Health care providers, payers, and policymakers are increasingly coming to recognize that health relies on more than a visit to the doctor’s office. Emerging community-clinical partnership models allow the U.S. health care system to respond more directly to the ways that our homes, food, environment, and daily lives impact health. However, these models raise new questions regarding how health care laws and policies apply to partnerships between the health care and social sectors.
Our Approach
The Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation’s (CHLPI’s) Health Law Lab works to address these important questions. The Health Law Lab advocates for policy reforms that better support community-clinical partnerships. The Health Law Lab also works with community partners, health care organizations, and other experts to examine the range of legal issues that may affect the design and implementation of community-clinical partnerships.
Partner With Us
CHLPI offers pro bono technical assistance to community organizations, nonprofits, coalitions, and local, state, and tribal government entities who are interested in implementing and scaling Food is Medicine policy and programs.
Organizations that are interested in increasing equitable access to Food is Medicine services and promoting practices that have positive upstream impacts on the food system and communities can click here to learn more about the support that CHLPI offers.
HIPAA Resources for GusNIP Produce Prescription Grantees
CHLPI published a series of issue briefs on HIPAA compliance topics for the GusNIP Nutrition Incentive Program Training, Technical Assistance, Evaluation, and Information Center.
