Crucial health programs will continue to operate during the federal government shutdown, but many services will halt or be significantly less efficient as staffers are furloughed, based on

National cemeteries will not be maintained during the shutdown of government; the Department of Veterans Affairs has confirmed in a social media post. The U.S. government shutdown after the Senate adjourned on the evening of Tuesday, September 30, without having passed a funding resolution.

On July 5, 1948, the National Health Service (NHS) was founded in Britain. Established by Clement Atlee’s post-war Labour government, the NHS promised a “comprehensive health service for England and Wales”. The NHS was the jewel in the crown of a ...

National health expenditures are projected to have grown 8.2 percent in 2024 and to increase 7.1 percent in 2025, reflecting continued strong growth in the use of health care services and goods. During the period 2026–27, health spending growth is ...

US health agencies are preparing to furlough up to three quarters of their staff and health insurance premiums could rise for millions of Americans as lawmakers failed to reach an agreement on the national budget.

"Excepted staffing will be held to the amount needed for the protection of life, property, and public health and safety, and will be based on the assumption that the NPS is conducting no park operations and providing no visitor services," the shutdown plan reads.

President Trump and congressional Democrats couldn't reach a deal ahead of a midnight deadline, prompting a partial shutdown of the U.S. government.