Say It With Us Now: Most Federal Funding is Through Medicaid Reimbursements for Preventive Health Care To really understand what federal funds pay for at Planned Parenthood, you first need to know that federal pay tax dollars don’t for abortions. A decades-old, already prohibits that (except in cases of rape, incest, or when a is in danger). woman’s life Again, most federal funding comes to Planned Parenthood in the form of reimbursements through , the government-funded health insurance plan for people with low incomes. Just like other kinds of health insurance, Medicaid reimburses Planned doctors and nurses for the preventive Parenthood’s medical services they provide, including life-saving cancer screenings, HIV testing, and birth control. There are no special favors here. The majority of federal funds come through Planned Parenthood health centers via reimbursements for the medical services that they provide to patients who either have Medicaid coverage or qualify for other publicly funded health care programs (like Title X). Planned health centers also get federal funds for Parenthood’s delivering vital services through funds that can only be used to — support family planning health care. Planned Parenthood serves 1.5 million of Title million X’s over 4 patients each year, helping people who often have access to don’t family planning care anywhere else. Without Planned Parenthood, many of these patients get the health care they need to take wouldn’t control of their lives. In talking about to note that: funding, it’s important The government in Medicaid-related costs for every dollar invested in publicly funded family planning programs like Title X.
Say It With Us Now: Most Federal Funding is Through Medicaid Reimbursements for Preventive Health Care To really understand what federal funds pay for at Planned Parenthood, you first need to know that federal tax dollars don’t pay for abortions. A decades-old, already prohibits that (except in cases of rape, incest, or when a woman’s life is in danger). Again, most federal funding comes to Planned Parenthood in the form of reimbursements through , the government-funded health insurance plan for people with low incomes. Just like other kinds of health insurance, Medicaid reimburses Planned Parenthood’s doctors and nurses for the preventive medical services they provide, including life-saving cancer screenings, HIV testing, and birth control. There are no special favors here. The majority of federal funds come through Planned Parenthood health centers via reimbursements for the medical services that they provide to patients who either have Medicaid coverage or qualify for other publicly funded health care programs (like Title X). Planned Parenthood’s health centers also get federal funds for delivering vital services through — funds that can only be used to support family planning health care. Planned Parenthood serves 1.5 million of Title X’s over 4 million patients each year, helping people who often don’t have access to family planning care anywhere else. Without Planned Parenthood, many of these patients wouldn’t get the health care they need to take control of their lives. In talking about funding, it’s important to note that: The government in Medicaid-related costs for every dollar invested in publicly funded family planning programs like Title X.
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