Alabama Medical Professionals Call on Governor Kay Ivey to Expand Medicaid
More than 300 Alabama medical professionals released a joint letter Wednesday calling on Gov. Kay Ivey to expand Medicaid coverage immediately for adults with low incomes. The letter – signed by doctors, nurses, psychologists, dentists, and other medical professionals – urges Ivey to “put Alabamians first and expand Medicaid coverage … during the greatest public health crisis in more than a century.”
If Alabama expanded Medicaid, some 300,000 adults with low incomes would gain access to affordable health care. These Alabamians earn too much to qualify for Medicaid but too little to qualify for subsidized marketplace plans under the Affordable Care Act.
“Alabama health care professionals see how the failure to expand Medicaid has put a financial strain on hospitals and providers,” said Alabama Arise Cover Alabama campaign director Jane Adams, who organized the sign-on letter.
”They understand that when people do not have access to preventive care, they face worse health outcomes that result in more invasive and expensive care. The best thing Governor Ivey could do to ensure that Alabama’s health care system comes out stronger from the pandemic is to invest in health care by expanding Medicaid coverage now.”
Medical professionals who signed the letter write that they “have to deliver life-altering news to [coverage gap] patients and their families daily.” They add that “so much of this pain could be avoided or mitigated through preventative care and early detection,” which Medicaid expansion would make available and affordable for hundreds of thousands of Alabamians. The letter signers say they hope the devastation of the COVID-19 pandemic will spur the governor and Legislature to “move forward in a collaborative and bipartisan way to make Alabama healthier.”
“Governor Ivey has done an amazing job leading our state during this pandemic. However, the COVid-19 pandemic has shined a light on the vast health inequities in Alabama,” said Dr. Aruna Arora, the incoming president of the Medical Association of the State of Alabama. “We have the ability to correct this. But we, as physicians, cannot do it alone. Our patients – the citizens of Alabama – need better access to care and affordable coverage.”
Alabama is one of only 12 states that have not yet expanded Medicaid. The new American Rescue Plan Act signed into law by President Joe Biden last month includes a provision that would give a boost of federal dollars to holdout states that expand coverage. Estimates show that the new federal incentive could mean hundreds of millions of dollars of new federal funds for Alabama Medicaid over two years. That amount would more than offset the initial costs of expansion.
Alabama Arise and Cover Alabama call on Ivey and the Legislature to act quickly to expand Medicaid and make Alabama stronger and healthier. The letter signed by more than 300 Alabama medical professionals went to Ivey on Wednesday and appears in its entirety below.
Letter from Alabama medical professionals to Governor Kay Ivey in support of Medicaid expansion
Dear Governor Kay Ivey and Members of the Alabama Legislature,
As physicians, nurses, and health care workers on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic, we urge you to put Alabamians first and expand Medicaid coverage. During the greatest public health crisis in more than a century, we must expand Medicaid to ensure all Alabamians can get the health care they need when they need it.
Preventive and consistent care is essential to maintain good health. However, more than 300,000 Alabamians – including many essential workers and caregivers – can’t afford health care due to our state’s limited Medicaid coverage. Because they are just one medical emergency away from financial ruin, many of them regularly delay treatment and skip preventive care and screenings. By the time we see them in an urgent care center or emergency room, their illness has progressed to a point in which their treatment options have become more expensive, invasive, and less successful.
We have to deliver life-altering news to these patients and their families daily. So much of this pain could be avoided or mitigated through preventive care and early detection. Please help us save lives and reduce suffering by expanding Alabama’s Medicaid program to cover adults with low incomes.
Failure to expand Medicaid isn’t just bad for individual or public health outcomes, it’s bad for our entire health care system. When our patients can’t access preventive care or can’t pay for expensive treatments that are needed as a result, we often have to pay for their care one way or another. This financial burden has put a heavy strain on Alabama’s hospitals and medical practices. Fourteen hospitals have closed since 2011, eight of them rural, and we fear many more will follow – as well as rural medical practices – unless Alabama quickly expands Medicaid. Closures in rural areas, in particular, will leave thousands of Alabamians hours away from emergency services. Our state’s already strained rural primary care physicians and medical practices will struggle even more to fill in the gaps, and urban and suburban facilities will struggle to accommodate the influx of new patients.
