Food loss and waste (FLW) and food insecurity are parallel issues emerging as some of the greatest food system challenges faced today and, as such, are increasingly policy priorities for governments around the world. While an estimated one-third of food produced for human consumption is lost or wasted, more than 820 million people are undernourished […]
Join CHLPI and the National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable for a webinar on Monday, April 22nd from 2:30-4 pm ET about Medicaid 1115 reentry waivers and the opportunity they present to combat hepatitis C in correctional facilities. John Card, Staff Attorney at CHLPI, will present at the webinar, as well as policy experts and states who have […]
American Cancer Society National Navigation Roundtable (ACS NNRT) is pleased to offer this Spring Webinar regarding the new Medicare coverage for Principal Illness Navigation (as well as Community Health Integration and SDOH Risk Assessment) may impose an out-of-pocket cost on patients. In this webinar, CHLPI's Director of Whole Person Care Katie Garfield, and CHLPI Clinical […]
The Food Law and Policy Clinic recently published More Than CAFOs and Corn, a comprehensive statistical analysis of Midwestern agriculture. The 167-page report includes new data on BIPOC farmers, farmworkers, and environmental outcomes, among other pressing issues, in the six-state region of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin. Join the two authors, Nathan Rosenberg and […]
Join the Journal of Health Care Law and Policy Spring Symposium on March 7, 2024. The event will take place at the prestigious University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law in Baltimore, MD. With a focus on Prescription Drug Regulation: Affordability, Constitutionality, and Accessibility, this Symposium promises to be informative and engaging. Featuring […]
Harvard Law School Association of Europe will hold its Fourth Digital Day 2024 on March 7-8, 2024. The theme for this year's event is, "Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystem (WEFE) Nexus and its socio-economic implications: What lies ahead?" Faculty Director Emily Broad Leib will speak at the event. Learn more about the event and register: https://europe.hlsa.org/article.html?aid=226
Momentum to integrate food and nutrition insecurity interventions into health care is poised to continue in 2024, with more providers screening for health-related social needs and connecting patients to produce vouchers, medically-tailored meals, and other Food is Medicine interventions. Health care systems are also increasingly experimenting with new ways to engage patients about government benefit […]
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 […]
The Root Cause Coalition’s Annual National Summit brings together representatives from health systems, hospital associations, foundations, businesses, national and community nonprofits, health insurers, academic institutions and policy centers to share best practices. To finally achieve health equity we must work together, across sectors of service, to address systemic racism and the social determinants of health. […]