if given the choice, 2 sioux they would prefer not to take part in the state s new medicaid plan. tim: arting the first of january, medicaid plans in iowa will be organized by four different private companies. abc 9 s bria bell has more on the issue.. bria: tim and jenna, mercy medical and unitypoint health st. luke s hospitals say theywould practice under r fferent terms s it weren t for the state s agreement withth four different managed care organizations or mco s. the state s new plan take affect on january first and both hospitals are worried about the care of its patients. 1-800-ask 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. luke s president and ceo says this plan has some unfnfseen bumps in t t road. it s createtesome confusion for a lot of medicaid d beneficiaries. i is created confusion for providers, but i think that we re f
reported in the teens so bundle up today! going through the city hospitals say they would prefer not to partake in the state s 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.. 1-800-ask 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. luke s president and ceo says this plan has some unforseen bumps in the road. it s created some confusion for a lot of medicaid beneficiaries. it s created confusion for providers, but i think that we re finding some clarity and we re 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 wi
soybeans. eric reasland was buried inside. he went into the beans to stir them up and level them off, and went under. 17:23 he was in the center, that s what the grain will do to you, they had the ogger going it pulled him, once you get started down there s really no stopping. everytime you move you get a little deeper. the man who was buried wasn t wearing a safety harness or tethered to anything. rescuers were wearing safety gear as they tried to unbury him. he was in the center of the bin, the hardest place to reach and get grain tubes around him. 19:12 we had two sets, made two rings around, then they started pulling the grain out from inside the tube to gain access. after about three hours they pulled reasland out, hoping that he still had a chance. 19:29 you try to be as optimistic as you can, there s always that chance. amanda: unfortunately eric reasland died. first responders did cpr on him on the way to the clarke county hospital, that s where he was pronounced dead
do is use the search box to find a particular school. clicking on the school will bring you to a more detailed report card. parents say it s a neat tool to keep in touch with their kids schools. i m very interested in how the school s doing, and of course, how my child s education is going. sabrina: we ll post a link to the iowa school report card on our website so you can check it out. elias: we re back with meterologist bree sullivan. bree (bree adlibs) bree weather adlib: bundle up today! we are starting off with clouds this morning, but by the end of the day we could see a few bree weather adlib: are starting off with clouds this morning, but by the end of the day we could see a few peaks of sunshine before the sun sets. temperatures will be cold in the 30s across central iowa, but with the winds out of the northwest at 10-20 mph, it will feel much colder! wind chills today will be in the teens in northern iowa and 20s here in the metro. overnight, as skies begin to
first-degree murder of his grandmother. elias:: the iowa utilities grandmother. elias:: the iowa utilities board is taking its time to weigh all the evidence presented in nearly a month of hearings at the boone county fairgrounds. that despite a push from dakota access to make a final decision quickly. elias: but the pressure is not just on the utility board. last night, the iowa department of natural resources was trying to decide if it should let the pipeline cut through state owned land. more than 120 people attended the meeting, with 55 choosing to speak on the record. d-n-r officials say they ll weigh each opinion, based on how they were transcribed, not the manner in which they were delivered. chuck gipp, director of iowa dnr: it s a little bit disappointing that there s some that came here as a public demonstration rather than to provide valuable public input, so we can make the determination whether to issue the permit based on everybody s opinion and what we have th