Our state can and should do better. It’s time to move forward in a collaborative and bipartisan way to make Alabama healthier. Now more than ever, it’s time to do what’s best for the health and prosperity of all Alabamians. It’s time to expand Medicaid.
Sincerely,
Dr. Robert Albares, M.D., Physician, Dothan
Dr. Amanda Allen, DNP, CRNP, FP-C, Nurse Practitioner, Spanish Fort
Junauh Allgood, MSN, CRNP, FNP-C, Nurse Practitioner, Theodore
Dr. Paul Amamoo, M.D., Physician, Birmingham
Dr. Brittney Anderson, M.D., Physician, Birmingham
Dr. Carmella Anderson, M.D., Physician, Tuscaloosa
Angelyn Ankerson, RN, Nurse, Alexander City
Amanda Arthur, MSN, FNP-C, CNL, Nurse Practitioner, Huntsville
Dr. Alexander Arts, M.D., Surgeon, Birmingham
Dr. Aruna Arora, M.D., MPH, Neurologist, Huntsville
Beth W. Atkerson, MSPT, Physician Therapist, Vestavia Hills
Deirdre Aycock, CRNP, Nurse Practitioner, Pine Hill
Dr. Gregory Ayers, M.D., Physician, Vestavia Hills
Dr. Seema Badve, M.D., Physician, Mobile
Dr. Jennifer Bail, Ph.D., RN, Nurse, Huntsville
Natalie Baker, CRNP, Nurse Practitioner, Madison
Dr. Pamela Barber, M.D., Physician, Peterman
Dr. Karen Barker, M.D., Physician, Fairhope
Dr. Lotfi Bashir, M.D., FAAP, Physician, Selma
Dr. Dennis Basila, M.D., Physician, Scottsboro
Dr. Monica Baskin, Ph.D., Psychologist, Hoover
Dr. Sanders M. Benkwith, M.D., Physician, Montgomery
Dr. E. Cason Benton, M.D., Physician, Birmingham
Russell R. Bien, CRNP, Nurse Practitioner and Paramedic, Muscle Shoals
Sheila Bien, RRT, Respiratory Therapist, Florence
Dr. Bryan Billions, M.D., Physician, Vestavia Hills
Dr. Sheldon Black, M.D., Physician, Birmingham
Zakkiyah Blackburn, RN, Nurse, Hazel Green
Erica Blalock, CRNP, Nurse Practitioner, Fort Payne
Dr. Lucile Bodenheimer, Psychologist, Anniston
Dr. Edwyn Boyd, M.D., Physician, Indian Springs
Sammye Bradley, CRNP, Nurse Practitioner, Leesburg
Sharon W. Brammer, Nurse Practitioner, Mobile
Dr. John Brandon, M.D., Physician, Gordo
Dr. Abigail Broder, M.D., Physician, Montgomery
Dr. Eli Brown, M.D., Physician, Birmingham
Kenneth C. Brown, M.D., Physician, Dothan
Rita Brown, LPC, BC-DTR, Licensed Professional Counselor, Daphne
Wilfred Brown, PharM.D., Pharmacist, Mobile
Dr. Ellen Buckner, Ph.D., RN, Nurse, Nurse Educator, Hoover
Dr. Erin Buczek, M.D., Physician, Birmingham
Ashley Burroughs Lovett, CRNP, Nurse Practitioner, Eight Mile
Dr. James Byrne, Physician, Huntsville
James A. Calvert Jr., RN/CRNP/J.D., Nurse Practitioner, Mobile
Dr. Michael Canfield, M.D., Physician, Auburn
Dr. Hernando Carter, M.D., Physician, Birmingham
Dr. Charles A Casarona, M.D., Physician, Mobile
Shannon Castoe, RN, Nurse, Auburn
Dr. Rekha Chadalawada, M.D., Physician, Sylacauga
Mary Champaigne, CPC-A, Health Administrator, Helena
Laura Chapman, PT, Physical Therapist, Birmingham
