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27 wrz 2023 · Medicare and Medicaid are mandatory spending programs and that keeps them relatively safe in the early days of the shutdown, but 42% of the Department of Health's staff will be furloughed.
22 wrz 2023 · But a few members of Congress reintroduced a bicameral bill in 2023 to try to change that. The Federal Employee Civil Relief Act, if enacted, would let federal employees and contractors postpone certain types of payments during government shutdowns, or if the government defaults on its debt.
27 wrz 2023 · Benefits would continue under programs like Medicare, Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act, and doctors and hospitals could continue to submit bills and get paid. But federal staff not considered "essential" would be furloughed. That means initial Medicare enrollment could be temporarily stopped.
28 wrz 2023 · For the first time since 2019, congressional gridlock is poised to at least temporarily shut down big parts of the federal government — including many health programs.
11 wrz 2024 · Payments would likewise continue under the Medicare and Medicaid healthcare programs. Military veterans' benefits and medical care would also continue. Food benefits through the Supplemental...
18 wrz 2023 · For federal employees who depend on the government to pay them and provide employment benefits, health insurance coverage paid via payroll deduction would not lapse — even if paychecks do.
28 wrz 2023 · The White House Office of Management and Budget is responsible for drawing up contingency plans in case of a government shutdown and publishes one for each federal department. The plan...
