The Health Law & Policy Clinic publishes reports, white papers, and analysis and provides public comment on legislation and other legal, regulatory, and policy issues relevant nationally and to specific states.
Staff members from the Health Law and Policy Clinic frequently deliver presentations around the country on these and other relevant topics.
PUBLICATIONS and PRESENTATIONS:
National:
PATHS (Providing Access to Healthy Solutions): Beating Type 2 Diabetes: Best Practices for States (June 2016)
PATHS (Providing Access to Healthy Solutions): Beating Type 2 Diabetes: Best Practices for States Executive Summary (June 2016)
Presentation: HCV Treatment Access Restrictions & Coverage Obligations under the Law (April 2016)
PATHS (Providing Access to Healthy Solutions): Innovations and Insights in Medicaid Managed Care (March 2016)
Webinar: Improving Access to Hepatitis C Treatment in Your State (March 2016)
Presentation: The Affordable Care Act (ACA) and Private Health Insurance: What Has Been Accomplished and Next Steps (February 2016)
Presentation: Food is Medicine The Policy Case for Health Insurance Coverage of Medically Tailored Food (January 2016)
2016 Qualified Health Plan Assessments
PATHS (Providing Access to Healthy Solutions): PATHS Credentialing Guidelines (November 2015)
PATHS (Providing Access to Healthy Solutions): PATHS Call to Action (November 2015)
Video: Third Annual Food is Medicine Symposium (October 2015)
AIDS and Behavior: A SWOT Analysis of the Updated National HIV/AIDS Strategy for the U.S., 2015–2020 (September 2015)
Webinar presentation: Examining Hepatitis C Treatment Access: What Nurses Need to Know (August 12, 2015)
Food is Prevention: The Case for Integrating Food and Nutrition Interventions into Healthcare (July 2015)
Food Banks as Partners in Health Promotion: Creating Connections for Client & Community Health (July 2015)
Reconsidering Cost-Sharing for Diabetes Self-Management Education: Recommendations for Policy Reform (June 2015)
Annals of Internal Medicine: Restrictions for Medicaid Reimbursement of Sofosbuavir for the Treatment of Hepatitis C Virus Infection in the United States (June 30, 2015)
Hospital Community Benefit: Addressing Nutrition as a Primary Community Health Need
Webinar presentation: A New Tool to Fight Health Insurance Discrimination: Filing Complaints to State Insurance Commissioners (May 18, 2015)
Presentation: Understanding the Reimbursement Environment in Hepatitis C (April 6, 2015)
Executive Summary: PATHS: 2015 US Federal Report: Beating Type 2 Diabetes: Recommendations for Federal Policy Reform
Full Report: PATHS: 2015 US Federal Report: Beating Type 2 Diabetes: Recommendations for Federal Policy Reform
Examining HCV Treatment Access: Colorado
Examining HCV Treatment Access: Florida
Examining HCV Treatment Access: Illinois
Examining HCV Treatment Access: Louisiana
Examining HCV Treatment Access: Massachusetts
Examining HCV Treatment Access: New York
Examining HCV Treatment Access: North Carolina
Examining HCV Treatment Access: Oregon
Examining HCV Treatment Access: Pennsylvania
Examining HCV Treatment Access: Rhode Island
Webinar presentation: Examining Hepatitis C Virus Treatment Access (April 2, 2015)
Full Report Medicaid Managed Care Mental Health Services and Pharmacy Benefits: An Advocate's Toolkit (January 2015)
Executive Summary Medicaid Managed Care Mental Health Services and Pharmacy Benefits: An Advocate's Toolkit (January 2015)
7th Annual Hunger Action Summit, January 30, 2015, Santa Clara, CA
Presentation: Food As Medicine: The Case for Insurance Coverage for Medically-Tailored Food Under the Affordable Care Act
Webinar presentation: The Affordable Care Act: Implications for AIDS Service Organizations and People Living with HIV and AIDS (October 30, 2014)
United States Conference on AIDS (USCA), October 2-5, 2014, San Diego, CA
Presentation: Successes and Challenges in the Affordable Care Act: Beyond Access
Presentation: Everything You Want to Know About the Affordable Care Act: But Haven’t Gotten to Ask
Presentation: HCV Prevention, Testing and Access to Care and Treatment in a Post-ACA World: Challenges and Opportunities
The Newest Threat to the ACA: An Overview of the Halbig and King Decisions
Affordable Care Act (ACA) Opportunities for Community Health Workers
Community Health Worker Credentialing
Presentation: Second Annual Food is Medicine Symposium (October 2014) (video)
Marketplace Health Plans Template Assessment Tool Oct 2014
Marketplace Health Plans Template Assessment Workbook Oct 2014
Health Plan "Red Flags"
Modeling the Transition from Ryan White to Medicaid and Subsidized Private Insurance Under the ACA
A Factsheet for States: Expanding Medicaid under ACA
Expanding Medicaid under ACA: Where Do States Stand Today?
