HHS Opposes States’ Bid to Restore $11 Billion in Health Grants

The US Department of Health and Human Services urged a federal court to refrain from ordering it to reinstate about $11 billion in public health care grants to 23 states and the District of Columbia.

The states aren’t likely to win their suit over the cancellation of grants that date back to the Covid-19 pandemic because the US District Court for the District of Rhode Island doesn’t have subject matter jurisdiction over the lawsuit, the agency said Monday. The US Supreme Court recently paused an order requiring the restoration of education-related grants, saying the suit likely belonged in the US ...