WH Announces States Can Allow Medicaid Payment For Gun Education

By Jessica Karins / September 26, 2024 at 6:04 PM
States will soon be able to use Medicaid funds to reimbursement health care providers for providing firearms safety guidance like counseling parents on safe gun shortage, the Biden administration announced Thursday (Sept. 26), adding to a recent announcement that state Medicaid programs can also pay for violence intervention programs. Clarifying Medicaid reimbursement policies is one of several actions announced by the White House in a statement on combating gun violence Thursday (Sept. 26). The statement says CMS plans to announce...


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