Stephanie Christensen, Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner, Nurse Practitioner, Silverhill
Dr. Craig Christopher, M.D., Physician, Irondale
Mckenzie Clark, CNA, Nurse, Gadsden
Dr. Stuart Cohen, M.D., Physician, Birmingham
Mary Cole, DNP, CRNP, Nurse Practitioner, Tuscaloosa
Carol Copeland, LICSW, PIP, Psychotherapist, Athens
Tammy Cornelius, CRNP, CDE, Nurse practitioner, Vinemont
Dr. Darla Cowart, M.D., Physician, Huntsville
Dr. Wynne Crawford, M.D., FACC, FHRS, Physician, Montgomery
Dr. Lucy N. Culpepper, M.D., Physician, Mobile
Dr. Haidee Custodio, M.D., Physician, Mobile
Dr. Casey Daniel, Ph.D., M.P.H., Medical Researcher, Spanish Fort
Dr. Allen Davis, DM.D., M.P.H., Dentist, Hoover
Dr. Henry Davis, M.D., Physician, Fairhope
Dr. Elizabeth Dawson, M.D., Physician, Troy
Dr. Amelia Delos Reyes, Ed.D., MSN, RN, CTCP, Nurse, Tuscaloosa
Susan Di Biase, MSN, Nurse Practitioner, Jacksonville
Dr. Laurie Dill, M.D., Physician, Montgomery
Wynne Dimock, RN, MA, Nurse, Psychotherapist, Birmingham
Carolyn Dishuck, Medical Student, Birmingham
Dr. Rick Dobbs, M.D., Physician, Montgomery
Dr. Jennifer Dollar, M.D., Physician, Homewood
Ashley Donahue, CRNP, Nurse Practitioner, Birmingham
Dr. Paula Drummond, M.D., Physician, Fairhope
Dr. Julie du Toit, M.D., Physician, Leesburg
Dr. Allen Dupre, M.D., Physician, Pike Road
Dr. Livingston Eaddy, M.D., Physician, Pike Road
Dr. Madeline Eckenrode, M.D., Physician, Birmingham
Ashley Eden, CPNP, Nurse Practitioner, Auburn
Dr. Bruce S. Eich, M.D., Physician, Birmingham
Dana Ellis, RN, Nurse, Hoover
Dr. Jason Luke Engeriser, M.D., Physician, Fairhope
Dr. Nola Jean Ernest, M.D., PhD, FAAP, Pediatrician, Enterprise
Grace Ernstberger, Medical Student, Birmingham
Dr. Alicia Ewing, M.D., Physician, Guntersville
Dr. Rachel Fargason, M.D., Physician, Birmingham
Dr. Nausheen Faruqi, M.D., Physician, Mobile
Dr. Bilqees Fatima, M.D., Physician, Anniston
Joyce Fields, Respiratory Therapist, Tuscaloosa
Sherda Finch, M.Ed., MPA, Prevention and Recovery Services Administrator, Montgomery
Harry L. Findley III, MSW, LICSW, Health Administrator, Birmingham
Dr. Bernita Michele Finely Mims, M.D., Physician, Bay Minette
Dr. Karen Fitzpatrick, M.D., Physician, Birmingham
Dr. Hugh Floyd, Ph.D., Marriage and Family Therapist, Westover
Dr. Karen Frith, Ph.D., RN, Nurse, Huntsville
Melissa Foster, DNP, RN, CNE, IBCLC, Nurse, Decatur
Dr. Jasmine P. Gaines, M.D., Ph.D., Physician, Mobile
Gill Garver, Medical Student, Birmingham
Dr. Michael Geer, M.D., Physician, Birmingham
Dr. David Gettinger, M.D., Physician, Birmingham
Gelare Ghajar-Rahimi, Medical Student, Birmingham
Dr. Tricia Gibbs, M.D., Physician, Auburn
Melinda Gibson, Nurse Practitioner, Greenville
Dr. Corey Gilliland, D.O., M.P.H., Physician, Cullman
Dr. Kendra Gillis Colvin, Physician, Montgomery