Healthcare Reform Monitoring Project: HIV/AIDS Community Update, December 2012
Healthcare Reform Monitoring Project: HIV/AIDS Community Update, August 2012
Alabama:
Modeling the Transition from Ryan White to Medicaid and Subsidized Private Insurance Under the ACA
Arkansas:
Modeling the Transition from Ryan White to Medicaid and Subsidized Private Insurance Under the ACA
California:
Modeling the Transition from Ryan White to Medicaid and Subsidized Private Insurance Under the ACA
Connecticut:
Presentation: The Affordable Care Act and Access to HIV/AIDS Treatment in Connecticut
District of Columbia:
Modeling the Transition from Ryan White to Medicaid and Subsidized Private Insurance Under the ACA
Modeling the Transition from Ryan White to Medicaid and Subsidized Private Insurance Under the ACA
Medicaid Expansion Fact Sheet
Medicaid Expansion Toolkit
Georgia:
Modeling the Transition from Ryan White to Medicaid and Subsidized Private Insurance Under the ACA
Medicaid Expansion Fact Sheet
Medicaid Expansion Toolkit
Modeling the Transition from Ryan White to Medicaid and Subsidized Private Insurance Under the ACA
Medicaid Expansion Fact Sheet
Medicaid Expansion Toolkit
Kentucky:
Modeling the Transition from Ryan White to Medicaid and Subsidized Private Insurance Under the ACA
Modeling the Transition from Ryan White to Medicaid and Subsidized Private Insurance Under the ACA
Medicaid Expansion Fact Sheet
Medicaid Expansion Toolkit
Maryland:
Modeling the Transition from Ryan White to Medicaid and Subsidized Private Insurance Under the ACA
Massachusetts:
Confidentiality & Explanation of Benefits: Protecting Patient Information in Third Party Billing (August 2016)
Community Health Workers in Massachusetts: Progress and Recommendations (August 2016)
Comments on MassHealth’s Section 1115 Demonstration Project Amendment and Extension Request from CHLPI (July 2016)
Complete Toolkit: The Massachusetts Community Use Toolkit (updated March 2016)
Individual sections of the Toolkit for easy printing:
Site Visit Checklist
Sample Community Use Timeline
Sample Community Use Budget
Model Community Use Agreement
Community Use of Schools Checklist
Community Use Agreement Checklist
Access to Hepatitis C Virus treatment in Massachusetts: Identifying Challenges and Exploring Opportunities (August 2015)
Medicaid Health Homes in Massachusetts: Recommendation for Policy Reform (June 2015)
The Medicaid Tuberculosis Option: An Opportunity for Policy Reform (June 2015)
Massachusetts Joint Use Toolkit - please see new toolkit updated in March 2016: The Massachusetts Community Use Toolkit
Your Health Care Options: A Guide to Health Insurance in Massachusetts
Planning for Long Term Care in Massachusetts
Modeling the Transition from Ryan White to Medicaid and Subsidized Private Insurance Under the ACA
SHARP Massachusetts Hepatitis C (HCV) Report
SHARP Massachusetts Hepatitis C (HCV) Executive Summary
Minnesota:
Webinar Presentation: An Analysis of the 2016 Minnesota Marketplace
Mississippi:
Modeling the Transition from Ryan White to Medicaid and Subsidized Private Insurance Under the ACA
Medicaid Expansion Fact Sheet
Medicaid Expansion Toolkit
New Jersey:
The project “PATHS: Providing Access to Healthy Solutions” released the report An Analysis of New Jersey's Opportunities to Enhance Prevention and Management of Type 2 Diabetes. The Executive Summary and Full Report are available as well as the following project materials:
PATHS New Jersey Fact Sheets:
Background on Type 2 Diabetes in New Jersey
Background Fact Sheet
Type 2 Diabetes Prevention
The Diabetes Prevention Program
Physical Activity
Complete Streets Program
Healthy Food Retailers
Food Hubs
National School Breakfast Program
SNAP
Type 2 Diabetes Management
Diabetes Self-Management Education
Medicaid Care Management
Medicaid Health Homes
Community Health Workers
The Patient Self-Management Program
Modeling the Transition from Ryan White to Medicaid and Subsidized Private Insurance Under the ACA
Modeling the Transition from Ryan White to Medicaid and Subsidized Private Insurance Under the ACA
North Carolina:
The Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation (CHLPI) of Harvard Law School released its 2014 North Carolina State Report Providing Access to Healthy Solutions (PATHS) – The Diabetes Epidemic in North Carolina: Policies for Moving Forward.
In addition to the full report, the project released the following related materials:
Executive Summary
PATHS North Carolina Fact Sheets:
Background on Type 2 Diabetes in North Carolina
Type 2 Diabetes Prevention
Physical Activity Infrastructure
Healthy Food Access
Type 2 Diabetes Self Management
Modeling the Transition from Ryan White to Medicaid and Subsidized Private Insurance Under the ACA
Ohio:
Modeling the Transition from Ryan White to Medicaid and Subsidized Private Insurance Under the ACA
Modeling the Transition from Ryan White to Medicaid and Subsidized Private Insurance Under the ACA
South Carolina:
Presentation: Identifying the Best Marketplace Plan for Individuals Living with HIV/AIDS, Mental Illness, Substance Use Disorder and/or Diabetes
Quality Health Plan Capacity Building Training: Current HIV Service Providers
Modeling the Transition from Ryan White to Medicaid and Subsidized Private Insurance Under the ACA
Medicaid Expansion Fact Sheet
Medicaid Expansion Toolkit
Tennessee:
Modeling the Transition from Ryan White to Medicaid and Subsidized Private Insurance Under the ACA
Texas:
Presentation: ACA in 2015: Continuing to Advocate for Medicaid Expansion, Reporting Discrimination, Gearing up for Open Enrollment (Given October 2014)
Modeling the Transition from Ryan White to Medicaid and Subsidized Private Insurance Under the ACA
Medicaid Expansion Fact Sheet
Medicaid Expansion Toolkit
Virginia:
Modeling the Transition from Ryan White to Medicaid and Subsidized Private Insurance Under the ACA
Wisconsin:
Modeling the Transition from Ryan White to Medicaid and Subsidized Private Insurance Under the ACA
Read the CHLPI Summary of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on the Affordable Care Act here and CHLPI's press release on the historic decision here.
