DES MOINES – Today 48 of Iowa's influential health providers, consumer and patient advocates, and faith groups
joined together to ask Iowa's state leaders to expand Medicaid health coverage for hardworking Iowans who make
annually make up to 133 percent of federal poverty level, or $25,390 per year for a family of three.

The groups supporting expansion include the Iowa Hospital Association, the Iowa Medical Society, AARP, the American
Cancer Society CAN, the Iowa Catholic Conference, and the Iowa Conference of the United Methodist Church.

"The Iowa Hospital Association supports Medicaid expansion for the simple reason that insuring more Iowans
is good for everyone, whether you provide health care, have your own insurance, own a business or just want
Iowa to be a better and more prosperous place," said Kirk Norris, IHA President and CEO. "IHA is proud
to join with nearly 50 other prominent and powerful Iowa groups in calling upon our state leaders to enact
Medicaid Expansion under the parameters of the ACA."

Norris explained that while the organizations have not organized as a formal coalition, it is significant that this
broad range of diverse organizations have joined together with the common goal of expanding Medicaid in
Iowa. He said each group offers a unique perspective on the issue and will continue to implement their own
strategy for engaging on Medicaid Expansion. "It is our differences and unique perspectives that make our
shared message so powerful, and we hope our state leaders will set aside their differences and come together
on this issue that directly affects the health and quality of care of low-income Iowans and the Iowans who
provide that care. "

"Iowans expect our leaders to come together on solutions for improving health care in Iowa, and expanding
Medicaid is a necessary piece of that puzzle," said AARP State President, Tony Vola.

Vola noted that approximately 17,204 Iowans who are uninsured and would be eligible for Medicaid
Expansion are between the ages of 50-64.

"Expanding Medicaid will reduce costly emergency visits, and catch and treat at an earlier stage our growing
epidemic of chronic disease in Iowa, which becomes a bigger problem as we age. It will help Iowans who've
lost their jobs or are struggling in jobs without health benefits get access to quality and preventive care so that
they can be healthier and more productive," added Vola.

"Increased health care coverage is the gateway to reducing the cancer burden in Iowa," said John McCalley,
Midwest Advocacy Leader for American Cancer Society CAN. "The American Cancer Society Cancer Action
Network strongly encourages policy makers to accept the federal money to cover more people and save
taxpayer dollars by fully expanding Medicaid. Our poll last month showed that 57% of Iowa voters support
accepting federal funds already allocated to provide health care coverage by expanding Medicaid, while only
27% thought Iowa should turn it down."

"At their core, health care choices are not just political, technical, or economic, but also moral," said Tom
Chapman, Executive Director of the Iowa Catholic Conference. "Good health is a benefit that needs to be
defended and guaranteed for all people, not just for those who can afford it."

"The Iowa Catholic Conference supports making health care more readily available and affordable to all
Iowans. The expansion of Medicaid is a welcome step in that direction. We look forward to working with
legislators as they make important choices on how to strengthen and improve health care in the state," added
Chapman.

The following Iowa groups call upon our Iowa state leaders to expand Medicaid to Iowa residents with incomes up to
133 percent of the federal poverty level as set forth in the Affordable Care Act, in order to provide and compensate for
an efficient and cost effective health care delivery system for low income Iowans who are in need of, but currently lack
adequate and accessible health care coverage.

Group
AARP
American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network
AFSCME Iowa Council 61
American Heart Association
AMOS (A Mid-Iowa Organizing Strategy)
Brain Injury Alliance of Iowa
CAFE Iowa CAN
CHAIN (Community HVI/Hepatitis Advocates of Iowa Network)
Community Health Charities Iowa
Communications Workers of America Iowa State Council
Easter Seals Iowa
Epilepsy Foundation of Iowa
Every Child Counts (Child and Family Policy Center Initiative)
HCI Care Services (formerly Hospice of Central Iowa)
Hospice & Palliative Care Association of Iowa
Iowa Alliance for Retired Americans
Iowa Alliance in Home Care
Iowa Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church
Iowa Association of Area Agencies on Aging
Iowa Care Givers Association
Iowa Catholic Conference
Iowa Citizen Action Network (ICAN)
Iowa Community Action Association
Iowa Developmental Disabilities Council
Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO
Iowa Hospital Association
Iowa Human Needs Advocates
Iowa Medical Society
Iowa Mental Health Planning Council
Iowa Nurses Association
Iowa Occupational Therapy Association
Iowa Olmstead Consumer Task Force
Iowa Public Health Association
Iowa Primary Care Association
Iowa Psychological Association
Iowa Statewide Independent Living Council
League of Women Voters of Iowa
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Iowa Chapter
Mercy Health Network
NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Greater Des Moines
National Association of Social Workers, Iowa Chapter
National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Upper Midwest Chapter
Polk County
Progressive Action for the Common Good
Progress Iowa
Results (The Power to End Poverty)
South Central Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO
Visiting Nurse Services of Iowa

