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On April 22, 2024, the Administration released a final rule strengthening privacy and confidentiality protections for reproductive health data under the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). This […]
Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic and The Global FoodBanking Network offer comprehensive policy opportunities for national governments FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Boston, MA. (April 24, 2024) – Food […]
A person’s transition from incarceration back to the community is fraught with competing, complex social and behavioral health needs, as well as staggering rates of overdose and other adverse health […]
By Caitlin Colangelo, FLPC 2L Student On March 19-20, 2024, I attended a Fly-In advocacy event with the Zero Food Waste Coalition (ZFWC) in Washington, DC with another clinical student […]
By Catherine Boudreau. Originally published in Business Insider on March 28, 2024. Before tossing that almond milk labeled “best before” March 2024, try the smell test. There’s a good chance […]
Prescription drug access and pricing have been in the policy spotlight at the federal level over the past few years, with Congress taking unprecedent steps to respond to high prescription […]
By Anu Dairkee (MD, JD), CHLPI Clinical Fellow On March 18 and 19, 2024, CHLPI’s Health Care Access Team Director Liz Kaplan, Staff Attorney John Card, and I, along with […]
Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation represents five families challenging Louisiana ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors Mar 19, 2024 By Rachel Reed. Originally published on Harvard Law Today […]
March 19, 2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (BOSTON) — Late yesterday, Plaintiffs in Boston Alliance of LGBTQ+ Youth (BAGLY) et al v. HHS, a lawsuit challenging the Trump-Pence Administration’s “Rollback Rule” […]
Over a busy and thought-provoking day, the American Journal of Law and Medicine (AJLM) symposium on Preventive Care Law & Policy: Evolving Issues and Potential Consequences of Braidwood Management, Inc. […]
By Ellie Samuels, HLPC Clinic Student, Spring 2024 As a member of the Health Law and Policy Clinic’s Reproductive health team, I had the opportunity to attend the fourth annual […]
Health Law & Policy, Commentary
Special Edition: Section 1557 ACA Non-Discrimination Rule Finalized: What the Rule Means for Health Care Access – Health Care in Motion
May 2, 2024
At long last, the Biden Administration has finalized its rule clarifying the protections laid out in Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the part of the law that […]