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Medicare and Medi-Cal continue to operate despite government shutdown; FDA, CDC, and NIH are impacted

A stalemate in Congress over a spending plan for the 2013-2014 fiscal year and a delay in the Affordable Care Act (ACA), has forced a federal shutdown at midnight last night, closing many federal agencies, including a number of departments under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The new fiscal year began today, October 1. The House Republicans are proposing to continue spending at current levels with a one year delay in the implementation of the ACA. While the Senate Democrats have also agreed to continue ...