Dartmouth

Dartmouth Health and Other NH Hospitals Launch Legal Battle Against State Over Controversial Medicaid Tax

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Concord, N.H. — Dartmouth Health, alongside other prominent hospital groups in New Hampshire, has initiated a legal battle against the state over what they claim are unconstitutional practices related to the Medicaid Enhancement Tax (MET). Hospitals assert that the tax, which was first implemented in the 1990s, unfairly burdens them financially. They argue that while the tax is designed to attract federal matching funds for Medicaid, the formula for redistributing these taxes is flawed, disproportionately impacting certain hospitals. Filed this past Tuesday, the lawsuit includes Dartmouth Health and its affiliates, Concord Hospital with its affiliates, … Read more

Jury Awards Over $1 Million to Former Dartmouth Hitchcock Doctor for Disability Discrimination

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BURLINGTON, Vt. — A recent verdict from a U.S. District Court jury concluded that Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center wrongfully terminated a former fertility doctor on discriminatory grounds. Dr. Misty Blanchette Porter, once employed at DHMC, was awarded $1.125 million in damages for her 2017 firing which violated Vermont’s laws against disability discrimination. The compensation breakdown for Blanchette Porter includes $1 million for economic damages, including lost wages and additional expenses related to her lost employment. An additional $125,000 was awarded for non-economic injuries, acknowledging her mental distress and loss of life enjoyment stemming from the … Read more

Controversy Erupts Over Alleged Rally at Dartmouth Cenotaph: Far-Right Activist Claims Photo Shoot, Accusations of Hate Event Surface

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Dartmouth, Canada – A recent gathering around the Dartmouth cenotaph by Jeremy MacKenzie, a controversial far-right figure, and members of a group known as Second Sons Canada, has sparked differing interpretations about the nature of the event. According to MacKenzie’s attorney, Fred Wu, the contingent consisting of MacKenzie and approximately twelve others, was involved in a photo shoot, not a political demonstration or rally. The event occurred on Sunday at the Sullivan’s Pond cenotaph, a location central to local Remembrance Day celebrations. The group, donned in masks, was reportedly on site for less than an … Read more

Four Universities, Including Dartmouth, Reach $166 Million Settlement in Class-Action Lawsuit Alleging Financial Aid Conspiracy

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Hanover, New Hampshire – Dartmouth College has reached a settlement in a class-action lawsuit that accused the school, along with 16 other universities, of colluding to reduce financial aid for students from working- and middle-class families. According to a memorandum filed on February 23, Dartmouth has agreed to pay $33.75 million as part of the settlement. This comes after three other co-defendants, Rice University, Northwestern University, and Vanderbilt University, also agreed to settlements, bringing the total to $166 million. The lawsuit, filed in 2022, alleged that these universities, all of which claimed to practice need-blind … Read more