Coverage dated September 21, 2023 to September 25, 2023

How a federal government shutdown may affect Social Security and Medicare

Headline from NBC 6 South Florida, on the newest of 2 developments

Lawmakers face a looming deadline to pass a spending bill to prevent a federal government shutdown. Here’s what that means for Social Security and Medicare.

NBC 6 South Florida's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. How Social Security Would Be Affected By A Government Shutdown

    Headline from Kiplinger ·

  2. Newest

    How a federal government shutdown may affect Social Security and Medicare

    Headline from NBC 6 South Florida ·

Reports & sources

8 articles, oldest first.

  1. CBS News

    What changes during a government shutdown? Here's how federal agencies are affected (opens CBS News)

    Published

    CBS News's feed description

    Here's a look at some of the federal government's functions that will and won't be impacted by a lapse in funding.

  2. Kiplinger

    How Social Security Would Be Affected By A Government Shutdown (opens Kiplinger)

    Published

    Kiplinger's feed description

    To understand how Social Security would be affected by a government shutdown, it's important to know how payments are funded.

  3. NBC 6 South Florida

    How a federal government shutdown may affect Social Security and Medicare (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

    Published

    NBC 6 South Florida's feed description

    Lawmakers face a looming deadline to pass a spending bill to prevent a federal government shutdown. Here’s what that means for Social Security and Medicare.

  4. Kiplinger

    How Medicare Would Be Affected By A Government Shutdown (opens Kiplinger)

    Published

    Kiplinger's feed description

    The shutdown clock is ticking, and how Medicare would be affected by a government shutdown is vital information to many.

  5. NBC New York

    What happens during a government shutdown? What to know about Social Security, Medicare and more (opens NBC New York)

    Published

    NBC New York's feed description

    The federal government is heading to a shutdown, if Congress doesn’t pass funding legislation by the time the clock strikes midnight on Sept. 30. A look at what that means and what government services could be affected.

  6. Fortune

    What a government shutdown would mean for Medicare beneficiaries (opens Fortune)

    Published

    Fortune's feed description

    A shutdown would mean potential hardship for a wide swath of Americans. There’s good news for some, however, and that includes Medicare recipients.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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