Many healthcare programs are extended for specific time periods, as short as one or two years or as long as 10, and are usually renewed through the annual appropriations bills. Additionally, while traditional authorizations for some of these programs expire, funding can often continue via the regular appropriations process. On December 20, 2024, Congress passed a short-term continuing resolution (CR) – the American Relief Act, 2025 (ARA, 2025) – that pushed the government funding deadline to March 14, 2025. The CR included a small package of healthcare extenders, continuing a number of expiring programs through March 31, 2025.
However, several important healthcare provisions were not included in this package, and others will either run out of funding or face dramatic cuts to existing funding once the March 2025 deadline passes. The below chart tracks healthcare programs that require congressional action between now and 2032 and highlights related recent congressional action on each.
UPDATED JANUARY 9, 2025.
