The Open Enrollment period in Massachusetts for getting (and keeping) ACA insurance coverage runs through Jan. 23, and CHP can help. Making an in-person appointment with a CHP application counselor is the easiest way to get--and keep--your health...
By Lia Spiliotes Massachusetts is among the bellwether states for its ACA insurance coverage. But can our state lead in fixing the challenges for many residents who must do battle to keep ACA coverage, once they have it? This intractable puzzle is...
Dr. Jeremy Stoepker recently appeared on WAMC's "Medical Monday" program, to field questions from callers about LGBTQ health issues. His talk with Ray Graf covered a wide range of topics, and you can listen here. Dr. Stoepker is a family medicine...
When Tim Hathaway’s dental appointment shows up on her calendar, CHP dental hygienist Kristabel Vargas lights up. He is a longtime patient, and Kristabel has a special fondness for him and for other dental patients who have special needs. Tim has...
“We give annually to causes that mean something to our personal network of connections.” Leisl and Kevin Moriarty of Lenox have taken a more personalized approach to their annual giving. Each year, via social media, they query friends and family...
While CHP depends your financial gifts to support our programs and services not covered by our main income sources, what we welcome most is the spirit behind the giving. The donor who gives $25 every single year, without fail, is as important to us...
Community Health Programs has expanded services at its Northern Berkshires practices with two new health care Clinicians: a social worker and an adult nurse practitioner. Thomas R. Plunkett, LICSW, is now seeing patients at CHP Adams Internists and...
Haunted trail walk.
The annual “Haunting in the Hills” haunted hike, inspired by horrifying Hollywood films, takes place Friday, Oct. 18, 6:30-9:00 p.m. at Fountain Pond State Park. Several departure groups will venture into the hills if they dare during the evening,...
Get the vaccine to protect you -- and those around you. By Everett Lamm, MD With flu season around the corner, your health care Clinicians, employers, pharmacists and others are sounding the annual reminder: “Get your annual flu shot.” We encourage...
Clinic on wheels, staffed by CHP medical and outreach staff, seeks to improve access to care, patient health The Berkshire Fallon Health Collaborative (BFHC), a MassHealth Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Partnership Plan, today announced the...
For Dr. Jeremy Stoepker, providing informed, compassionate medical care to LGBTQ patients is more than just professional. It’s personal. It’s about family. It’s about advocacy. When Jeremy was a young child in the 1980s, in rural, conservative...
