Under the continuing resolution (CR), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Department of Veterans Affairs are both funded until March 1. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will have funding up until March 8.

The Thursday vote was moved up after votes for Friday were cancelled due to expected snowfall in D.C.

The CR also delays cuts to Medicaid disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payments, which were initially scheduled to take place on Jan. 30 but will now happen on March 9.

State Medicaid programs are required by federal law to issue DSH payments to qualifying hospitals that serve a high degree of Medicaid and uninsured patients.

These funds were scheduled to be cut by $8 billion annually beginning in 2024 through to 2027. The cuts were initially called for by the Affordable Care Act but have been continually bumped by Congress.

Funding was also extended through March 8 for child and family welfare programs and for community health centers. Community health center funding was set to expire tomorrow.