Exclusive: HHS Opens Civil Rights Probe into Kaiser Permanente for Allegedly Prioritizing Black Patients

The Department of Health and Human Services is investigating Kaiser Permanente for allegedly violating anti-discrimination law with its Center for Black Health and Wellness.

Earlier this year, Do No Harm, a conservative medical civil rights group opposed to DEI and gender ideology, filed a complaint against the health care group, which alleged that the Portland, Oregon, center’s branding implied that non-black patients were unwelcome to access services there. HHS’s Office for Civil Rights confirmed to Do No Harm last week that it was opening an investigation into Kaiser in a letter obtained by National Review.

The department’s investigation is the latest move by President Donald Trump’s administration and conservative groups to use anti-discrimination law to combat DEI in American institutions. Trump on his second day in office signed an executive order to that end.