Harvard Law School Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation

What Harvard Law School Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation does

The Harvard Law School Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation (CHLPI) is a clinical teaching program of Harvard Law School that operates two integrated teaching clinics: the Health Law and Policy Clinic (HLPC) and the Food Law and Policy Clinic (FLPC, established in 2010). Through impact litigation, legislative and regulatory advocacy, technical assistance, training, and policy research, CHLPI pursues more equitable health and food systems in the U.S. and internationally, serving partner organizations, government agencies, community coalitions, and Harvard Law students.

CHLPI's core programmatic assets include the Health Care in Motion policy digest (launched January 2017), the Medicaid 1115 Reentry Waiver Tracker monitoring pre-release coverage in carceral facilities (19 approved states), the Global Food Donation Policy Atlas covering five continents, the Farm Bill Law Enterprise (a national multi-law-school partnership), and the Federal Food Waste Policy Initiative. It also convenes the annual AIDSWatch conference and the new FIMCON national Food is Medicine conference. Its underlying technology is human expertise — clinical instructors, staff attorneys, policy analysts, and student clinicians — rather than software products.

CHLPI does not generate commercial revenue. Its operations are funded by Harvard Law School institutional support supplemented by grants and philanthropic gifts from foundations and donors supporting systems-level change in health and food systems. The organization does not charge for its services and operates a community-led go-to-market model, delivering value through direct technical assistance, advocacy partnerships, and educational programs rather than priced offerings.

Name

Harvard Law School Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation

Legal name

Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation

Website

https://chlpi.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CHLPI is a Harvard Law School clinical teaching program operating the Health Law and Policy Clinic and the Food Law and Policy Clinic to advance health equity and food system justice through litigation, policy advocacy, technical assistance, and research for governments, nonprofits, and community partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Interest Legal and Policy Advocacy

NAICS

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (921)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLAJAMAA

Public Health Strategy, Policy & Legislation

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Public Health, Government & Regulators/Public Health Policy & Administration

SECONDARYHLAJAKAJ

Health Systems Strengthening & Primary Care Development

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Public Health, Government & Regulators/Global Health & Development Agencies (NGOs/Multilaterals)

SECONDARYBPAIAJAO

Health Equity, Access & Social Determinants Programs

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Public Health Administration & Regulation

SECONDARYBPADAJAK

Social & Behavior Change Communication (SBCC) for Nutrition

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/Food Security & Nutrition Programs

Keywords

• Health law advocacy
• Food law policy
• Legal policy research
• Health equity services
• Public interest law

Headquarters

HQ city

Cambridge

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Philanthropic Support and Grants: CHLPI benefits from Harvard Law School support, but grants and gifts cover the majority of their annual budget. Their funders and donors support their systems-level change efforts in health and food systems.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

The Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation (CHLPI) is a clinical teaching program at Harvard Law School that provides legal and policy advocacy services through two clinics: the Health Law and Policy Clinic (HLPC) and the Food Law and Policy Clinic (FLPC). The organization advances health equity and food system justice through impact litigation, legislative and regulatory advocacy, technical assistance, training, coalition building, and policy research for partner organizations, government agencies, and communities at national and international levels.

Product overview

The Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation (CHLPI) is a clinical teaching program of Harvard Law School comprising two clinics: the Health Law and Policy Clinic (HLPC) and the Food Law and Policy Clinic (FLPC). HLPC focuses on health care access, coverage, social determinants of health, and health care rights enforcement through impact litigation. FLPC addresses food system issues including food waste, food access, food justice, and climate sustainability. CHLPI also produces Health Care in Motion, a policy digest, and manages initiatives like the Farm Bill Law Enterprise and Global Food Donation Policy Atlas. The organization does not offer technology products but provides legal and policy expertise through student-powered clinical programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Health Care in Motion: Regular digest of updates, action alerts, policy development analysis, white papers, and advocacy tools addressing the changing health care policy landscape.

Products and services

• Health Law and Policy Clinic (HLPC)

Quantifiable outcome

• Passage of food waste laws in four states
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

