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(Baton Rouge, LA, January 16, 2026) – Yesterday, a Louisiana district court denied the state’s motion to dismiss Soe, et al. v. Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners, et al., […]
By Theresa Gaffney, Daniel Payne, and Chelsea Cirruzzo. Originally published in STAT on Dec. 18, 2025. Staff Attorney John Card was quoted in this article. The Trump administration is making its most forceful […]
Health Affairs recently published its 2025 Health Affairs highlights, which celebrates its most read content across the organization in the past year. ‘Food Is Medicine’ In The US: A National Survey Of […]
By Emily Broad Leib, Director, Food Law and Policy Clinic In 2025, more than 30 states introduced nearly 120 bills aimed at curbing the use of additives and other substances […]
By Kristen McEnroe, Clinical Fellow As diet-related disease continues to be the leading cause of death in the United States, the importance of nutrition education for healthcare professionals is being […]
By Anna Claire Vollers. Originally published in Stateline on November 20, 2025 Carmel Shachar is quoted in this piece. As states strive to curb health insurers’ use of artificial intelligence, […]
By Akif Khan, Clinical Fellow As many of us across the country buy food, prepare meals, and serve loved ones this Thanksgiving, it is important to remember that the abundance of the holidays […]
By Eliza Lloyd, Health Law and Policy Clinic StudentSecond year MPH student in Health Policy at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health What brought me to the School of […]
By Brittany Trang. Originally published in STAT News on November 19, 2025. This article features work published by Carmel Shachar. AI in health care is reaching a tipping point. Three […]
By Meghan McCarron. Originally published in The New York Times on November 13, 2025. Emily Broad Leib is quoted in this article. The government-shutdown crisis may be coming to an end, […]
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 […]
Health Law & Policy, Commentary
CHLPI Experts Highlight How New HHS Funding Conditions Conflict with Social Security Act
December 18, 2025
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today proposed a rule to prohibit gender affirming care (referred to as sex-rejecting […]