Dr. R. David Glasgow, M.D., Physician, Birmingham
Dr. Jessica Grayson, M.D., MS, Surgeon, Birmingham
Megan Griggs, Health Administrator, Mobile
Donna Guerra, EdD, MSN, RN, Nurse, Decatur
Joshua Gunter, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, Nurse, Birmingham
Kathleen Gunter, MSN, RN, Nurse, Nurse Educator, Hoover
Dr. Michael Hanna, M.D., Physician, Anniston
Dr. Edie Hapner, Ph.D., Speech Language Pathologist, Mountain Brook
Dr. James Harrell, M.D., Physician, Mobile
Larry Harvey, M.T. (ASCP), Medical Laboratory Scientist, Anniston
Linda Harvey, M.T. (ASCP), Medical Laboratory Scientist, Anniston
Dr. Jack Hasson, M.D., Physician, Birmingham
Blair Danielle Hedges, MSN, CRNP, MA, Nurse Practitioner, Birmingham
Ivy Heffelfinger, CRNP, AGACNP-BC, Nurse Practitioner, Huntsville
Laura Helenius, RN, Nurse, Hoover
Dr. Alethea Hill, Ph.D., ANCP-BC, ANP-BC, Nurse Practitioner, Mobile
Dr. B. Tate Hinkle, M.D., M.P.H., Physician, Auburn
Dr. Matthew Hoffman, M.D., Ph.D., Physician, Birmingham
Dr. Larry Hunt, M.D., Physician, Birmingham
Dr. Daniel F. Jackson, III, M.D., Physician, Dothan
Liz James, LICSW, CEO of Riverbend Center for Mental Health, Health Administrator, Florence
Dr. John Jernigan, M.D., Physician, Montgomery
Dr. Henry Johnson, M.D., Physician, Montgomery
Dr. Kristy D. Johnson-Pich, D.O., AAHIVS, Physician, Dothan
Tanya Johnson, RN, MSN, NE-BC, Nurse, Alexander City
Dr. F. David Jones, DNP, CRNP, Executive Director, Capstone Rural Health Center, Parrish
Halie Jones, LPC-S, Community Health Worker, Robertsdale
Jennifer Jones, CRNP, Nurse Practitioner, Scottsboro
Mary A. Jones, Co-director of Direct Services, Community Services, Birmingham
Dr. Rebecca Jones, Ph.D., CRNP, RN, CNL, Nurse Practitioner, Hoover
Dr. Beverly Jordan, M.D., FAAFP, Physician, Enterprise
Rashonda Jordan, CRNP, Nurse Practitioner, Mobile
Dr. Abdul Ahad Kazi, M.D., Physician, Surgeon, Anniston
Grace Kennedy, Medical Student, Birmingham
Dr. Huey Kidd, D.O., Physician, Thomasville
Kimberly Kilgore, RN, Nurse Manager, Jasper
Alexis Kinzer, Medical Student, Homewood
Dr. Lauren Kois, Ph.D., Psychologist, Birmingham
Dr. Ryan Kraemer, M.D., Physician, Birmingham
Samantha Kridgen, CCC-SLP, Speech language pathologist, Birmingham
Dr. Rachel Kruspe, M.D., Physician, Huntsville
Brandy Lackey, Nurse Practitioner, Huntsville
Dr. Morissa Ladinsky, M.D., Physician, Birmingham
Dr. Bethzaida Ladisla, M.D., Physician, Auburn
Ann Lambert, NP, Nurse Practitioner, Auburn
Ellen Lambert, MS, Community Health Worker, Mobile
Dr. Andrew Land, M.D., FACP, Hoover
Adriene LaPorte, CPS, Community Health Worker, Mobile
Danielle Larkin, DNP, RN, FNP-C,CHPPN, Nurse Practitioner, Auburn
Kathy Lashley, CRNP, Nurse Practitioner, Alexander City
Dr. Martha G Lavender, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, Nurse, Gadsden
