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Nov. 3, 2022

Sharp Divide in State Legislative Abortion Response to Dobbs Decision during First Two Months

By Bethany Saxon

In the initial two months following the US Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Dobbs v. Jackson […]

Sep. 28, 2022

CPHLR Receives NIH Grant to Support New Research and Dissemination Center to Make Scientific Findings about the Opioid Crisis Available to Impacted Communities

By Bethany Saxon

Today, the Center for Public Health Law Research at Temple University’s Beasley School of Law […]

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Sep. 15, 2022

Nearly All US States Now Set Limits for Opioid Prescriptions

By Bethany Saxon

By the end of 2019, 39 states had enacted limits restricting prescriptions for opioid analgesics, […]

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Sep. 15, 2022

Researcher Q&A: State Laws Limiting Prescriptions for Opioid Analgesics

By Center for Public Health Law Research

The Center for Public Health Law Research published data on the Center’s Prescription Drug Abuse […]

Sep. 8, 2022

Stalled Momentum in State Efforts to Broadly Decriminalize Possession of Most or All Controlled Substances

By Bethany Saxon

States are acting to decriminalize possession of most or all controlled substances, according to […]

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Aug. 19, 2022

Surveying US Correctional Facilities' Pandemic Policies on Medication for Opioid Use Disorder

By Laura Hannon and Alex Willhouse

An estimated 65 percent of the United States prison population has an active substance use disorder […]

Aug. 18, 2022

State Correctional Facilities Have Offered Limited Support for Opioid Use Disorder Treatment During the Pandemic

By Bethany Saxon

Fewer than half of all states had established treatment policies for accessing medication for […]

Aug. 12, 2022

Author Q&A: Teen Dating Violence Prevention and Response in Schools across the United States

By Center for Public Health Law Research

Avanti Adhia, ScD, previously a Postdoctoral Scholar at the Harborview Injury Prevention and […]

Jul. 22, 2022

Nearly Half of All States Have Now Passed Laws Limiting Authority to Respond to Public Health Emergencies

By Bethany Saxon

Newly updated data released today by the Temple University Center for Public Health Law Research on […]

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Jul. 20, 2022

Many Hospitals Receiving Discounted Drugs May Not Offer Patients Pharmaceutical Assistance

By Amy Cook, JD; Jonathan Larsen, JD, MPP; Sabrina Ruchelli, JD

Section 340B of the Public Health Service Act requires that pharmaceutical manufacturers give […]

May 31, 2022

Many Hospitals Receiving Discounted Medicines Under 340B Program May Not Offer Low-Income Patients Financial Assistance to Access Medicines

By Bethany Saxon

In a study of 75 U.S. hospitals’ financial assistance policies published today, only 13 clearly […]

May 25, 2022

New Data Reveal Sparse Protections for Students Who Cannot Pay for Meals at School

By Center for Public Health Law Research

As a federal program to serve meals to all U.S. public school students during the COVID-19 […]

May 24, 2022

Children Will Reclaim the Burden of School Meal Debt as Federal Subsidies from COVID-19 End

By Bethany Saxon

As a federal program to serve meals to all US public school students during COVID-19 ends on June […]

Apr. 22, 2022

Emerging Efforts by States to Decriminalize Possession of Most Controlled Substances

By Bethany Saxon

Seven states now have one or more pending bills that would decriminalize personal possession of all […]

Mar. 28, 2022

CPHLR Welcomes Fellow Amie Goodin

By Bethany Saxon

Amie J. Goodin, PhD, an assistant professor of pharmaceutical outcomes and policy in the University […]

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New Data Capture Laws since 1849 Governing Minors’ Legal Capacity to Consent to Sexual Health Services

Sharp Divide in State Legislative Abortion Response to Dobbs Decision during First Two Months

CPHLR Receives NIH Grant to Support New Research and Dissemination Center to Make Scientific Findings about the Opioid Crisis Available to Impacted Communities

Nearly All US States Now Set Limits for Opioid Prescriptions

Researcher Q&A: State Laws Limiting Prescriptions for Opioid Analgesics

Stalled Momentum in State Efforts to Broadly Decriminalize Possession of Most or All Controlled Substances

Surveying US Correctional Facilities' Pandemic Policies on Medication for Opioid Use Disorder

State Correctional Facilities Have Offered Limited Support for Opioid Use Disorder Treatment During the Pandemic

Author Q&A: Teen Dating Violence Prevention and Response in Schools across the United States

Nearly Half of All States Have Now Passed Laws Limiting Authority to Respond to Public Health Emergencies

Many Hospitals Receiving Discounted Drugs May Not Offer Patients Pharmaceutical Assistance

Many Hospitals Receiving Discounted Medicines Under 340B Program May Not Offer Low-Income Patients Financial Assistance to Access Medicines

New Data Reveal Sparse Protections for Students Who Cannot Pay for Meals at School

Children Will Reclaim the Burden of School Meal Debt as Federal Subsidies from COVID-19 End

Emerging Efforts by States to Decriminalize Possession of Most Controlled Substances

CPHLR Welcomes Fellow Amie Goodin

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