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Thursday, December 23, 2021
New Case Study Provides Guidance for MLPs To Set Up Electronic Referrals In The EHR
As part of our work as a HRSA-funded National Training and Technical Assistance Partner (NTTAP), the National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership published...Read More

Thursday, December 23, 2021
MLP Representatives urge Congress to restore Section 2047 in a new letter
On November 19, 2021, the U.S. House of Representatives approved the Build Back Better Act (page 1249) with historic, dedicated funding that...Read More

Wednesday, July 21, 2021
The National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership at the George Washington University Partners with Leading Health System Kaiser Permanente to Improve Housing Stability, Prevent Homelessness, and Advance Health Equity
WASHINGTON (July 21, 2021) – The COVID-19 pandemic underscores what research has long documented — that unjust housing policies and housing instability...Read More

Friday, January 15, 2021
A message from our Co-Director: “Don’t be distracted. Don’t be discouraged. Keep fighting the disease.”
In a new message, our Co-Director Bethany Hamilton shares her New Year wishes for the medical-legal partnership field, discussed the Capitol Hill...Read More
MLP in the media
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Friday, April 1, 2022
MLP Works: How a Cincinnati MLP Reduced Hospital Admissions by 38%
Many medical and legal professionals understand how important medical-legal partnership (MLP) is when it comes to improving patient and community well-being, and...Read More

Wednesday, August 5, 2020
Surviving the Pandemic podcast: Ellen Lawton on the eviction tsunami
COVID-19 is creating a financial crisis for families including the inability to pay basic bills like mortgage and car payments and utility...Read More

Sunday, July 19, 2020
Law360: “Virus Turns Up Pressure On Medical-Legal Partnerships”
Medical-legal partnerships play a key role in helping low-income patients manage a wide range of legal troubles and bureaucratic snags impacting their...Read More
Thursday, January 23, 2020
Second Wave: “Lawyers and Doctors are Teaming Up to Provide Better Health Care – and Legal Aid – to Michiganders”
Across Michigan, hospitals and health centers are turning to legal aid partners to try and improve the health of their communities. Click...Read More