Congress Approves Budget Resolution: No Federal Gov’t Shutdown

Congress has approved a Continuing Resolution (CR) to fund federal agencies and programs through Sept. 30, the end of Federal Fiscal Year 2013. This means that the potential March 28 government shutdown has been averted. The CR, however, incorporates essentially all of the “sequestration” cuts, including the Medicare two percent across-the-board reduction which takes effect for claims with dates  of service starting April 1, 2013.

For complete details on the CR and the current state of budget  negotiations in Congress, please refer to the LeadingAge analysis by clicking here.

Contact: Patrick Cucinelli, pcucinelli@leadingageny.org, 518-867-8827