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A Brief Primer on the Impact of a Federal Government Shutdown

Government Contracts Legal Forum

Mandatory spending programs—including Medicare, Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and Affordable Care Act (ACA) health plans—have permanent funding and do not require funding provided by the annual appropriations bills. In addition, federal health agency activities already funded by Congress (e.g.,