Lexology March 11, 2025
On March 7, 2025, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced that it would begin investigating four medical schools and hospitals pursuant to President Donald Trump’s Executive Order (EO) 14173, Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity. According to the press release, OCR received reports of violations of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, alleging that the medical schools and hospitals offered medical education, training, or scholarship programs for prospective practitioners based on race, color, national origin, or sex.
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Title VI prohibits discrimination based on race, color, or national origin, and governs programs and activities that receive federal financial...
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