CMS' Mandatory Funds Would Keep Many Operations Afloat If Government Shuts Down

By Michelle M. Stein / April 24, 2017 at 2:18 PM
The White House Office of Management and Budget met with federal agencies Friday to prepare for a possible government shutdown should Congress doesn't pass a new spending bill when the Continuing Resolution runs out April 28, but HHS' prior contingency plan shows that many of CMS' functions would continue using mandatory funding. CMS has the most mandatory funding of any HHS department, according an agency contingency plan, and those mandatory funds wouldn't be affected by a break in annual appropriations...


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