Doug Jones follows Democrats’ healthcare playbook in Tuberville rematch bid

Doug Jones, running for governor in Alabama, is capitalizing on what has become a midterm election rallying cry for congressional Democrats.
Heartland

Research & Commentary: Federal Waiver Can Save Alabama’s Medicaid Program

The continuing growth in states’ Medicaid programs has placed a severe financial strain on state budgets. In fiscal year 2024, Medicaid was the largest category of total state spending, consuming 29.8 ...
Chattanooga Times Free Press

A Florence, Alabama, dentist weighs whether to stop treating kids on Medicaid

FLORENCE, Ala. -- Sometimes, in a quiet moment between appointments, Dr. Carson Cruise runs the financial numbers through his head. They make a cold but compelling case: If he dropped all of the ...
AOL

In a small Alabama town, a dentist weighs whether to stop treating kids on Medicaid

Dr. Carson Cruise is a pediatric dentist in Florence, Ala. He has some patients whose families travel an hour or more to his clinic because he accepts Medicaid. Alabama’s low reimbursement rates have ...