22 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AMPL Institute at Community ServingscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 May 2026CHLPI contributed expert perspectives to the AMPL Institute's second annual national Food is Medicine report examining access to medically tailored nutrition in the U.S. The report highlights research on how medically tailored meals can avert hospitalizations and save billions annually.
• Food Is Medicine Coalition (FIMC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 March 2026CHLPI partnered with FIMC to release the first-ever Medically Tailored Meal (MTM) Sustainability Blueprint, a national framework to integrate medically tailored meals into the U.S. healthcare system. The blueprint addresses barriers preventing transition from grant-funded pilots to sustainable healthcare coverage.
• NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFLPC collaborates with NRDC on food waste policy efforts, including federal food waste policy advocacy and the Zero Food Waste Coalition launched in 2023.
• ReFEDcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFLPC partners with ReFED on food waste reduction initiatives, including co-launching the Zero Food Waste Coalition and collaborative policy advocacy.
• World Wildlife Fund (WWF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFLPC collaborates with WWF on food waste policy efforts and the Zero Food Waste Coalition, working toward the U.S. goal of halving food waste by 2030.
• The Global FoodBanking NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFLPC partners with GFN on the Global Food Donation Policy Atlas, examining legal frameworks for food donation across multiple countries.
• European Food Banks Federation (FEBA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFLPC collaborates with FEBA on the Global Food Donation Policy Atlas country reports, including the France report released June 2026.
• Navajo NationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFLPC has worked with the Navajo Nation on food system issues and policy support.
• Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers Policy Research Center at Alcorn State UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFLPC collaborates with this center on policy research related to socially disadvantaged farmers.
• National Sustainable Agriculture CoalitionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFLPC partners with NSAC on farm bill advocacy and sustainable agriculture policy.
• Massachusetts Farm to School ProjectminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFLPC has collaborated with Massachusetts Farm to School on food access and local food system initiatives.
• Rhode Island Food Policy CouncilminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFLPC has worked with RIFPC on food policy initiatives in Rhode Island.
• Boston Office of Food JusticeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFLPC partners with Boston's food justice organizations on local food system advocacy.
• Center for EcoTechnologyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFLPC collaborates with the Center for EcoTechnology on food waste reduction initiatives.
• AIDS UnitedcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCHLPI co-organizes AIDSWatch, the largest national constituent-based HIV advocacy event, with AIDS United and the U.S. People Living with HIV Caucus.
• U.S. People Living with HIV CaucuscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCHLPI co-organizes AIDSWatch conference with this national caucus representing people living with HIV.
• Chronic Illness and Disability Partnership (CIDP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCHLPI students work with CIDP, a group of national organizations representing individuals living with chronic illnesses and disabilities. CIDP files amicus briefs on critical healthcare access issues.
• Massachusetts Health ConnectorminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCHLPI provides guidance to Massachusetts Health Connector on applying racial justice lens to certification of qualified health plans.
• Massachusetts Department of Public HealthminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFLPC works in partnership with MDPH on public health initiatives, particularly infectious disease and access to health care services.
• HIV Health Care Access Working Group (HHCAWG)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCHLPI participates in HHCAWG, a coalition providing comment letters and policy recommendations on HIV-related healthcare issues.
• Zero Food Waste CoalitioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIn 2023, FLPC teamed up with ReFED, NRDC, and WWF to launch the Zero Food Waste Coalition, a national effort focused on informing and influencing policy at local, state, and federal levels to halve food waste by 2030.
• Farm Bill Law Enterprise (FBLE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFLPC leads the Farm Bill Law Enterprise, a national partnership of law schools working toward a farm bill that reflects long-term societal needs. FBLE includes members from multiple law schools.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• ChangeLab Solutions: Public health law and policy organization that develops legal frameworks and provides TA to government and community partners on health, food, and equity issues, comparable to CHLPI's policy and advocacy outputs.
• Yale Law School, Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy: Peer Ivy League academic health law and policy center that combines faculty research, policy advocacy, and student engagement on healthcare access and equity, directly comparable to CHLPI's health-side mission.
• Temple University Beasley School of Law, Center for Public Health Law Research: Academic public health law research center producing policy analysis and legal frameworks on public health topics, structurally similar to CHLPI's clinical model at Harvard Law School.
• National Health Law Program (NHeLP): National public interest health law organization that litigates, advocates, and provides technical assistance on Medicaid, HIV care access, and health equity, closely mirroring CHLPI's HLPC portfolio.
• Vermont Law School, Center for Agriculture and Food Systems: Law-school-based food systems policy center producing legal and policy research on food access, farm bill, and agricultural sustainability, a close academic comparator to CHLPI's Food Law and Policy Clinic.
• Food Research & Action Center (FRAC): National anti-hunger policy and advocacy organization focused on federal nutrition programs, food access, and equity, overlapping with CHLPI's nutrition security and Food is Medicine work.
• Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI): Consumer advocacy organization working on food labeling, food additives, date labeling, and nutrition policy, directly comparable to FLPC's regulatory and policy advocacy agenda.
• Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP): National policy advocacy organization focused on health, food, and economic security for low-income communities, with a similar technical assistance and policy analysis model to CHLPI.

Emerging players

• Food Policy Action: Food policy advocacy organization that tracks and scores legislators on food-related votes, an adjacent but narrower player compared with FLPC's policy research and coalition work.

Others

• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: Major national health-focused philanthropy that funds aligned health equity and social determinants work, functioning in the broader CHLPI ecosystem as a typical funder rather than a competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/harvardchlpi
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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/harvardchlpi

Revenue estimate

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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