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Healthcare Flash Advisory FA-2025-017

At 12:01 a.m. on October 1, 2025, the federal government entered a shutdown after Congress failed to pass appropriations legislation for FY 2026. HHS has furloughed approximately 32,000 of its nearly 80,000 employees — roughly 41% of the department's workforce. CMS is operating at 53% capacity.

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