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HHS investigates med schools and hospitals under EO banning DEI programs

Image of a hospital hallway with a patient being wheeled away in a wheelchair.
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Move explained as a response to “allegations and information” received by the Office of Civil Rights.

Four US medical schools and hospitals have been asked to work with the Attorney General to identify “nine potential civil compliance investigations” of institutions with endowments over $1 billion. The move comes as part of a strategic enforcement plan.

The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil