The Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights launched investigations into five additional medical schools for alleged racial discrimination in admissions. The investigations are part of a joint effort with HHS and the Justice Departments’ civil rights offices to eliminate…

The plaintiff has asked the court to stop ChatGPT Health from operating until independent evaluators verify its safety.

Detroit-based Henry Ford Health sued CVS Health on July 16, alleging the pharmacy chain and its affiliates diverted more than $29 million in 340B drug savings owed to the health system through an unlawful reimbursement scheme. The lawsuit alleges CVS…

Aurora, Colo.-based Children’s Hospital Colorado pleaded not guilty July 20 to an allegation that it has defied a court order to resume gender-affirming care for transgender youth, according to The Colorado Sun.  The plea came during a brief hearing in…

The Justice Department found that two University of California medical schools discriminated based on race in admissions. On July 20, University of California San Diego School of Medicine was found to use “race-neutral” subjective criteria to increase admission of underrepresented…

Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Health hospitals have voluntarily dismissed two lawsuits against Humana over alleged 340B drug underpayments, according to July court filings. UNC Health Care System and affiliated hospitals dismissed their case against Humana and ChoiceCare Network July 17…

President Donald Trump signed three proclamations July 20 imposing an additional 50% tariff on Canadian goods covering motor vehicles, alcoholic beverages and dairy products, according to a White House news release.  The move follows the Supreme Court’s Feb. 20 ruling…

The Department of Homeland Security updated a “public charge” policy to allow more immigrants to be disqualified from getting a green card if they use public benefits such as Medicaid, according to a notice published in the Federal Register. “This…

U.S. District Judge Sharon Coleman denied a motion July 16 by Anosh Ahmed, MD, former CFO and COO of Chicago-based Loretto Hospital, to join his co-defendants in seeking dismissal in a COVID-19 testing fraud case.  Federal prosecutors filed an emergency…

Novo Nordisk has filed a lawsuit against Eli Lilly, accusing the rival drugmaker of running misleading advertisements for Zepbound and Mounjaro. The lawsuit was filed July 21 in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.  Novo Nordisk…