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Government shutdown updates: Democratic leadership shifts tone as bipartisan talks pick up

The White House said it's complying with a court order to pay SNAP benefits, after Trump said no benefits will be given until Democrats vote to reopen the government. Read More

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Nutrition Programs Face Their Own Shutdown

SNAP and WIC — are likely to exhaust their funding in November, and the furloughs and firings at the CDC have left the agency unable to perform some of its major functions. Meanwhile, President Donald ... Read More

EPA union: Government shutdown deal must include health care funding

The president of the union representing Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) workers on Monday urged Congress to include health care protections in a bill to reopen the government as the shutdown ... Read More

North Texas community health centers worry government shutdown could impact services

While a longer shutdown creates more concerns, one health clinic leader said there’s not a particular duration that creates a greater risk. As the federal government shutdown enters its second week, ... Read More

Government shutdown threatens WIC program, prompting emergency response in Washington: HealthLink

SEATTLE — The ongoing government shutdown is now affecting women and children in need of food assistance. The federal nutrition program known as Women, Infants & Children, or WIC, is at risk of ... Read More

Democrats are winning the health care shutdown war

From the moment Donald Trump hit the campaign trail in 2015, he promised the American people he would replace Obamacare with a plan that would offer “such great health care, at a tiny fraction of the ... Read More

Hospitals, health systems stop Medicare telehealth visits amid government shutdown

Hospitals and health systems across the U.S. are informing some Medicare patients that they will be unable to schedule telehealth appointments due to the federal government shutdown. As of Oct. 1, ... Read More

Health care for 'illegal immigrants'? Here's what's behind the shutdown rhetoric.

At the center of the federal government shutdown is an argument over free and subsidized health care: who should get it and who shouldn't. Republicans say Democrats won't vote for their funding ... Read More

Health coverage for thousands of Wisconsinites hangs in the balance as government shutdown continues, experts say

The recent government shutdown is centered on a dispute over extending expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies. Democrats are demanding the subsidies be renewed, while some Republicans argue they ... Read More

Government shutdown will extend into next week as Senate adjourns without breaking stalemate

The Senate will not hold any further votes on the dueling Democratic and Republican funding bills this week. The continued impasse in the Senate extends the shutdown until at least next week, when the ... Read More

Government shutdown threatens WIC funding for families nationwide

The ongoing government shutdown is jeopardizing funding for the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program, potentially leaving millions of families without essential food benefits. The ongoing ... Read More

Hospitals, health systems stop Medicare telehealth appointments amid government shutdown

Medicare pandemic-era telehealth waivers expired when the government shut down. Hospitals and health systems across the U.S. are informing some Medicare patients that they will be unable to schedule ... Read More