{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"The News Journal","provider_url":"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net","title":"Turner, Whitley and Morton become a part of Grace Health &ndash; The News Journal","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"un4xwKDC5T\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/turner-whitley-morton-become-part-grace-health\/\">Turner, Whitley and Morton become a part of Grace Health<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/turner-whitley-morton-become-part-grace-health\/embed\/#?secret=un4xwKDC5T\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Turner, Whitley and Morton become a part of Grace Health&#8221; &#8212; The News Journal\" data-secret=\"un4xwKDC5T\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! 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Turner, Whitley and Morton, MDs signed paperwork last week to officially become part of Grace Health \u2014 a local community health center. Michael Stanley, CEO of Grace Health, said the company was excited to be partnering with one of the area\u2019s most reputable practices. \u201cThis will really enhance outcomes for your patients,\u201d Stanley said. \u201cWe recognize the service that you\u2019ve already been providing the community, and we hope together as a team, we\u2019ll be able to offer other services to patients as well.\u201d Dr. Bobby Turner, who owned the practice with Drs. Daniel Whitley and Steven Morton, said he\u2019s been a physician in private practice for 36 years, but that the sale to Grace Health was necessary to keep pace with increasingly complex government regulations. \u201cI think it\u2019s getting so complicated, it\u2019s difficult for a small group to figure out all these changes and to know what to do,\u201d he said. \u201cWe thought we needed some expert help, so we went with Grace to provide those services for us.\u201d Turner said he felt the move would be beneficial to patients mainly because it would allow for the expansion and addition of services, like behavior health for instance, and reduce costs. Stanley pointed out that patients of community health centers could take advantage of sliding fee scales and reduced medication costs if they are 200 percent below the federal poverty line. \u201cNow they can get services they couldn\u2019t get before and medications that maybe they weren\u2019t able to afford,\u201d Stanley said. \u201cThey have such a great practice, but we feel that this way we can help give more access to more patients than ever before.\u201d Stanley said despite an uncertain political landscape regarding changes to the nation\u2019s current medical system, Grace Health is on solid footing. \u201cWith community health centers, we aren\u2019t concerned about losing those benefits,\u201d he said. \u201cThey\u2019ve had bipartisan support for 52 years now. A lot of people don\u2019t recognize how well established community health centers are.\u201d The acquisition is the second big purchase of a local private practice in the last year. Grace Health bought out Watts and Perry in 2016. Stanley said Grace Community has grown quickly over the last four years. In 2012, the company had 27 employees. It now has 236."}