers. Peugeot citron opening strongly. The company confirmed its outlook for 2013. On the bond market, take a look at yields. Treasury yields going back to that 3 level. 2. 9455 is where we stand at the moment, clearly, elevated, a