CMS has released information on Medicare and Medicaid program activities that will continue during the lapse in federal appropriations that began Oct. 2025.
CMS also indicates it will have sufficient funding for Medicaid to fund the first quarter of FY 2026, based on the advance appropriation provided for in the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025. CMS will maintain the staff necessary to make payments to eligible states for the Children’s Health Insurance Program.
More information is available here: https://www.hhs.gov/about/budget/fy-2026-cms-contingency-staffing-plan/index.html