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 […]
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 […]
Food Is Medicine Massachusetts (FIMMA) invites you to a panel presentation and discussion focused on a broad spectrum of reimbursement opportunities for FIM services through partnerships with health care payers. The panel, comprised of health care payers and policy experts, and Massachusetts-based FIM providers, will share their expertise and experience with navigating the Massachusetts health […]
The Farm Bill is at the core of how our food system operates. Authorizing more than $400 million in federal funding, it's the largest piece of food-related legislation in the United States. The 2018 Farm Bill was the first to include any funding for food waste reduction, but much more still needs to be done. […]
Join the co-authors of Farming for Our Future, a book that provides the first comprehensive overview of the law and policy of agricultural emissions in the United States. This book chat is intended for students, advocates, policymakers, and researchers alike and is co-hosted by the Harvard Food Law Society and the Harvard Law School Food […]
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, […]
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 […]
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.
Join the O'Neill Institute, the National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable, and the Center for Health Law & Policy Innovation for the Hep ElimiNATION launch webinar. Hep ElimiNATION will be releasing the grades assessing the policy landscape and programmatic strategies impacting viral hepatitis elimination in the 50 states, Washington, DC, and Puerto Rico. Hep ElimiNATION is funded […]
Tuesday, Dec. 14 at 6:00 PM (ET) This conversation will focus on how consumers can learn more about how to get access to PrEP, and how community-based organizations are helping people connect to preventive care and programs to expand access to PrEP. RSVP HERE
