What the government shutdown means for the health of Americans
- Written by Morten Wendelbo, Lecturer, Bush School of Government and Public Service; Research Fellow, Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs; and, Policy Sciences Lecturer, Texas A&M University Libraries, Texas A&M University
The sun casts a shadow over the Capitol on Friday, Jan. 19.AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin
The federal government shut down this weekend, as Congress failed to pass a stopgap spending measure. Many may wonder what this means for the nation’s public health battles against threats like the flu and the opioid crisis.
In a shutdown, contingency plans...
Read more: What the government shutdown means for the health of Americans