Summary
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) plans to bring back about 3,000 workers who were furloughed due to the government shutdown. CMS will use fees charged to researchers to pay these employees and plans to pay back these funds once regular funding from Congress returns.
Key Facts
- CMS will recall around 3,000 furloughed employees starting Monday.
- CMS will use fees from researchers to pay staff salaries during the shutdown.
- These funds will be repaid when Congress provides regular funding.
- CMS coordinated this decision with the White House and the Department of Health and Human Services.
- The recall aims to support activities during Medicare and ACA open enrollment periods.
- Medicare and Medicaid services have continued despite the shutdown.
- Some Medicare data releases have been delayed because of the shutdown.
- CMS has halted public outreach and education during the shutdown.