Contact
Anthony Carroll
John McCalley
Marcia Nichols
Stacy Frelund
Teresa Bomhoff
Geoff Lauer
Eileen Fisher
Tami Haught
Jim Swanstrom
Midge Slater
Sherri Nielsen
Vic Verni
Danielle Oswald-Thole
Katie McIntyre
Rebecca Anthony
Midge Slater
Greg Boattenhamer
Naomi Sea Young Wittstruck
Mike Issacson
John Hale
Tom Chapman
Sue Dinsdale
Lana Ross
Rik Shannon
Charlie Wishman
Greg Boattenhamer
Kelli Soyer
Lucinda Stephenson
Teresa Bomhoff
Pam Deichmann
Peggy Parker
Geoff Lauer
Jeneane Moody
Tori Squires
Greg Febbraro
Dawn Francis
Bonnie Pitz
Wendy Sontag
Sara Eide
Teresa Bomhoff
Kelli Soyer
Dan Johnson
Tom Hockensmith
Karen Metcalf
Matt Sinovic
Jos Linn
Mark Cooper
Mary O'Brien

Phone number
(515-707-2722)
(515-401-8284)
(515-246-2654)
(515-246-4563)
(515-277-0672)
(855-444-6443)
(319-624-5121)
(641-715-4182)
(515-243-7207)
(515-278-5551)
(515-274-1529)
(800-221-2689)
(515-778-8187)
(515-333-4258)
(515-283-9316)
(515-262-9571)
(515-283-9303)
(515-974-8908)
(319-272-2244)
(515-313-7766)
(515-243-6256)
(515-480-3240)
(515-244-0328)
(515-689-2870)
(515-664-5197)
(515-283-9303)
(515-277-1117)
(515-223-1401)
(515-277-0672)
(515-462-3277)
(515-720-7346)
(319-466-7455)
(515-491-7804)
(515-333-5012)
(515-229-2890)
(515-282-0275)
(641-792-6123)
(515-270-6169)
(515-556-6883)
(515-277-0672)
(515-277-1117)
(612-335-7930)
(515-286-3120)
(563-355-0093)
(515-423-0530)
(515-288-3622)
(515-265-1862)
(515-802-2240)

About AARP

AARP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization with a membership that helps people 50+ have independence, choice and control
in ways that are beneficial and affordable to them and society as a whole. AARP does not endorse candidates for public office or
make contributions to either political campaigns or candidates. We produce AARP The Magazine, the definitive voice for 50+
Americans and the world's largest-circulation magazine with over 35.1 million readers; AARP Bulletin, the go-to news source for
AARP's millions of members and Americans 50+; AARP VIVA, the only bilingual U.S. publication dedicated exclusively to the 50+
Hispanic community; and our website, AARP.org. AARP Foundation is an affiliated charity that provides security, protection, and
empowerment to older persons in need with support from thousands of volunteers, donors, and sponsors. We have staffed offices in all
50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

About the Iowa Hospital Association

The Iowa Hospital Association is a voluntary membership organization representing hospital and health system interests to business,
government and consumer audiences. All 118 community hospitals in Iowa, with more than 70,000 employees and a $6.2 billion
impact on the state's economy, are IHA members.

Additional grant of $50,000 expands access in Council Bluffs

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa ? Jan. 29, 2013 ? Google announced an additional $50,000 grant today to expand the free high-speed wireless Internet network for the city. Once completed, the free Wi-Fi network will be extended to cover the new River's Edge Park and the interior of City Hall. The Wi-Fi network currently provides free internet access to: Downtown Council Bluffs and 100 Broadway District, Mid America Center and Council Bluffs Recreational Complex. Once users agree to the terms of service, they may surf the internet freely.

"Google has been a wonderful corporate partner for our community and this project is just one of the ways Google continues to demonstrate their commitment to be part of our community," stated Council Bluffs Mayor Tom Hanafan. "We are very fortunate to have them in our city, and we look forward to continuing our partnership that will help make Council Bluffs a better place to live and work."

Google financed the construction of the initial Wi-Fi network through a $154,462 grant (Council Bluffs incurred no charges). The additional grant of $50,000 will finance the expansion efforts to be completed in 2013. The grant will purchase the network equipment and pay for three years of Internet service. After three years, the equipment will be owned and operated by the City of Council Bluffs.

Congressman Tom Latham (IA-3) stated, "Google has a history of making valuable investments in the Third District, and this grant will increase the access that the residents and businesses of Council Bluffs have to a service that is increasingly integral to our daily lives. Widespread Internet access is a crucial component of commerce and job growth in any modern city, and I thank Google for helping make Council Bluffs an even better place to do business."

