News & Commentary
By Elizabeth Kaplan and Christopher Lathan. Originally published in the Houston Chronicle on March 2, 2024 The preventive care mandate, a provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), has guaranteed […]
Through the ACA’s preventive care mandate, most private insurance policies must cover a wide range of preventive services without cost-sharing for beneficiaries. These services include important interventions such as screenings […]
By Mady Womack, FLPC Clinic Student, Fall 2023 I was initially drawn to the Clinic because I was involved with establishing a food pantry on my undergraduate campus. Agriculture is […]
More than 40% of produce in the country is lost or wasted but new research highlights how it could be a key tool in fighting rising food insecurity. One charity […]
02/26/24. By Frank Yianna. Originally published in Agri-Pulse. Roughly nine years ago, while serving as Vice President for Food Safety at the world’s largest food retailer, I surveyed how many different date […]
By Drew Costley, originally published on Verite News on February 8, 2024 Nicholas Lavender, 15, said everything changed for the better after he started receiving healthcare to affirm his identity […]
Under federal law, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the agency that oversees the Medicare program, can ensure coverage of preventive services under Medicare Part A and Part […]
By Jeanine Santucci and Mike Davis, originally published in USA TODAY on February 20, 2024 Marijuana remains in an odd legal limbo in the United States, and there’s one organization at […]
New Harvard and Tufts University analysis examines an accelerating pathway to integrating nutrition with healthcare February 20, 2024 (Cambridge, MA) — Poor nutrition is a direct determinant of health, the […]
The Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic & The Global FoodBanking Network identify policies to help Brazil address food waste, hunger, and mitigate climate change. February 20, 2024 […]
Health Law & Policy, Commentary
Food is Medicine Approaches to Address Diet-Related Health Conditions
February 29, 2024
By Hannah Rahim. Originally published in Petrie-Flom Center’s Bill of Health on February 28, 2024. Food is Medicine interventions aim to prevent and treat diet-related chronic health conditions and reduce food […]