News & Commentary
The U.S. public health insurance program is facing existential threats By Carmel Shachar and MaryBeth Musumeci. Originally published on Stat News on January 16. 2025. There is every indication that incoming President […]
Medicaid community reinvestment requirements enable states to require or incentivize state contractors to reinvest in the communities they serve. State laws, waivers, and contracts that include community reinvestment provisions have […]
By Karen Kaplan. Originally published in the Los Angeles Times on January 15, 2025. FLPC Faculty Director Emily Broad Leib is quoted in this piece. The Food and Drug Administration […]
Inaccurate readings in the medical devices led to inferior care for Black patients. By Rachel Roubein. Originally published in The Washington Post on January 6, 2025. CHLPI Health and Law […]
Huge congratulations to HLPC Faculty Director Carmel Shachar, Amy Killelea, and Sara Gerke, whose article “AI And Health Insurance Prior Authorization: Regulators Need To Step Up Oversight” made the Top […]
By Elizabeth Kaplan and Anu Dairkee. Originally published in the American Journal of Law and Medicine on December 30, 2024. Braidwood Management, Inc. v. Becerra threatens the nationwide enforceability of the […]
In the waning days of the Biden Administration, advocacy organizations are preparing for a very different political landscape starting in 2025. Along with the presidency, Republicans will have razor-thin majorities […]
The Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic & The Global FoodBanking Network highlight legal and policy solutions for Mexican states to take action on climate change and food […]
If/When/How, the Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation of Harvard Law School, and SGB Law havefiled a complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on […]
By Jayce Jimenez, FLPC Student Fall 2024 Nearly 40% of food in the U.S. goes unsold or uneaten. Much of this food ends up in landfills, generating hundreds of millions […]
More than 25 million people living in the United States—over 8% of the population—have limited English proficiency (LEP), meaning that they do not speak English “very well” (including some who […]
Health Law & Policy, Commentary
Here We Go Again: Budget Reconciliation Brings a New Round of Threats to Healthcare Access – #HCIM
January 15, 2025
With the new Congress seated, Republicans are preparing to control the House of Representatives, the Senate, and the presidency and to push an aggressive policy agenda in 2025. Given their […]