"Google is a big advocate of the power of the Internet and we feel privileged to bring this free service to the businesses and residents of Council Bluffs," said Chris Russell, operations manager for Google's Council Bluffs data center. "We believe cutting edge technology and Internet access is crucial to developing business, creating jobs, and thriving in the 21st century. The free Wi-Fi network helps Council Bluffs' residents to do just that."

Wi-Fi is a mechanism for wirelessly connecting electronic devices via nodes that are located throughout a certain area. A device enabled with Wi-Fi, such as a personal computer, smartphone, tablet, video game console or digital audio player, can connect to the Internet via a wireless network access point.

About Google Inc.

Google is a global technology leader focused on improving the ways people connect with information. Google's innovations in web search and advertising have made its website a top Internet property and its brand one of the most recognized in the world.

Google is a trademark of Google Inc. All other company and product names may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated.

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AMES, Iowa - More than 6,669 Iowa State University undergraduates have been recognized for outstanding academic achievement by being named to the 2012 fall semester Dean's List. Students named to the Dean's List must have earned a grade point average of at least 3.50 on a 4.00 scale while carrying a minimum of 12 credit hours of graded course work.

Bettendorf, IA
Michelle Lee Anderson, Open Option (LAS);
Jamie Marie Blaser, Event Management;
Stephanie Ann Blaser, Dietetics (H SCI);
Jessica Marie Blaum, English;
James Dewey Boddie, Software Engineering;
Kimberly Ann Booe, Chemical Engineering;
Molly Rebecca Bryant, Journalism and Mass Communication;
Sarah Anne Buck, Psychology;
Kailey Victoria Bueker, Elementary Education;
Brittney Corrine Carpio, Political Science;
Griffen Gerald Clark, Mechanical Engineering;
Elizabeth Rose Coffman, English;
Stephen F. Cramond, Agricultural Engineering;
Spencer Owen Crane, Finance;
Shayla Michelle Cudd, Performing Arts;
Emily Marcene Doerder, Music;
Gabriel S. Domingues, Agricultural Systems Technology;
Nicholas Joseph Downey, Pre-Business;
Madeline Skye Duque, Pre-Business;
Dillan P. Dwyer, Mechanical Engineering;
Brendan David Elizondo, Interdisciplinary Studies;
Safwan Elkhatib, Kinesiology and Health;
Katherine E. Finnegan, Animal Ecology;
Taylor Marikey Finney, Apparel, Merchandising, and Design;
Christopher Joseph Foss, Mechanical Engineering;
Rylan J. Freidhof, Pre-Computer Science;
Elizabeth Anne Fry, Kinesiology and Health;
Jenna Corinne Fussell, Biology;
Patrick John Garrity, Interdisciplinary Studies;
Jeremy Thomas Gillam, Mechanical Engineering;
Andrew Russell Healey, Construction Engineering;
Natalie S. Heiderscheit, History;
Kelly Marie Hering, Psychology;
Morgan Dale Hoke, Computer Engineering;
Ashley A. Holmes, Psychology;
Carolyn Anne Johnson, Animal Science;
Megan Michelle Johnson, Kinesiology and Health;
Jordan Graham Kerr, Kinesiology and Health;
Rachel E. Kirkpatrick, Child, Adult, and Family Services;
Christopher Ross Lamphier, Pre-Business;
Elizabeth Ilene Larsen, Psychology;
Jesse William Leonard, Mechanical Engineering;
Samantha Ann Matt, Open Option (LAS);
Thomas Ray McGee, Industrial Engineering;
Alexander C. Menke, Mechanical Engineering;
Tyler Benjamin Meseke, Biology;
Amanda Lauren Miller, Kinesiology and Health;
Matthew Henderson Miller, Political Science;
Brock Robert Mills, Psychology;
Emily Jeanne Misak, English;
Catherine Helen Mullen, Biology (AGLS);
Jared Paul Mumford, Psychology;
Haley Brooke Nellis, Pre-Interior Design;
Lauren A. O'Brien, Pre-Business;
Emily M. Oswald, Psychology;
James Vance Park, Biology;
Camille Elizabeth Perk, Industrial Engineering;
Katelynn E. Piotter, Open Option (LAS);
Lexie Renee Reed, Animal Science;
Erin Kathleen Robinson, Chemical Engineering;
Raena Lynn Sampson, Interior Design;
Keaton Michael Sandeman, Environmental Science (AGLS);
Caleb D. Schulze, Electrical Engineering;
Grant Bradley Sherrard, Animal Science;
Amrinder Singh, Biology (AGLS);
Patrick Hadley Smith, Chemical Engineering;
Benjamin Timothy Stecker, Kinesiology and Health;
Jason Marcellus Stewart, Pre-Business;
Sarah Fae Tank, History;
Emma Grace Thompson, Kinesiology and Health;
Joshua C. Thompson, Physics;
Erin Cathleen Toohey, Biology (AGLS);
Emory Stephen Traicoff, Engineering;
Sara Ann Turke, Apparel, Merchandising, and Design;
Kelly Ann Wagner, Dietetics (H SCI);
Paige Nicole Wear, Apparel, Merchandising, and Design;
David Clay Weinstein, Software Engineering;
Robert W. Wright, Industrial Engineering;
David Thomas Zimmerman, Industrial Engineering;
Samantha Christine Zust, Kinesiology and Health;


