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Government shutdown puts the brakes on key FDA functions

While most of the FDA is already funded through 2019, 41 percent of its workforce is being furloughed.

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Business closed sign An HHS contingency plan provides for the continuation of specific FDA activities, including those focused on prescription drugs, generic drugs and medical devices, while other services will be stalled. (Photo: Shutterstock)

While it’s not the whole government shut down over the border wall fight, and a number of essential activities will continue nevertheless, there are plenty of ways in which the shutdown will affect health care.

The FDA is among the agencies affected by the shutdown. According to a report from AJMC, while most of the Department of Health and Human Services, including the National Institutes of Health and the CDC, is already funded through 2019, as of today, 41 percent of the FDA is being furloughed.

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Marlene Satter

Marlene Satter

Marlene Y. Satter has worked in and written about the financial industry for decades.

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