Then why won't LL clean the SB mold then?

High Brow in Northampton has the true brick oven of the gods!

What the doctor can and can't do is generally dictated by your insurance company.

There’s a major labor shortage. Anyone will be rewarded if they’re decently reliable.

Skilled labor. CDL holders. They give out free training for Christ sake. Everyone can bitch on Reddit when you can literally get out and work.

Thanks for the advice! I'll look into that.

Pinos Sicilian. Extra cheese. Add garlic. I’ve lost years of my life to it. And its worth every second

Good luck when I was on Ma Health I was treated like a second class citizen.

Can’t speak to Melrose Wakefield but I am STILL angry about my experience delivering my son at Winchester. I had to share a room - and bathroom - postpartum which in and of itself is disgusting and cruel. I work as a nurse in maternal child health (NICU) and I’ve NEVER heard of shared postpartum rooms. My husband then was unable to stay overnight with me and they closed the nursery due to staffing issues meaning I was by myself with my newborn son. There was no space to visit in our room obviously (not to mention trying to be considerate of my roommate who also had visitors) and so when my visitors came we sat in the common area. We were told that we could not do this because of Covid and needed to have our visit in the tiny, crowded room. I didn’t cause a scene because being a nurse, I understand it’s not their fault and I didn’t want to be “that patient”. But looking back now, I am so mad at myself that I didn’t demand to be transferred if there was not a private room available. My OB and all the providers there were indeed wonderful, and the ease of going to a local community hospital was huge. But the overall experience at Winchester was so atrocious that I still feel my heart rate go up when I think about it.

That’s only in Worcester county and starts tomorrow

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The tickets are designed as a trap according to the payouts.

UMass '07. I've eaten pizza all over the country in the ~15 years since. Antonio's avocado quesadilla pizza is still in my Top 5 slices.

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Look for a Primary Care Physician that is affiliated with Brigham & Womens. That's your best bet for getting good care.

https://www.brighamandwomens.org/

For what it’s worth, this is perfect example of the fraudulence of the people running this state. The rainmakers on Beacon Hill go overboard to try and paint themselves and Massachusetts as ultra compassionate & progressive, with the “Brahmins” virtually unanimously working to craft their individual reputations as champions of equity and justice who fight tirelessly against enemies like the right wing and the 1% on behalf of the most disadvantaged members of society, people who the deck is stacked against that really do need help to have a serious chance at breaking out of the generational cycle of poverty and impossible choices that so many people are stuck in starting at birth. Then either by participation or simple inaction they bring a $50 dose of cardboard crack scratch ticket to market that is expected to generate $1.5 BILLION by serving as an extralegal tax collected via tempting the most vulnerable, desperate people in MA with dreams of an instant fortune that will be split by the commonwealth’s individual towns to use as they see fit, with zero earmarks to direct the town’s spending. People may argue with this, and I’d love to hear a well reasoned defense of $50 scratch offs. As a libertarian leaning MA resident my stance historically was that if fellow residents wanted legal scratch tickets then the government shouldn’t stand in their way, but this has been taken to such an extreme that I’ve reevaluated my position.

Ugh sorry to hear that. Fortunately our landlords have actually been very reasonable people. This is a basement bathroom with no windows, but for that reason we have made sure since moving in to keep the fan on during and post showers, use the heater in there to dry it up after a shower and leave the door open to release moisture. It's always smelled a little musty downstairs from time to time but we figured just because it's a basement...so idk maybe a little naive on our part for not investigating months ago.

that’s not good..do you not owe government money?

> I make just a tad too much to get any help through the Health Connector. Outside of my mortgage, it's my biggest expense.

it may be worth the extra time when you do your taxes to verify that you didn't end up actually qualifying for an after-the-fact premium tax credit, even if you didn't quality for assistance ahead.

Good to know, thanks!

I was uninsured for most of covid but I just didn't do my taxes

Is mass health accepted at Atrius health/Harvard Vanguard? If have great interactions with everyone there and if they are in network, usually their whole group will be in network.

Yeah but only if public school quality isnt a factor for you

My docs are in Concord so my recommendations wouldn't help you.

However, I've had good luck with NPs; they tend to be focused on health care whereas some doctors may be influenced by cost control/profitability concerns.

Your mileage may vary, of course.

They are working on the next overtime fraud scheme.