Davenport, IA
Grant L. Albansoder, Civil Engineering;
Heather Nicole Bennett, Sociology;
Bethanie Marie Blake, Architecture-Professional Degree;
Callie Renee Blake, Elementary Education;
Adam James Brandt, Industrial Engineering;
Molly E. Bridges, Elementary Education;
Fabian Andres Briesmoore, Computer Engineering;
Rebecca Joy Briesmoore, Civil Engineering;
Matthew Allen Burmeister, Mechanical Engineering;
Margaret Marie Carlin, Community and Regional Planning;
Abigail Nicole Clevenger, Animal Science;
Neal Robert Crooks, Aerospace Engineering;
Elizabeth Ann Davis, Dietetics (H SCI);
Elizabeth Marie Doebel, Mathematics;
Trevor Murphy Fennelly, Finance;
Ashley Nicole Freese, Marketing;
Marinda R. Gacke, Biology (AGLS);
Christopher Thomas Harre, Civil Engineering;
Kathleen Marie Hoil, Performing Arts;
Zachary Matthew Howell, Music;
Christine Nicole Jensen, Aerospace Engineering;
Kayla Marie Kaasa, Biology (AGLS);
Malcolm Andrew Kelly, Mechanical Engineering;
Lance David Keltner, Civil Engineering;
Emily Marie Kenneke, Elementary Education;
Joseph Valarius Kern, Construction Engineering;
Danielle Marie Kimler, Electrical Engineering;
Nicholas Aaron King, Landscape Architecture;
Austin Miles Laugen, Computer Engineering;
Amanda Margaret Malin, Music;
Megan Elizabeth Maller, Music;
Alex Clay Mallonee, Communication Studies;
Michael Webster Mulvihill, Technical Communication;
Nolan Garbutt Murray, English;
Sarah Maria Neighbour, Graphic Design;
Emily Mary Neubauer, Elementary Education;
Trang Thi Thuy Ngu, Mechanical Engineering;
Kara Nhu Nguyen, Hotel, Restaurant, and Institution Management;
Claudia Nicole Nuci, Early Childhood Education;
Tyler Jeffrey Patzner, Civil Engineering;
Alex James Pogue, Computer Science;
Bailey Christine Randone, Communication Studies;
Brittany Michelle Redmond, Biochemistry;
Erin Bates Sickels, Kinesiology and Health;
Brian Vincent Skalak, Advertising;
Aaron Wayne Stechmann, Industrial Technology;
Amanda Michelle Trammell, Animal Science;
Jeramie Lee Vens, Electrical Engineering;
Sylvina Marie Walk, History;
Katherine Michelle Walton, Psychology;
Kelsie Deanne Witt, Apparel, Merchandising, and Design;
Connor S. Young, Biology;
Jordan Thomas Youngerman, Interdisciplinary Studies;


Moline, IL
Brandon James Coopman, Industrial Design;
Brant Alan Mosley, Materials Engineering;
Amy Katharine Schaefer, Pre-Business;
Hans William Schaeffer, Mechanical Engineering;
Danika Marie Schroeder, Linguistics;
Caleb Jack Spiegel, Architecture-Professional Degree;


Riverdale, IA
Samantha Nicole Gerken, Advertising;


Rock Island, IL
Derrick J. Anderson, Electrical Engineering;
Ryan Joseph Bush, Industrial Design;
Taylor Marie Downing, Food Science (AGLS);
Charles T. Eagle, Mechanical Engineering;
Joseph Michael Johnson, Mechanical Engineering;
Jennifer T. Kirk, Microbiology;
Ashlen Kate Lincoln, Kinesiology and Health;
Benjamin T. Payne, Open Option (LAS);
Rachel Lee Storjohann, Elementary Education;

WHO Congressman Dave Loebsack

Davenport School officials

Parents

Mental Health Experts

WHAT Dave will facilitate a discussion about school safety with educators, school administrators, parents' organizations and mental health professionals.

WHERE Wood Intermediate School

5107 North Division Street

Davenport

TIME 10:00am

 

Ride Along with DeWitt Police Chief

WHO Congressman Dave Loebsack

Chief Dave Porter

WHAT Dave will ride-along with Chief Porter on a tour of DeWitt

WHERE DeWitt Police Department

606 9th Street

TIME Tour begins at 4:00pm

 

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