Village Pizza in Easthampton, but you have to eat it while it's hot and fresh to be best. It's fine cold, but because of the unbrominated flour they use in the crust, it never seems to reheat well regardless of method.

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NP's are not anything like a functional medicine doctor. The later is fake. Nurse Practitioners work under a real doc and can even prescribe medicine. That's the only difference. Most doctors office have you see an LNP before a doctor and take health insurance.

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As someone who works in healthcare, can I let you in on a little secret: people who love their doctor and generally have good relationships seldom leave positive reviews. It’s hard to find a physician above 3 stars, even some of the really patient, quality ones I work with, because people who are angry tend to leave reviews. Don’t worry about google reviews and things, meet providers and be honest (and importantly, willing to accept treatment plans while advocating for yourself which is a tough balance, I know), and give them a shot. Atrius is great.

I don’t know and don’t need to know what kind of health issues you’re having, but nothing makes a healthcare provider roll their eyes faster than a patient coming in demanding certain tests without any tact. Explain your symptoms and how it’s affecting your life, and ask them to help you solve the puzzle. Treating sniffles and non compliant patients can be boring, come in and be real with your provider and be part of your own treatment plan and you’ll find the majority want to work with you regardless of your insurance.

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why controversial,gourmet pizza has no limits these days,if it's good it's good.

The key to the best pizza is using real pizza ovens that cook for 12 minutes at 400 instead of baker's oven that cook at 475 for 8.5 minutes,and conveyer belt ovens are even worse.

My employer-provided insurance, I pay $106/wk. According to the required MA disclosures, my employer's portion for the year was ~$23,000 ($442/wk). If you go to the proper providers, it's a $0 deductible after copays.

What did this insurance get me? In December 2021 I had a blood clot in my shoulder. An ER visit and 3 inpatient stays later (8 days total, 4 procedures including thoracic surgery) racked up a ~$200k medical bill.

My total out of pocket: $1200.

This past year, even though our total rate went up by about $3k for health coverage (family plan), they ate the entire cost of it. That is like giving everyone a $1.50/hr raise across the board.

You can never have too much insurance. After an accident before the clot, I jacked up all my coverages including UIM to $500k; the cost to go up to that and even 1M from 100/300 was actually quite reasonable, a lot less than one would expect.

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It's hard to get in to see the good doctors as they're usually booked out months to longer, if they're even taking new patients. In good hospitals, you usually take whoever you can get.

Mortadella Head Somerville

Captain Nemo’s Jamaica Plain (Probably controversial)

I agree with this. They brighten up when they realize you’re not the all-knowing, self-diagnosing patient that makes up 85% of their time. It makes your life, and their job easier

Worcester is your best bet if you don’t mind driving 30 minutes there and back. Fitchburg/Leominster have townie bars and chain restaurants, and a few hip local spots in Leominster. You’ll most likely end up with a job in leominster if you really think you need to stay close. But like I said, Worcester is where it’s at if you want tips.

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Still taxable then whether you it’s used or not. If a refund only if you itemized.

Doctors are inundated with patients who need mental health and addiction support, refuse to get it, and instead want tests and surgeries. You may just need to prove that you are not in this category

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Functional doctors are not real doctors. They won't even take health insurance as payment cuz they are not legit: According to Wikipedia: Functional medicine is a form of alternative medicine that encompasses a number of unproven and disproven methods and treatments. Its proponents claim that it focuses on the "root causes" of diseases based on interactions between the environment and the gastrointestinal, endocrine, and immune systems to develop "individualized treatment plans." It has been described as pseudoscience, quackery, and at its essence a rebranding of complementary and alternative medicine.

They will just tell you that you have Cibo(sp?) and ask that you purchase their special mix of herbs to cure it cuz Antibiotics bad.

Not disagreeing with you, these seem like a great way to burn thru your money, but if you do win on a ticket, it’s at least $100.

No, I'm sorry.

But when I have needed a specialist I have been happy with the care I received through B&Ws as compared to Atrius/Harvard. Just my experience.

Lets hope for the best but in my experience LL won't help on mold issues,the others poster idea on vinager might be worth researching.Bleach is strong stuff.

Stachybotrys fungi can be killed and anti-biotics can help post exposure but if you don't hear from LL get it cleaned someway soon.

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Back when I lived in Belows Falls VT some years back the LL just painted over the mold.

Huh. I guess it depends on what office you go to and what doctor you see. I've been a patient for 5 years and have never had any issues with anyone I've seen there for standard care. Specialists have gotten dicey after covid though, and they lost all their dermatologists.

You looking for a pcp?

Ah sorry if unclear...I discovered this early afternoon, had no idea where to start and wanted advice before contacting them. However, I have yet to hear back from them.