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Nicholas J. Diamond

Nicholas J. Diamond, JD, LLM, MBe is an advisor and legal academic. In his role at Avalere, an advisory firm in Washington, DC, he provides strategic counsel to biopharmaceutical companies on public policy issues. In prior roles, he led global market strategy for the healthcare and life sciences sectors at a Silicon Valley technology company, as well as advised the U.S. government on public policy issues during implementation of the Affordable Care Act. Nick concurrently holds part-time faculty appointments at Georgetown Law and George Washington, as well as (non-faculty) academic affiliations at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. He is also a PhD candidate in public international law at the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies at Leiden Law School, where he is writing on the intersection of human rights law and international investment law and arbitration. Nick’s work has appeared in law reviews, peer-reviewed journals, and popular media outlets. He has lectured in various academic and industry fora, as well as appeared on U.S. news programs as an expert in public health law.
  • Global Health & Human Rights

    We Shouldn’t Be Focusing on Whether Healthcare Is a Right

    Talking of healthcare as a right in the context of U.S. policymaking, though laudable, is misplaced. Healthcare is only one thread in the intricate tapestry that is population health.

    We Shouldn’t Be Focusing on Whether Healthcare Is a Right

    A protester holds a sign with a quote that reads: "Pf all the forms of inequality injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane."
  • Health Law Policy

    Childhood Flu Vaccination and Home Rule in the Big Apple

    By Nicholas J. Diamond On June 28, the State of New York Court of Appeals upheld a New York City Board of Health requirement that children between the ages of 6 months and 5 years old…

    Childhood Flu Vaccination and Home Rule in the Big Apple

    Baby was receiving his scheduled vaccine injection in his right
  • FDA

    Count Your Calories, Says the FDA

    By Nicholas J. Diamond On May 7, a provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) relating to nutrition-labeling requirements finally went into effect, following three extensions to its compliance date by the U.S. Food and…

    Count Your Calories, Says the FDA

  • FDA

    Was March a Turning Point for Tobacco Regulation in the U.S.?

    By Nicholas J. Diamond March was an important month for tobacco control in the U.S. While historically less progressive than other countries in regulating tobacco products, three recent developments offer encouraging signs of change. They…

    Was March a Turning Point for Tobacco Regulation in the U.S.?

  • Bioethics

    When Global Health Norms Meet Medicaid

    By Nicholas J. Diamond Medicaid is currently facing a timely, although largely underappreciated, challenge: rebalancing Medicaid long-term services and supports (LTSS). For context, LTSS refer to a broad range of paid and unpaid medical and…

    When Global Health Norms Meet Medicaid

  • Bioethics

    The Right to Health, the Affordable Care Act, and Non-Treaty Treaties (Part I)

    By Nicholas J. Diamond The right to health has played a significant role in global health fora since the World Health Organization first identified the “enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health” as a…

    The Right to Health, the Affordable Care Act, and Non-Treaty Treaties (Part I)