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Originally written by Christine Vestal and published on PEW on October 12, 2022. Meals on Wheels had been delivering healthy meals to thousands of older adults in Portland, Oregon, for […]

Food items and medications

This blog post was written by Sophie DeBode and Noelle Musolino, students in the Food Law and Policy Clinic. On September 28th, for the first time in fifty years, the […]

Food Waste

Arizona joins 15 states in streamlining access to lifesaving treatment. The Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation of Harvard Law School (CHLPI) and the National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable (NVHR) […]

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Originally written by Dee-Ann Durbin and published by The Washington Post on Oct. 5, 2022. As awareness grows around the world about the problem of food waste, one culprit in particular […]

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Originally written by Maeve Sheehy and published on Bloomberg Law on Oct. 5, 2022. Companies creating lab-grown steak, chicken, and fish see a recent White House announcement as a signal […]

Chicken crossing the road

Alabamians with substance use disorder and Medicaid coverage can now access curative HCV treatment. Effective October 1, 2022, Alabama Medicaid announced that it is removing sobriety-related restrictions to lifesaving Hepatitis […]

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The Farm Bill Law Enterprise published 2023 Farm Bill Recommendations The Farm Bill Law Enterprise (FBLE) recently published five reports that seek to infuse new ideas and amplify calls to […]

Originally written by Amy Yurkanin and published on AL.com on September 28, 2022. Officials at the Alabama Medicaid Agency have ended a rule that required patients to stop using drugs […]

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This post was originally written by Emily Broad Leib and Doug O’Brien, and it was published in USA Today on September 28, 2022. As the international community gathers at the […]

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In advance of the International Day of Awareness on Food Loss and Waste, Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic shares policy recommendations designed to decrease food waste and […]

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The District of Columbia recently lifted several cumbersome barriers to hepatitis C treatment, including prior authorization requirements for prescribing medications to Medicaid beneficiaries. The Center for Health Law and Policy […]

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Originally written by Clare Toeniskoetter and published on The New York Times on Sept. 20, 2022. Several companies say they are tackling food waste by connecting people with unsold food […]

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