Perhaps some have lost hope for a fast Berkshire recovery. For me, though, I remain very optimistic and bullish on the Berkshires.
Tag: health care
CHP’s Dr. Stoepker helping to change the landscape of accessible health care for LGBTQ infividuals
Dr. Jeremy Stoepker has worked to create a safe zone in his office by providing informed, compassionate medical care to LGBTQ patients.
Amplifications: Navigating Berkshire health care options
Physical therapy at Hillcrest was, and still is, top-notch.
CAPITAL IDEAS: Mort à la résistance
Recency bias is the tendency to think that what’s been happening recently will keep happening. It’s one of a group of behavioral finance biases that cloud the judgement of investors.
Redefining good health and good health care for ACA customers—and for everyone else, too
As the “social determinants of health” move into focus, we must reach beyond vital signs, the histories, the medication lists: We now ask patients about housing stability, transportation access, family relationships, caregiving challenges, friendships, food security.
CAPITAL IDEAS: Playing with FIRE
I get the “Financial Independence” part, but the “Retire Early” part is just made up. Retiring at age 40 is a romantic idea.
Nurse practitioners, physician assistants vital parts of health care teams
In his letter Dr. Everett Lamm writes: “In today’s health care environment, in nearly all medical settings and not just in rural areas, primary care medicine is increasingly provided by highly qualified nurse practitioners and physician assistants who work alongside physicians in a team setting.”
No on Question 1: Not a fit for the Berkshires
The Massachusetts Health Policy Commission, an independent state agency, estimates that healthcare costs will increase between $676 million and $949 million annually if this initiative passes.
New video parodies N.Y. Congressman John Faso for taking away health care
In a new video ad, “Make You Sick,” released this week by the Catskills Freedom Network, animated rapper DJ Faso again turns the tables on the real Faso, imagining him as a rapper trying to explain his betrayal to his voters.
Support Single Payer legislation in Question 4
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Beth Eisenberg writes: “The enormous burden to cities, towns and school districts that must pay ever-increasing health insurance bills for current employees as well as retirees would be alleviated, and other much needed municipal and educational needs could be addressed.”
Question 1 threatens healthcare access for more than 30,000 CHP patients
In here letter to the editor, Lia Spiliotes writes: “Question 1 is a threat to Berkshire County’s overall community health.”
AMPLIFICATIONS: Pain
Clearly we have a problem with addiction in this country, but we also have a problem with pain management. Living in constant pain can destroy a person.
Say ‘no’ to Question 1: Here’s one good reason why
In a letter to the editor Dr. Brian Burke writes: “However, under the terms of the nurse staffing initiative, if you arrive at an emergency department at the wrong time, you may not be seen until and unless additional staff are brought in to restore the ratio.”
EDGECAST: U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren at The Mahaiwe: We’re in this fight
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren spoke to an overflow audience of more than 1,000 Sunday (July 22) at The Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center in Great Barrington, Mass. She addressed issues of immigration, income inequality, and the opioid epidemic. Here is a video of her remarks.
U.S. Rep. Neal’s Democratic opponent styles herself a ‘problem solver’
Amatul-Wadud is running for Congress to address what she believes are some hard truths about the living conditions in the district that Rep. Neal and others won’t talk about.
Warren electrifies Mahaiwe crowd, but questioners get few specifics
The Warren campaign estimated more than 1,000 people attended the rally, including those at the packed Mahaiwe and the overflow crowd that could not be admitted to the 700-seat theater.
Seven Democrats seek chance to unseat Republican John Faso in crucial NY-19 district
The Democratic candidates debate lasted nearly three hours and covered issues from Trump’s new tariffs, how to protect the EPA and deal with a shortage of farm workers as well as questions on immigration reform, gun control and health care.
Can’t find decent help? ‘Workforce issue’ likely the cause
There are a variety of theories as to why the seasonal labor market has been tightening over the years. Birth rates have been dropping for at least a generation, and more students are willing to forgo a paycheck in the summer while taking a volunteer position or internship to build their resumes for life after college.
Springfield attorney challenges U.S. Rep. Neal from the left, points to ‘open secrets’ about his donors
There is a reason Amatul-Wadud cares so much about people. It’s because, as a lawyer specializing in probate, families, custody and visitation rights, “I get to see people in their most intimate spaces.”
Open enrollment: Notes from the front lines of health care coverage
The Affordable Care Act’s subsidized health care should be viewed by our nation’s leaders as an investment – not a cost – in the health and wellness of everyone. My clients are employed, hardworking Berkshire county residents who are without access to workplace insurance.
Take that, Trump! Obamacare enrollments up statewide and in South County
Even as uncertainty looms over the Affordable Care Act and its associated programs, enrollment numbers are up, both nationwide and in Massachusetts.
News Brief: Mass. Senate passes HEALTH Act
The HEALTH Act focuses on both short- and long-term goals on how to fix the state’s health care system to lower costs, improve outcomes and maintain access.
Stop the attacks on Medicaid: It holds the key to better health
Through the Affordable Care Act we – finally – have a health care approach that acknowledges the realities of life below the poverty line.
Community health centers: What’s working in the U.S. health care system
Community health centers, numbering nearly 1,300 in the 50 states and with decades of federal funding support, are the primary medical homes for more than 25 million people in 9,800 rural and urban communities in the U.S.
CONNECTIONS: Our pugilistic politics
Are we a country irreconcilably divided? Rather than one issue, we seem unable to discourse rationally about climate change, immigration, health care, taxes, Russian espionage, or the man in the White House.
ORANGE ALERT: Failing health
“I worked as a team player. I’ve been in office, what, 64 days? I’ve never said repeal and replace Obamacare within 64 days.”
— President Trump
A bad hair day for N.Y. Rep. John Faso
March 24 may be the date that made him a one-term Congressman. With his abrupt decision to support the American Health Care Act, the freshman Republican congressman from Kinderhook engaged in a stunning series of betrayals.
Senate candidate Andrea Harrington understands crucial problems facing Berkshire County
In her letter to the editor, Rachel Branch of North Adams writes: “Attorney Harrington has no illusions about those of us living on only Social Security and the compounded effect the loss of cost of living increases created, and the wall of impoverishment many seniors face.”
Dental hygiene practitioners will increase access to dental care
In her letter to the editor, Joanne Simpson applauds state Rep. Smitty Pignatelli for sponsoring a bill to increase access to dental care.
CHP should welcome back doctors who have left
In her letter to the editor, Ruth Dinerman writes: “Now I learn that John Horan and Siobhan McNally, both astonishingly good pediatricians are not necessarily returning to CHP. That is a loss this community cannot afford.”
Bring our doctors back
In her letter to the editor, Tamera Gebo-Wilber writes: “Talented and highly respected nurses, nurse practitioners, and a grant writer, have left [CHP].”
Tell CHP board to stop attrition of health providers
In her letter to the editor, Dr. Diane Singer writes: “The health care given at CHP will suffer dramatically as wonderful providers leave in frustration, are forced out, threatened, or not welcomed back.”