Public Funding for Violence Intervention

Medicaid: Advancing Equity for Victims of Violence

Kyle Fischer, MD, MPH, Kate Vander Tuig, MPH, Lena O’Rourke, MPP, Lisa James, MA, and Fatimah Loren Dreier, MS

Medicaid’s unique federal-state partnership allows the program to provide state-specific, comprehensive coverage designed to meet the needs of each state’s population. As a result, it plays an important role in meeting the health care needs—both immediately and over a lifetime—of those who have experienced violence and trauma.

This brief, co-authored by the HAVI and Futures Without Violence, explores how states can utilize and modernize their existing Medicaid programs to advance equitable care for survivors of violence.

Forging a New Era

The American Community Violence Prevention Fund

Fact Sheet - How Medicaid Can Support Survivors of Community Violence

Centers For Medicare And Medicaid Services: All-State Webinar On Medicaid And CHIP

April 27, 2021

In 2021, as a result of the HAVI’s advocacy, the Biden-Harris Administration directed the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to issue guidance on how states can use Medicaid to reimburse HVIP services. Shortly thereafter, CMS held a webinar to educate states about Medicaid coverage for violence prevention services and supports.an make all the difference.