FOIA Number: HHS-17-0024

Democracy Forward and American Oversight Celebrate Victory for Transparency in Health Care Reform Open Records Case

May 17, 2024
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals sided with transparency and free information by overturning an August 2022 judgment allowing federal agencies to withhold certain communications with Congress.

Complaint: American Oversight v. HHS and OMB – Health Care Emails

May 17, 2024
American Oversight lawsuit against the Department of Health and Human Services and the Office of Management and Budget seeking the release of communications with Congress regarding health care reform.

Reply Brief: American Oversight v. HHS and OMB – Health Care Emails

April 5, 2023
Reply brief filed by Democracy Forward on behalf of American Oversight in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals. The lawsuit seeks the release of Trump administration communications with Congress regarding health care reform.

Appeal: American Oversight v. HHS and OMB – Health Care Emails

February 13, 2023
American Oversight, represented by Democracy Forward, filed this appeal in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals. The lawsuit seeks the release of Trump administration communications with Congress regarding health care reform.

American Oversight to Appeal Judgment Allowing Government Agencies to Withhold Certain Communications with Congress

October 26, 2022
American Oversight filed notice that it plans to appeal an August judgment allowing government agencies to withhold certain communications with Congress by using a FOIA exemption typically reserved for agency employees.

Reply Brief: American Oversight v. HHS and OMB – Health Care Emails

November 10, 2017
Reply brief filed by American Oversight in our FOIA lawsuit seeking the release of health care correspondence between HHS, OMB, and Congress.

Reply Brief: US House of Representatives – Health Care Emails

November 6, 2017
Reply motion filed by the U.S. House of Representatives in American Oversight’s lawsuit seeking the release of emails between the Trump administration and Congress regarding health care reform. The House moved to intervene in the lawsuit to block the release of several emails.

Reply Brief: HHS and OMB – Health Care Emails

November 3, 2017
Reply motion filed by the Department of Health and Human Services and the Office of Management and Budget in American Oversight’s lawsuit seeking the release of emails between the Trump administration and Congress regarding health care reform. The Trump administration has refused to release communications that it is required to produce under the Freedom of Information Act.

Health Care Lawsuit: Fighting for Transparency

October 17, 2017
American Oversight filed a new motion opposing efforts by the Trump administration and Congress to block the release of emails detailing the secret health care reform negotiations.