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Addressing Nutrition and Food Access in Medicaid

Online

Understanding that access to affordable, healthy food is fundamental to the population’s health and well-being; and without such access, individuals face greater risk of disease and increased health care costs, experts from The Food Trust, Population Health Alliance (PHA), and the Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation of Harvard Law School (CHLPI) came together to offer key strategies to address the challenges to food access in a special report. This companion webinar will present the report's findings.

The Future of Food is Medicine Research

Online

Emerging research supports a powerful role for nutrition in helping to prevent, manage, and treat diet-related chronic disease – but there’s far more to learn. On January 27th, join Food & Society at the Aspen Institute and the Harvard Law School Center for Health Law & Policy Innovation as they launch the Food is Medicine […]

Health Law & Policy Clinic Open House

Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation 1697 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA

Join the Health Law & Policy Clinic (HLPC) for an open house on Tuesday, March 29 at 12:45 pm at 1607 Mass Ave, 4 floor.  HLPC offers the opportunity for students to gain firsthand insight into the work of a practicing health care attorney. Staff will share ongoing projects within the Health Care Access, Whole Person […]

Launch Event for the Food is Medicine Massachusetts Service Inventory

Online

Food is Medicine programs can play an important role in improving the health of individuals living with or at risk for diet-related disease. Many organizations across the state of Massachusetts are therefore working to deliver these important services to individuals in their communities—from older adults to children and families. To improve access to these programs, […]

Hepatitis C: State of Medicaid Access

Online

Since its creation in 2017, Hepatitis C: State of Medicaid Access has evaluated hepatitis C treatment policies across state Medicaid programs based on three criteria: liver disease severity (“fibrosis”), alcohol and drug use (“sobriety”), and prescriber limitations. In response to advocacy and litigation, these restrictions have been reduced or eliminated in many states, increasing access […]

Hepatitis C: State of Medicaid Access 2023 Snapshot

Online

Since its creation in 2017, Hepatitis C: State of Medicaid Access has evaluated hepatitis C treatment policies across state Medicaid programs. In response to advocacy and litigation, many states have reduced or eliminated their restrictions, but significant barriers remain in a majority of jurisdictions. Join us and our partners at the National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable on February […]

Hands Off Our Phones: Digital Privacy in a Post-Dobbs World

Harvard Law School, Wasserstein Hall, WCC 2009 1585 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA, United States

What does a warrant for Facebook messages look like? Can the government look through your phone for evidence against you? Join Diane Akerman and Shane Ferro, Attorneys at The Legal Aid Society’s Digital Forensics Unit in New York City, to learn about the realities of litigating the Fourth Amendment in criminal courts in a world where our entire […]

Food is Medicine: A Federal Policy Update

Virtual

Food is Medicine Massachusetts (FIMMA) invites you to: "Food is Medicine: A Federal Policy Update," a panel discussion regarding the future of Food is Medicine policy at the national level. In the wake of the September 2022 White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health, the field of Food is Medicine has made significant strides. […]

Building Partnerships to Advance Nutrition Access & Health: Case Studies from Harvard’s CHLPI and California’s Medically Supportive Food & Nutrition Steering Committee

Virtual

Food insecurity is associated with negative health outcomes, and poor diet is the leading risk factor for death in the United States. These burdens disproportionately affect people from systemically underserved communities. Yet our healthcare system is often not equipped to respond to these and other social drivers of health. How can we build statewide access […]

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