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Doctor, GOP governor clash over private Medicaid discussion

FILE - Republican Gov. Tate Reeves outlines his priorities during his State of the State address on the steps of the state Capitol in Jackson, Miss., Monday, Jan. 30, 2023. On Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023, Dr. Dan Jones, a former University of Mississippi chancellor, said Reeves spoke privately with him years ago about the benefits of expanding Medicaid to people in low-wage jobs. Jones spoke at a news conference organized by Democratic state lawmakers. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File) FILE - Republican Gov. Tate Reeves outlines his priorities during his State of the State address on the steps of the state Capitol in Jackson, Miss., Monday, Jan. 30, 2023. On Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023, Dr. Dan Jones, a former University of Mississippi chancellor, said Reeves spoke privately with him years ago about the benefits of expanding Medicaid to people in low-wage jobs. Jones spoke at a news conference organized by Democratic state lawmakers. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File) Dr. Dan Jones, the former chancellor of University of Mississippi, center, recalls the occasion where Gov. Tate Reeves once privately acknowledged to him the benefits of Medicaid expansion, following a Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023, news conference held by Democratic legislative leaders, who criticized the Republican leadership's inaction on addressing the state's hospital crisis, at the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson. However, publicly the governor has long resisted expansion. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) Dr. Dan Jones, the former chancellor of University of Mississippi, center, speaks at a news conference at the state Capitol in Jackson, where Democratic legislative leaders, criticized the Republican leadership's inaction on addressing the state's hospital crisis, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023. Jones said Gov. Tate Reeves once privately acknowledged to him the benefits of Medicaid expansion, but publicly, the governor has long resisted expansion. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
Doctor, GOP governor clash over private Medicaid discussion