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 […]
The Food Law and Policy Clinic recently published More Than CAFOs and Corn, a comprehensive statistical analysis of Midwestern agriculture. The 167-page report includes new data on BIPOC farmers, farmworkers, and environmental outcomes, among other pressing issues, in the six-state region of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin. Join the two authors, Nathan Rosenberg and […]
Harvard Law School Association of Europe will hold its Fourth Digital Day 2024 on March 7-8, 2024. The theme for this year's event is, "Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystem (WEFE) Nexus and its socio-economic implications: What lies ahead?" Faculty Director Emily Broad Leib will speak at the event. Learn more about the event and register: https://europe.hlsa.org/article.html?aid=226
Momentum to integrate food and nutrition insecurity interventions into health care is poised to continue in 2024, with more providers screening for health-related social needs and connecting patients to produce vouchers, medically-tailored meals, and other Food is Medicine interventions. Health care systems are also increasingly experimenting with new ways to engage patients about government benefit […]
This webinar will explain the basics of HIPAA (The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996), including when it applies and when it doesn't, and how it protects patient confidentiality. Advocates will walk away with a greater understanding of HIPAA within the context of HIV and public health, as well as how it relates […]
This webinar will help explain the CY2024 CMS physician fee schedule (aka “CMS rule”) as it pertains to Principal Illness Navigation, Community Health Integration, and Social Determinants of Health Risk Assessment codes. We will discuss what we know, what we don’t know, and how to comment on real-world implementation of these new codes. We will […]
On November 16, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released new guidance detailing the coverage pathways for services and supports to address health-related social needs (HRSN) services, such as housing and nutrition interventions, in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). This guidance responds to growing nationwide momentum to address negative health outcomes, […]
To build on the outcomes of the historic White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health, along with Food Systems for the Future, the Harvard Law School Food Law & Policy Clinic is co-hosting a virtual panel on Wednesday, November 16 from 2:00 -3:00pm CST where we'll discuss how we address our greatest food and […]
