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H.R. 1, the federal budget reconciliation law passed in July, made sweeping cuts to health care and will result in millions of people losing their health insurance. In addition to the largest […]
By Katie Muchnick and Sarah Mesdjian. Originally published in the Boston Globe, on November 1, 2025. Emily Broad Leib is quoted in this article. Policy advocates and SNAP beneficiaries welcomed Friday’s […]
By Diego GarcÃa Moreno and Summer E. Rose. Originally published in The Harvard Crimson on October 31, 2025 Emily Broad Leib was quoted in this article. More than 6,500 Cambridge residents could lose […]
Last month, the Center for Heath Law & Policy Innovation (CHLPI) hosted a Food is Medicine (FIM) Implementers’ Workshop at Harvard Law School for an incredible day of learning and […]
We are on track to experience the longest government shutdown on record, with Republicans and Democrats each waiting for the other side to blink first. Â Over 700,000 federal employees have […]
By Brett Dworski, Jessica Loder, Jeff Wells. Originally published in CStoreDive on October 16, 2025 Clinical Instructor April Love is quoted in this article. Day 2 of this year’s NACS Show […]
The Trump Administration has taken aim at several public health tools that seek to address the very issues on which the Administration predicates its attacks. Beginning with another Executive Order, […]
The 10th Anniversary of the Food Law Student Leadership Summit was held on Friday, October 3rd, and Saturday, October 4th, at the Harvard Law School campus. It was an incredible […]
In episode three of Food For Change: Serving Solutions for People and Planet, CHLPI’s Emily Broad Leib explains how the field of food law and policy emerged, from her early work […]
As we approach the thirteenth annual Affordable Care Act (ACA) open enrollment period, consumers, assisters, and providers are preparing for significant changes that could affect how people enroll in coverage, […]
Health Affairs‘ Jeff Byers interviewed CHLPI’s Carmel Shachar on the recent Health Affairs podcast. They discussed a recent Forefront article she co-authored that broke down the Kennedy v. Braidwood Management case focusing on access to preventive care and […]
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SNAP Benefits Were Disrupted: Here’s What’s Happening and What You Can Do
November 7, 2025
By Katherine Stecher and Taylor Walden, students in the Food Law and Policy Clinic. As of November 1st, nearly 42 million people lost access to a significant portion of their […]