A nonbinary Pennsylvania patient is suing Hershey, Pa.-based Penn State Health, alleging a hospital in its network canceled their medically necessary mastectomy less than 24 hours before surgery, citing Catholic doctrine. The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania and law…
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A lawsuit filed July 21 against Seattle-based Swedish Medical Center and the United Network for Organ Sharing alleges the organizations used a race-based kidney function formula that delayed the plaintiff’s transplant waitlist eligibility by six years. The complaint, filed in…
President Donald Trump is rolling out a new round of global tariffs just after midnight July 24, The New York Times reported July 23. Six things to know: 1. Duties ranging from roughly 10% to 12.5% are set to take…
In a July 23 session of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, Sen. Bill Cassidy, MD, R-La., said he will vote in favor of the Trump administration’s third CDC director nominee, while Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., will…
A former vice president at Centene filed an age discrimination lawsuit against the company July 21. Kay Timmerman filed the complaint in the St. Louis County Circuit Court. The filing said Ms. Timmerman was 59 years old. In August 2025,…
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed an executive order July 21 directing six state agencies to investigate and penalize healthcare providers that facilitate what the governor’s office called “birth tourism.” The order tasks the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, the…
The Justice Department has authorized a $400 million settlement with the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium over contract support costs tied to federally funded healthcare programs. ANTHC sued the federal government in 2021, alleging it had not received contract support…
CMS is appealing its court loss that led to boosts in Clover Health’s 2026 Medicare Advantage star ratings. The case will now move to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, according to a July 21 court filing. Clover sued CMS in…
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.