Dr. Nova Law, M.D., Physician, Birmingham
Claire V. Lenker, LICSW, CCM, Medical Social Worker, Pelham
Dr. Gary Leung, M.D., Physician, Auburn
Gwendolyn Lipscomb, RN, MSN, Nurse, Montgomery
Dr. Austin Lively, M.D., Physician, Fort Payne
Dr. Stuart Lockwood, D.M.D., M.P.H., Dentist, Montgomery
Gail Luker, WHNP-BC, Nurse Practitioner, Mobile
Shekela Mack, CRNP, Nurse Practitioner, Pelham
Breana Mackey, CRNP, Nurse Practitioner, Huntsville
Melanie Malone, MSN, CRNP, Nurse Practitioner, Russellville
Mary Elizabeth Marr, Health Administrator, Huntsville
Gwendolyn Marshall, RN, Nurse, Pinson
Christopher Martin, RN, Nurse, Auburn
Tristin Martin, CPS-P, Community Health Worker, Irvington
Lynda Masco, MSN, CRNP, FNP-C, Nurse Practitioner, Huntsville
Dr. Mary Matheson Balkovetz, M.D., Physician, Birmingham
Pam Maumenee, Community Health Worker, Fairhope
Dr. Allison W. McAfee, M.D., Physician, Hoover
Dr. Jennifer McCain, M.D., Physician, Mountain Brook
Mr. David McCormack, Hospital Administrator, Selma
Delilah Mccreary, RN, Huntsville
Dr. Jaime D. McKinney, M.D., Physician, Birmingham
Dr. James H. Meador-Woodruff, M.D., Physician, Birmingham
Dr. John Meigs, M.D., Physician, Brent
Dr. Gregory Lee Meiman, M.D., Physician, Cullman
Dr. Andrew Miller, M.D., Physician, Birmingham
Dr. Jennifer Miller, Nurse Practitioner, Foley
Jada Mims, CRNP, Nurse Practitioner, Daphne
Latonia Mitchell, Nurse Practitioner, Tuscaloosa
Dr. Stephen Mitchell, D.M.D., MS, Dentist, Birmingham
Dr. Kristin Mizerany, M.D., Physician, Vestavia Hills
Paige Morris, CRNP, Nurse Practitioner, Birmingham
Dr. James Moss, M.D., Physician, Winfield
Dr. Elizabeth Mountcastle, M.D., Physician, Montgomery
Dr. Mary Munn, M.D., Physician, Mobile
Charlene Myers, DNP, MSN, CNS, ACNP-BC, Nurse Practitioner, Mobile
Marietta Nero, CRNP, Nurse Practitioner, Montgomery
Dr. Jayne Ness, M.D., Ph.D., Physician, Birmingham
Dr. Charles Nevels, M.D., Physician, Tuscaloosa
Liza Nicholson, MSM, CRS-A/D, Health Administrator, Tuscaloosa
Mark Odom, Community Health Worker, Mobile
Louise O’Keefe, CRNP, Nurse Practitioner, Madison
Dr. Patrick O’Neill, M.D., Physician, Huntsville
Dr. Patrick Owens, M.D., Surgeon, Hoover
Erin Paige, Respiratory Therapist, Tuscaloosa
Lisa Pair, CRNP, Nurse Practitioner, Trussville
Dr. Elizabeth Patrenos, M.D., Ph.D., Physician, Anniston
Dr. Haydeh Payami, Ph.D., Medical Laboratory Scientist, Birmingham
Dr. Kathryn C. Peilen, M.D., Physician, Southside
Claire Petitt, Medical Student, Birmingham
Samantha Pickett, CRNP, Nurse Practitioner, Huntsville
Dr. Joel Pittard, M.D., Physician, Auburn
Mary Kay Polys, LPT and retired NHA, Health Administrator, Physical Therapist, Spanish Fort
Zandra Potter, CRNP, Nurse Practitioner, Madison
Kathy Pounds, RN, Community Health Worker, Pike Road
Dr. Angela Powell, M.D., Physician, Monroeville
