News & Commentary
Around the world, food systems sit at the center of overlapping crises: accelerating climate change, rising rates of diet-related disease, persistent hunger and malnutrition, and widening inequities in who can […]
By April Love, Gray Norton (Clinical Instructors), Katharine Stecher, and Taylor Walden (FLPC Students) This year, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) has undergone one of the most turbulent periods in its modern […]
WASHINGTON, DC (February 20, 2026) – Over 30 food industry supporters have signed the Zero Food Waste Coalition and Consumer Brands Association’s joint open letter calling on Congress to pass the bipartisan Food […]
For over three decades, the HIV community has gathered in the nation’s capital to ensure that those living with and affected by HIV are heard. This year, the Center for […]
FLPC Senior Fellow on Food Systems, Jian Yi, joined a panel organized by Food Tank and the Rockefeller Foundation at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, in late […]
Over the past decade, FLPC has tracked state food waste policies to help us share with our partners and policymakers the ways that states are taking action to reduce food […]
34 jurisdictions now have no prior authorization requirements for most Medicaid patients, marking a significant milestone toward improving timely access to curative treatment FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, DC — [January 21, 2026] The Center for Health […]
(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., […]
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 […]
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 […]
Food Law & Policy, Commentary
New Report: Price vs Quality: The Hidden Costs of Low-Priced Food
March 3, 2026
By Julie Chapon, Gabriela Mourad Vicenssuto (Yuka) & Emily Broad Leib (FLPC) In a new report, “Price vs Quality: The Hidden Costs of Low Priced Food,” The Food Law and […]