he also said he was worried about how quickly the switch to privitization is happeneing. i spoke with the pio with the iowa dhs on the phone and she ssid the goal of these private health plans is the make the population healthier and that's how they who spoke up today were worried we'e'e got you covered live, kristin rogers...kwwl news. former governor chet culver says they are even planning a rally this will be at the state capital on february 24th. he also plans to hold more town halls to get people talking, like the ones today. governor bransad visiting one eastern iowa school today. the students in waterloo west's culinary program demonstrated their skills for the governor. the class is part of the district's career and technical education program - which was hoping to expand with the recent bond vote. teachers and students were able to speak with brstad about how the program has changed their lives. "just having the opportunity to them wear a chef coat, letting partners is big." governor branstad talked about the importance of programs like waterloo's for producing s

(cg: michelle president and ceo of carepro first announced it to our cames due to medicaid privitization, she says there are many unknowns involved with the switch and also financial concerns. (cg: michelle jensen) "when we look and say okay now were only going to get paid the hours someone is in the home and kind of non of the service.""(cg: kristin rogers) "these nurses didn't spend a lot the home of carsen. two of his nurses from carepro have chosen to follow him to their new provider, however the family is left with two holes to fill. therefore we have openinin shifts, which means we're not working, which means we are not paying the bills which now puts a lot of things on the table you know do you downsize? where do you cut? questions they're trying to answer.. we've got you covered, not paying the bills which now they're trying to answer.. we've got you covered, care-pro still offers other services outside the two in-home nursing divisions. they say seven patients were impaccted by the closure -- and beeween 11 and 3 nurses lost their jobs. next -- we head to the court as the hawkey

care pro wasn't sure what privitizing the state's medicaid program would mean for them -- divisions... (cg: chris mcdonough/ father) "a"a it sits we ly have we are not paying the bills which now puts a lot of things on the table you know do you carepro says seven patients are affected and about a dozen nursesslost their jobs. a major movie chain is dealing with a lawsuit for not being accommadating to all movie-goers. a class-action lawsuit is filed against a-mm theatres... claiming the theater chain makes it hard for those who can't see to enjoy going to the movies. the lawsuit claims audio description devices for customers who are blind- are many times -- unavailable, have a low battery, or play the wrong thing. a-m-c has not commented on the this morning-- kim kardashian west posted a photo of her 3-month-old son, saint west, for the ffrst time. on her website, she said: "today is my dad's birthday. i know there's nothing more in the world he would have wanted than to meet his grandchildren." a unique wedding with guests that didn't even know they were invited. and when you see new

she tells methe change caaes due to medicaid privitization, she says there are many unknowns involved with "when we look and say okay now were only going to get paid the hours someone is in the home and kind of non of the other cost to do the buisness, that's'swhere we just couldn't afford to continue to offer that service." (cg: kristin rogers) "these nurses didn't spend a lot of time in an offic instead their offices were homes just the home of carsen. two of his nurses from carepro have chosen to follow him to their new provider, however the family is left with two holes to fill. (cg: chris mcdonough/ father) "as it sitsswe only have half of the nurses, therefore we have opening shifts, which means we're not a lot of things on the table you know do you downsize? where do you cut? questions they're trying to answer.. we've got you covered, kristin rogers kwwl news. care-pro still offers other services. they say seven patients were impacted by the closure. around a dozen nurses lost their jobs. decision 2016...we're getting a holds in the race for the white house. donald trump winnin

iowa's move to privitize medicaid is leaving its mark this morning. carepro has closed two in-home nursing divisions in eastern iowa because of the change. now people on medicaid are forced to go to one of just three companies for services. the mcdonough family says their son carsen needs full time care for a muscles weak. through carepro. but now with the closures, they're left with a list of questions. "as it sits we only have half of the nurses, therefore we have opening shifts, which means we're not working, which means we are not paying the bills which now puts a lot of things on the table you know do you downsize? where do you cut? the company says it was a hard choice but financial changes with the switch as well as unknowns about navigating the new system left them no choice but to close. book worms are facing a closure in the metro this morning... the clive library is closing it's doors to patrons starting today. it's only for a week though. they'll be getting new carpets and a newly reconfigured layout. returns can still be made to the outdo

