News & Commentary
The August 4, 2016 article “Europe Does Something Amazing With Food That Has Nothing To Do With Eating,” written by Casey Williams, urged the United States to follow Italy’s example […]
The Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation’s Specialty Care initiative was included in an August 1, 2016 blog post on healthaffairsblog.com. The piece looks at grantees selected by the Bristol-Myers […]
A July 29, 2016 piece from the Boston Globe’s editorial board calls for wider access to Hepatitis C (HCV) curative drugs. “Wider access to hepatitis C drugs is humane and […]
Originally written by Cheryl Swanson for The Motley Fool. Is your stomach ready for a big twist? Then you should know that the escalating battle over drug prices just got turned […]
Written by Jabari Brown, J.D. Candidate 2017 at the University of Oregon School of Law, and Summer 2016 intern in the Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic Read the […]
On July 15, 2016, CHLPI submitted two comment letters to Massachusetts’ Executive Office of Health & Human Services (EOHHS) regarding its proposal to amend the state Medicaid program’s (MassHealth’s) Section […]
On July 22, 2016, the Tackling Hunger Project, a partnership between the Public Health Institute and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, released Making Food Systems Part of Your […]
Written by Jabari Brown, J.D. Candidate 2017 at the University of Oregon School of Law, and Summer 2016 intern in the Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic As we […]
‘Best if used by.’ ‘Sell by.’ How can you tell whether your food is still good? Why labels are so confusing and what may help. Written by By Mary H.J. […]
Originally published on Sustainable America’s blog and written by Katrina Kazda A rescued-food breakfast at the Save Food for People Conference In late June, nearly 350 entrepreneurs, practitioners, policymakers, and activists […]
A July 2, 2016 article from Judith Graham looks at the recent wave of state Medicaid programs to increase access to Hepatitis C medications in the light of potential litigation […]
Food Law & Policy, News, Commentary
FLPC, in partnership with the Food Recovery Project, Launches “Leftovers for Livestock: A Legal Guide for Using Excess Food as Animal Feed”
August 8, 2016
In the United States, approximately 63 million tons of food is wasted every year. The natural resources used to produce that food, including water, fertilizer, and land, are also lost […]