Marlena Primeau, DNP, FNP-BC, NHDP-BC, Nurse Practitioner, Huntsville
Dr. J. Daniel Raulerson, M.D., Physician, Brewton
Dr. Marsha D. Raulerson, MEd, M.D., FAAP, Physician, Brewton
Julie A Reardon, RDN, Nutritionist, Nurse, Homewood
Dr. Ataur Rehman, M.D., Physician, Anniston
Karol Renfroe, RN, MSN, Nurse Practitioner, Auburn
Dr. J. Walden Retan, M.D., Physician, Talladega
Dr. Lindsay Rhodes, M.D., MSPH, Physician, Homewood
Dr. Katrina Roberson-Trammell, M.D., FAAP, Physician, Mobile
Rozetta Roberts, MSN, RN, Nurse Practitioner, Montgomery
Dr. Charles B. Rodning, M.D., Ph.D., FACS, Physician, Surgeon, Semmes
Dr. Katherine Romp, M.D., Physician, Birmingham
Dr. Michael Routman, M.D., Physician, Birmingham
Candice Rucker-Tibbs, Nursing Student, Huntsville
Dr. Stephen Russell, M.D., Physician, Birmingham
Dr. Jessica Ryan, Ph.D., LPC, Psychotherapist, Loxley
Dr. Sam Sawyer, M.D., Physician, Enterprise
Dr. Benjamin Schrubbe, M.D., Physician, Fairhope
Dr. Lee Scott, M.D., Physician, Dothan
Dr. Vernon L. Scott, Sr., M.D., Physician, Tuscaloosa
Molly Shelton, CPNP, Nurse Practitioner, Trussville
Amelia Shrader, MSN, RN, Nurse Stevenson
Dr. Shraddha Shrestha, M.D., FAAP, Physician, Madison
Lacey Shuttleworth, CRNP, Nurse Practitioner, Birmingham
Taylor Sides, CRNP, Nurse Practitioner, Birmingham
Dr. Richard Simpson, D.M.D., Dentist, Tuscaloosa
Dr. Tina Simpson, M.D., M.P.H., Physician, Birmingham
Audrey Smith, MA, ADC, Substance Abuse Counselor, Huntsville
Dr. David Smith, M.D., Physician, Spanish Fort
Dr. Logan Smith, M.D., Physician, Birmingham
Dr. Nathan Smith, M.D., Physician, Mountain Brook
Dr. Sara Smith, M.D., FAAP, Physician, Opelika
Mandeville Sofer, MPH, Medical Student, Montgomery
Dr. Michael Soike, M.D., Physician, Birmingham
D’Ann Somerall, DNP, FNP-BC, FAANP, Nurse Practitioner, Mountain Brook
Dr. William Somerall, Jr., M.D., Physician, Mountain Brook
Sylvia Sontheimer, Medical Student, Birmingham
Dr. Weily Soong, M.D., Physician, Birmingham
Dr. Milo Spruiell, M.D., Physician, Winfield
Dr. Anisa Ssengoba-Ubogu, M.D., Physician, Hoover
Robin St. Pierre, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Athens
Tim Stanhope, CRNP, Nurse Practitioner, Birmingham
Dr. Carla Stefanescu, M.D., Physician, Birmingham
Dr. Carlie Stein, M.D., Physician Birmingham
Katherine Stephens, LICSW, Social Worker, Birmingham
Dr. Melville Sternberg, M.D., Physician, Mobile
Susan Stewart, RN, BSN, Nurse, Huntsville
Caitlin Stone, MCD, CCC-SLP, Speech Language Pathologist, Birmingham
Todd Stork, COO, Health Administrator, Grand Bay
Nina Jean Stowe, CRNP, Nurse Practitioner, Russellville
Dr. Martha Strange, M.D., Physician, Talladega
Dr. Kimberlly Stringer, M.D., M.P.H., Physician, Birmingham
Dr. Peter Strogov, M.D., Physician, Fort Payne
Stacy Stuart, CRNP, Nurse Practitioner, Birmingham
