The 2024 Symposium of the American Journal of Law & Medicine is titled Preventive Care Law & Policy: Evolving Issues & Potential Consequences of Braidwood Management, Inc. v. Becerra. The symposium will be hosted at Boston University School of Law on February 23, 2024. Keynote speaker: Professor Abbe R. Gluck (Yale Law School, Yale Medical School). The ongoing Braidwood litigation presents […]
This webinar will explain the basics of HIPAA (The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996), including when it applies and when it doesn't, and how it protects patient confidentiality. Advocates will walk away with a greater understanding of HIPAA within the context of HIV and public health, as well as how it relates […]
This webinar will help explain the CY2024 CMS physician fee schedule (aka “CMS rule”) as it pertains to Principal Illness Navigation, Community Health Integration, and Social Determinants of Health Risk Assessment codes. We will discuss what we know, what we don’t know, and how to comment on real-world implementation of these new codes. We will […]
On November 16, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released new guidance detailing the coverage pathways for services and supports to address health-related social needs (HRSN) services, such as housing and nutrition interventions, in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). This guidance responds to growing nationwide momentum to address negative health outcomes, […]
Come join Lambda and the Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation (CHLPI) to observe Trans Day of Remembrance (TDOR). We will be screening the documentary “Kokomo City” by D. Smith, which uses interviews to provide a small snapshot into the lives of several Black trans women who are sex workers. Prior to the screening […]
Join the Center for Health Law & Policy Innovation for a Meet & Greet with Sapna Khatri, the Director of the new Reproductive Justice Unit at the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office. Learn about the Unit’s upcoming work protecting access to reproductive and gender affirming health care, addressing maternal health disparities, and defending reproductive rights. Co-sponsored […]
Join Community Servings and the Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation of Harvard Law School to celebrate the growth and advancement of the Food is Medicine (FIM) field over the last decade! The symposium will feature facilitated discussions with Massachusetts Senator Julian Cyr, MassHealth's Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives Gary Sing, Connecticut State Representative […]
Please join us at the Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation (CHLPI) Open House to chat with our faculty, attorneys, and staff and learn about our clinics - the Food Law and Policy Clinic and the Health Law and Policy Clinic - and exciting opportunities for students to engage in our work and this […]
Please join the HLS Food Law and Policy Clinic and Health Law and Policy Clinic to watch a livestream of the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health. The conference is being held for the first time in over 50 years and will include the announcement of a national strategy to eliminate hunger by […]
Since its creation in 2017, Hepatitis C: State of Medicaid Access has evaluated hepatitis C treatment policies across state Medicaid programs based on three criteria: liver disease severity (“fibrosis”), alcohol and drug use (“sobriety”), and prescriber limitations. In response to advocacy and litigation, these restrictions have been reduced or eliminated in many states, increasing access […]
