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 […]
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 […]
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 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. […]
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 […]
Join Community Servings and the Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation of Harvard Law School to celebrate the growth and advancement of the Food is Medicine (FIM) field over the last decade! The symposium will feature facilitated discussions with Massachusetts Senator Julian Cyr, MassHealth's Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives Gary Sing, Connecticut State Representative […]
Join the Center for Health Law & Policy Innovation for a Meet & Greet with Sapna Khatri, the Director of the new Reproductive Justice Unit at the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office. Learn about the Unit’s upcoming work protecting access to reproductive and gender affirming health care, addressing maternal health disparities, and defending reproductive rights. Co-sponsored […]
Come join Lambda and the Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation (CHLPI) to observe Trans Day of Remembrance (TDOR). We will be screening the documentary “Kokomo City” by D. Smith, which uses interviews to provide a small snapshot into the lives of several Black trans women who are sex workers. Prior to the screening […]
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 on March 21 for our latest snapshot of the […]