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A Brief Primer on the Impact of a Federal Government Shutdown

Government Contracts Legal Forum

The shutdown could slow the implementation of the administration’s Medicare drug price negotiations (set to begin October 1, 2023), and could threaten HHS oversight of the Medicaid “unwinding” process, as states reevaluate the eligibility of enrollees. The Indian Health Service (IHS) received advance appropriations for FY24.

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An In-Depth Examination of Inflation Relief for a Government Contractor

Procurement Notes

For contracts being developed or negotiated during this period of unusually high inflation, an EPA clause may be an appropriate tool to equitably balance the risk of inflation between the Government and contractor. 97] And the clause warns that “[u]nless the Contractor’s written request for a price adjustment. Now, the downside.