Dr. Andrew Stubblefield, M.D., M.P.H., FAAP, Physician, Florence
Janice Sullivan-Stoll, MM, MS, CCC-SLP, Speech language pathologist, Homewood
Dr. John Sumners, M.D., Physician, Montgomery
Dr. Jerzy Szaflarski, M.D., Ph.D., Physician, Vestavia
Andrea Taylor, MBA, M.P.H., CCRP, Clinical Research Coordinator, Ashland
Dr. Michael A. Taylor, M.D., FAAP, Physician, Vestavia Hills
Dr. William R. Taylor, M.D., Physician, Fairhope
Whitney Taylot, RN, Nurse, Montgomery
Dr. M. Anne Thiele, M.D., Physician, Birmingham
Dr. Alison Thomas, Ph.D., Psychologist, Birmingham
Dr. Gary Thomas, M.D., Physician, Winfield
Dr. Lee Thomas, M.D., Surgeon, Tuscaloosa
Dr. Joshua Tinsley, O.D., Physician, Anniston
Duane Trahan, MS, CCC-SLP, Speech language pathologist, Pelham
Farrell Turner, CPA, Health Administrator, Heflin
Louise Delores Turner, Nurse Practitioner, Mobile
Dr. Eric Tyler, M.D., Physician, Alexander City
Dr. Prince Uzoije, M.D., Physician, Mobile
Dr. Kenneth Vandervoort, M.D., Physician, Anniston
Dr. Tarak Vasavada, M.D., Physician, Huntsville
Kelly Vazquez, CRNP, Nurse Practitioner, Huntsville
Mary J. Wade, MS, MSN, CRNP, Nurse Practitioner, Birmingham
Dr. Richard Waguespack, M.D., Surgeon, Birmingham
Dr. Wendy Wahnefried, Ph.D., Dietitian, Birmingham
Dr. George Wakefield, M.D., Physician, Montgomery
Angela Walker, NP, Nurse Practitioner, Gallant
Dr. Paulisa Ward, Physician, Mobile
Dr. Lloyd C. Warr, M.D., Physician, Alexander City
Dr. Jeff Weeks, M.D., Physician, Hoover
Dr. Thomas Weida, M.D., Physician, Tuscaloosa
Charles White, CEO, Health Administrator, Mobile
Dr. Brian Wiatrak, M.D., Physician, Surgeon, Birmingham
Janet Widell, RN, MSN, Community Health Worker, Nurse, Auburn
Dr. Annelise Wilhite, M.D., Physician, Mobile
Alina Williams, MSN, CRNP, Nurse Practitioner, Madison
Earnestine Williams, Nurse Practitioner, Mobile
Dr. James Williams, M.D., Physician, Birmingham
Shawnna Williams, CRNP, Nurse Practitioner, Madison
John Willis, CRNP, Nurse Practitioner, Madison
Margaret A. Wojciechowski, Nurse Practitioner, Madison\
Emily Woods, RN, Nurse, Birmingham
Dr. Bradford Woodworth, M.D., Physician, Birmingham
Emily Worthy, MSN, CRNP, NP-C, Nurse Practitioner, Hoover
Latronda Wright, RN, Community Health Worker, Nurse, Montgomery
Kerrie Wynn, CRNP, Nurse Practitioner, Section
Dr. Amrita Yearwood, Physician, Georgiana
Dr. Lynn Yonge, M.D., Physician, Fairhope
Dr. Jennifer Young Pierce, M.D., M.P.H., Physician, Mobile
The Cover Alabama Coalition is a nonpartisan alliance of 93 advocacy groups, businesses, community organizations, consumer groups, health care providers and religious congregations advocating for the state of Alabama to provide quality, affordable health coverage to its residents and implement a sustainable health care system.
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