democrat, they were standing up culver also told me he's worried about how quickly the switch to privitization is happening. i spoke with the public information officer of the iowa department of human services. she said the goal of these private health plans is the make the population healthier. however, many people who spoke up today were worried about the future quality of their care. kristin rogers...kwwl news. former governor chet culver says a rally is planned at the state capital on february 24th. governor branstad making a stop in waterloo today. he spent time at waterloo west high school touring some of the districts career and technical education programs. the culinary students demonstrated their skills in the kitchen - making branstad dessert. the governor said he was impressed with the program and supports this type of education in iowa's schools. some lawmakers in iowa are working to make it easier for people to get certain forms of medical marijuana. the state's current law on medical marijuana lets patients with severe epilepsy use cannabis oil -- but it's relatively difficult to

with more than half a million who will be affected by the privitization - culver says this is the most important public policy decision made in iowa within the last fifty years.governor terry branstad heavily criticized culver about holding these meetings - saying culver's one-time state spending on medicaid from when he was governor threatened funding for the program.culver says these meetings are about citizens talking with other citizens - before they rally at the capitol about this issue on february 24th. 24th."part of the frustration is that for more than a year beneficiaries, family members, have not had an opportunity to sit at the table to help shape the policy." policy."coming up on the cbs 2 news at six, hear one mom's story about the services she's afraid her son will miss out on when march first hits.for iowa in focus, i'm steffi lee medicaid advocates plan to rally at the statehouse on february 24th the democratic controlled senate in des moines wasted no time taking action. action.they passed a bill that would end the switch to private companies right away. the republican

tim: a former iowa governor is continueing to speak out against iowa's move to privitize medicaid. chet culver was on hand for a receipients. abc 9's bria bell was there for brings us more in studio. tim, former governor chet culver is now a for "aims" which advocates for iowa medicaid and the organization give iowa medicaid voice by that patients currently face plan. with the new medicaid program set to begin on march 1st former governer culver patients to weigh problems that the new plan brings. governor culver stated that the executive legislation really needs toake a look at how it's affecting iowa citizens and that he's here to be an advocate. "i'm taking all of this testimony, we just had 2 hours of it today, non-stop and i'm sharing it with policy makers both in des moines and in washington d.c.," says culver. bria: many who would be covered under the new medicaid plan say they had many questions go unanswered and that they did not know where else to turn. from medicaid patients and the issues they face with the new privatization program. reporting live in studio bria bell a

lukas: a former iowa governor is continueing to speak out against iowa's move to privitize medicaid. chet culver was on hand for a town hall meeting in sioux city for medicaid receipients. with the new medicaid program set to begin on march 1st former governer culver wanted medicaid patients to weigh in on the problems that the new plan brings. governor culver stated that the executive legislation really needs to take a look at how it's affecting iowa citizens and that he's here to be an advocate. "i'm taking all of this testimony, we just had 2 hours of it today, non-stop and i'm sharing it with policy makers both in des moines and in washington d.c.," says culver. plan say they had go unanswered not know where culver is now a representative stands for iowa medicaid. the organization give iowa medicaid receipients a voice by highligting issues that patients currently face under the new plan. an anti concussion bill has passed a senate education subcommittee. the proposed bill would requira trainer at all iowa school athletic competitions in sports like football, soccer and wrestling

stick around for "healthbeat (sheila) iowa gets approval to move forward with the privitization of medicaid starting on april 1st. (matt) the federal centers for medicare and medicaid services postponed the state's original plan start managed re at the beginning g the year. they say too many issues remained to safely transfer the care of 560,000 poor and disabled residents to three private for- profit insurance companies. iowa officials say april 1st allows additional time to make a s soth transition. the governor says managed care of the $4.2 billion medicaid program will save money and those against it say it could reduce health care options. obese people can significantly improve their health by losing just five percent of their body weight. a new study found a small weight loss cut the risk of type two diabetes and cardiovascular disease. and, while losing even more weight helped cell function and muscle tissue -- there were no further benefits for liver and fat tissue. a new study suggests some driving distractions are riskier than others. researchers collected information on more than

