With the Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare, under fire by President Donald Trump and some members of the Republican party, U.S. Rep. Joseph Kennedy III is working to maintain access to affordable health insurance for the area’s neediest residents.  Kennedy said the ACA, while “not perfect” is a necessity for the many people who need it to stay healthy.  Kennedy and State Rep. Patricia A. Haddad, D-Somerset, held a roundtable discussion at Charlton Memorial Hospital on Friday morning to talk with physicians, legislators, and agencies about the successes of the program, and the impact a repeal would have for local women, families, and senior citizens.  Kennedy said he left Washington 10 days ago and it was “unfortunate” that “very much is still unknown.
Category: Somerset, MA
Somerset ambulance fee increased
The selectmen last Wednesday approved of an increase in the ambulance fee from Medicare plus 150 percent to rought “We’re still well below the maximum allowable cost and we’re still well below the average of the top 50 that our billing company, Comstar, does the billing for,” Somerset Fire Chief Scott Jepson said. Selectman Holly McNamara said the town has not raised its ambulance fee since February of 2015.