The Medicare program will continue during the current government shutdown, but other activities, such as policy and rulemaking, may not continue, according to a contingency plan posted to the Centers

Crucial health programs will continue to operate during the federal government shutdown, but many services will halt or be significantly less efficient as staffers are furloughed, based on

"She was so anxious, she wouldn’t come into the office," psychiatrist Tichianaa Armah said of a telehealth patient.

CMS has announced the agency activities that will and won’t proceed during the federal government shutdown. The shutdown began at 12:01 a.m. Oct. 1 after lawmakers failed to reach an agreement over the federal budget.

It's got bipartisan support—and millions of Americans need it. But Congress keeps failing to lock in telehealth funding.

With the government shutdown that went into effect Oct. 1, the Social Security Administration is set to see certain changes.

Despite repeated warnings from telehealth groups, Congress failed to extend the pandemic-era telehealth policies before they lapsed on Oct. 1. Now, providers are scrambling to manage the disruption to virtual care reimbursement and access.

MECHANICSBURG, Pa. — With Congress missing the midnight deadline to pass a new spending bill, the federal government shut down at 12:01 a.m. today. Lawmakers have not indicated when a deal might be reached and key provisions for ground ambulance providers expired along with the funding resolution.