Federally funded hospital networks face HHS complaint over race-based scholarships

Two Midwestern hospital systems are facing civil rights complaints alleging they unlawfully restrict scholarship opportunities based on race, escalating a broader push against diversity-focused programs in medical institutions by the Trump administration.

The advocacy group Do No Harm filed complaints Tuesday with the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights against Beacon Health System and Valley Health System, urging federal investigators to examine whether the programs at two major nonprofit hospital networks violate long-standing anti-discrimination laws.

Read the full story in The Washington Examiner.