Tracking the most important health care lawsuits in U.S. courts today
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Issues We’re Tracking
- 340B Program 21 cases
- Affordable Care Act 70 cases 6 Topics
- Anticompetitive Practices 24 cases 1 Topics
- Artificial Intelligence 3 cases
- Consumer Protections 17 cases 1 Topics
- Cost Containment 13 cases
- Equity 49 cases 1 Topics
- ERISA 16 cases
- Federal Health Funding 46 cases 4 Topics
- Medicare Advantage 30 cases
- Medicare Drug Price Negotiation 22 cases
- No Surprises Act 45 cases 4 Topics
- Prescription Drug Affordability 21 cases 5 Topics
- Reproductive Health 48 cases 5 Topics
- Site-Neutral Payments 9 cases
- Transparency 6 cases

Our Team
We’re the experts on health care litigation. We’re here to make the process of navigating and understanding health care litigation easy.

Katie Keith
Director of the Center for Health Policy and the Law at the O’Neill Institute

Andrew J. Twinamatsiko
Director of the Center for Health Policy and the Law at the O’Neill Institute
Latest Updates
- Status
- Briefing is ongoing
- Court
- District of Columbia
- Goal
- Block enforcement of an agency action +2 additional goal(s)
- Status
- Appeal Filed
- Court
- California Central
- Goal
- Block enforcement of a law +1 additional goal(s)
6:22-cv-00095
PHI Health, LLC et al. v. Department of Health and Human Services et al.
- Filed:
- April 29, 2022
- Status
- Case Stayed
- Court
- Kentucky Eastern
- Goal
- Block enforcement of an agency action +1 additional goal(s)
2:25-cv-00142
Clover Insurance Company v. Department of Health and Human Services et al.
- Filed:
- November 7, 2025
- Status
- Briefing is ongoing
- Court
- Georgia Southern — Brunswick
- Goal
- Compel agency action +2 additional goal(s)
- Status
- Briefing is ongoing
- Court
- Colorado
- Goal
- Block enforcement of a law +1 additional goal(s)
- Status
- Briefing is ongoing
- Court
- Kentucky Western
- Goal
- Award damages +2 additional goal(s)
- Status
- Briefing is ongoing
- Court
- Texas Southern — Corpus Christi
- Goal
- Award damages
- Status
- Briefing is ongoing
- Court
- New York Southern
- Goal
- Award damages
- Status
- Decision issued
- Court
- Ninth Circuit
- Goal
- Block enforcement of a law +1 additional goal(s)
- Status
- Briefing is ongoing
- Court
- Fifth Circuit
- Goal
- Block enforcement of an agency action +2 additional goal(s)
1:26-cv-00040
UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company v. Maui Memorial Emergency Medical Associates, Inc.
- Filed:
- January 30, 2026
- Status
- Briefing is ongoing
- Court
- Hawaii
- Goal
- Award damages +2 additional goal(s)
- Status
- Briefing is ongoing
- Court
- Texas Eastern — Texarkana
- Goal
- Award damages +2 additional goal(s)
Key Dates
Defendants’ Reply Re: Motion to Dismiss Due
Defendants’ Response and Reply Re: Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment Due
Amended Pleadings Due
Joint Status Report Due
Federal and Intervenor-Defendants Reply to Motion to Dismiss Due
Response to Motion for Summary Judgment Due
Second Administrative Record Due
Discovery Hearing
Defendants’ Reply to Motion for Summary Judgement Due
Hearing on Motion to Compel
Defendant’s Answer Due
Defendants’ Opening Brief Due
Defendant’s Position Statement Due
Defendants’ Opening Brief Due
Joint Status Report Due
Petition for Approval of Settlement Due
Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss and Response to Plaintiff’s Motions Due
Defendant’s Answer Due
Deadline for Plaintiff to Join Additional Parties
Expert Depositions Due
Plaintiffs’ Response to Motion for Reconsideration Due
Plaintiffs’ Response to Motion to Dismiss Due
Plaintiffs’ Response to Motion to Dismiss Due
Plaintiffs’ Reply to Answer Due
Status Conference
Conference
Plaintiff’s Opening Brief Due
Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment Due
Plaintiff’s Brief Due
Defendants’ Response to Motion to Compel Due
Defendants’ Answer to Amended Complaint Due
Plaintiffs’ Opening Brief Due
Amended Pleadings Due
Proposed Intervenors’ Brief and Appendix Due
Plaintiffs’ Reply Brief Due
Defendant’s Response Brief Due
Initial Disclosures Due
Oral Argument
Amended Complaint Due
Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgement Due
Status Conference
Plaintiffs’ Response Brief Due
Oral Argument
Scheduling Conference
Case Management Conference
Joint Status Update Due
Hearing on Motion to Dismiss
Plaintiff’s Expert Disclosure Due
Response Due
Plaintiffs’ Response Brief Due
Joint Status Report Due
Completion of Expert Depositions
Joint Status Report Due
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