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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, […]

Challenges navigating the federal patient data privacy law known as HIPAA are often front-and-center in conversations between health care and community-based organizations (CBOs) interested in partnering to address health-related social needs. Many common questions about HIPAA come up: Under what circumstances can a health care organization share patient information with a CBO? Is the CBO […]

Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule with exciting new Medicare payment policies for certain services addressing health-related social needs: (1) Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) Risk Assessment, (2) Community Health Integration (CHI) services to address unmet HRSN that affect the diagnosis and treatment of a patient’s medical […]

For many individuals in the Medicaid program, lack of transportation can be a significant barrier to health care access. As a result, Medicaid transportation benefits are a critical component of effective care. On September 28, 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued new, comprehensive guidance on these benefits: Assurance of Transportation: A […]

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has unveiled exciting proposals for  Medicare reimbursement of certain key services that support health-related social needs: community health worker services, navigation services, and social determinants of health risk assessment.   More specifically, CMS is considering reforms to the Physician Fee Schedule that will better identify and value, through […]

The Health Law Lab, in partnership with California’s Medically Supportive Food & Nutrition Steering Committee, released the final case studies in a series of five focused on California’s efforts to expand access to and coverage of nutrition interventions and other services for people enrolled in Medicaid.

The Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation of Harvard Law School offers a deep dive into pathways for supporting Produce Prescriptions via Medicaid Managed Care. 

In a new letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), CHLPI and partner organizations lift up the voices of 35 stakeholders across 19 states.

Insights on new program can advance health equity, improve access to care, help speed adoption of similar policies nationwide. Today, the Health Law Lab at the Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation (CHLPI) of Harvard Law School, in partnership with California’s Medically Supportive Food & Nutrition Steering Committee, released new case studies illuminating efforts […]

Last month, CHLPI and 37 institutional and individual signatories sent a letter to the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) urging inter-agency collaboration to address policy barriers to Contingency Management, the only evidence-based treatment for stimulant use disorder. Contingency Management (CM) is a behavioral health intervention that rewards participants with incentives for achieving target […]