Overview
- U.S. District Judge Mustafa Kasubhai in Oregon said he will grant summary judgment to 19 states and Washington, D.C., halting enforcement of the December declaration.
- He denied HHS’s motion to dismiss and requested briefs on the scope of relief, with a written order to follow.
- Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s declaration had labeled certain treatments for minors below professional standards and warned of exclusion from Medicare, Medicaid and CHIP.
- Hospitals had already scaled back services in response to federal pressure, including NYU Langone and Mount Sinai, leaving patients and providers in limbo.
- In a separate dispute, DOJ Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche warned New York AG Letitia James against suing NYU Langone and said the department would defend the hospital.