privitization will have people on companies for services. and that transition is expected to start this march. kwwl's kristin rogers spenns some time at care-pro -- after they closed their nursing divisions -- and also a local family who relied on their services. she joins us live with the details. kristin? the mcdonough family says they are lost. their son carsen needs full time care and had four nurses through carepro. two of those nurses have decided to follow carsen to a new health care provider but the family is trying to figure out how to fill the void of two nursing being gone. carsen was born with a dieses that leaves his muscles weak throughout his body. his parents say it takes a special group of nurses to care for him. and they had those nures division the family relied on. (cg: chris mcdonough/ have opening shifts, whihih means we're not working, which means downsize? where do you cut? carepro says it was a hard choice but financial changes was a hard choice but financial changes s ith the switth as well as unknowns about navigat

morning...the latest information about democrats' efforts to stop governor branstad's medicaid privitization. the developing story in iowa after the most fluential newspaper in the state raises questions about the iowa caucus outcome the reasons you'll see a lot of red around cbs 2 this morning. lcome to cbs two this morning...i'm kevin barry. let's get a check of our cbs 2 weather first forecast. it's cold out there to start the morning with temperatures in the teens and a wind chill in the single digits. temperatures will increase through the day, but clouds will move in so it will be colder than yesterday with althroughout the day,ou'll see alot of red, here at cbs 2 and likely throughout eastern iowa. iowa.its national go red fofo women day. the american heart association says one in three women die from a heart attack or stroke. stroke.cbs 2 news reporter stephanie johnson is here to tell is more about the importance of this d d. day.good mororng guys, the american heart association also says strokes and heart attacks are 80 percent preventable. preventable.it all depends on your life s

she tells me the change cames due to medicaid privitization, she says with the switch and also financial concerns. (cg: michelle jensen) "when we look and say okay now kind of non of the other cost to (cg: kristin rogers) "these nurses didn't speped a lot carsen. two of his nurses from carepro have chosen to follow him to their new provider, however the family is left with two holes to fill. (cg: chris mcdonough/ father) "as it sits we only have half of the nurses, herefore we we're not know do you downsize? wheee do we've got you covered, kristin rogers kwwl news. care-pro still offers other services. they say seven patients were impacted by the closure. around a dozen nurses lost their jobs. & for thousands of active and retired union workers. their futures may look a lot different than what they had originally planned. they claim their pension fund program is to blame. kwwl's amanda gilbert joins us live to telel us why. the central states pension fund is expected to go bankrupt within the next 10 years. leaving union workers at risk of having their pensions cut by up to 70 the cuts w

here's what you can expect coming up on gma " " continueing to speak out against iowa's move to privitize medicaid. chet culver was on hand for a town hall meeting in sioux city for medicaid receipients. with the new medicaid program set to begin on march 1st former governer culver wanted medicaid patients to weigh in on the problems that the new plan brings. governor culver stated that the executive legislation really needs to take a look at how it's affecting iowa citizens and that he's here to be an advocate. "i'm taking all of this testimony, we just had 2 hours of it today, non-stop and i'm sharing it with policy makers both in des moines and in washington d.c.," says culver. many who would be covered under the new medicaid plan say they had many questions go unanswered plan say they had many questions and that they did not know where else to turn. culver is now a representative for "aims" which stands for advocates for iowa medicaid. the organization is hoping to help give iowa medicaid receipients a voice by highligting issues that patients currently face under the new plan. lukas:

lukas: a former iowa governor is continueing to speak out against iowa's move to privitize medicaid. chet culver was on hand for a town hall meeting in sioux city for medicaid receipients. with the new medicaid program set to begin on march 1st former governer culver wanted medicaid patients to weigh in on the problems that the new plan brings. governor culver stated that the executive legislation really needs to take a look at how it's affecting iowa citizens and that he's here to be an advocate. "i'm taking all of this testimony, we just had hours of it today, non-stop and i'm sharing it with policy makers both in des moines and in washington d.c.," says culver. many who would be covered under the new medicaid plan say they had many questions go unanswered and that they did not know where culver is now a representative for "aims" which stands for advocates for iowa medicaid. the organization is hoping to help give iowa medicaid receipients a voice by highligting issues that patients currently face under the new plan. lukas let's check in with for the weather. matt a quiet pattern i