Health Provider Training Videos Now Available Online Focus on Accommodating Patients with Disabilities Staff at the University of Iowa Center for disabilities and Development (CDD) have partnered with the University of Iowa College of Public Health to publish a series of six online videos entitled, “Assuring Access to Quality Health Care for Persons with Disabilities.”…
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Special Issue of “Possibilities in Education in Training” Is Published
Subject of article, Shane Fetui, tells his story... In recognition of Brain Injury Awareness Month, the Conner Training Connection is very pleased to announce the new issue of our quarterly newsletter, “Possibilities in Education and Training,” has been published. This is the first issue that features a story written by the subject of the article,…
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Statewide Organizations Announce Publication of Managed Care Resource
Handbook Explains Complicated System in Common Sense Terms The Iowa Managed Care Ombudsman Program, Disability Rights Iowa, and ID Action recently published “How to be Your Own Best Advocate: A Guide on How to Navigate Managed Care in Iowa.” The publication introduces readers to the concept of managed care, then covers key topics such as…
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Choice of Managed Care Organizations (MCO’s) Suspended for IA Health Link Participants
AmeriGroup Cites Limited Capacity as Reason for Not Accepting New Members On October 31, 2017, the Iowa Department of Human Services (DHS) announced it had signed contracts with two Managed Care Organizations (MCOs)—Amerigroup Iowa, Inc., and UnitedHealthcare Plan of the River Valley, Inc.—to continue to administer the IA Health Link managed care program. A third…
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