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The Massachusetts Legislature has reinstated the original language regarding Lyme disease insurance coverage, and sent the measure back to Governor Baker. The first time, it was sent as a budget amendment, which allowed the governor to change the language into something that... Read More »

The possibility of insurance coverage for Lyme disease in Massachusetts is not dead yet. Massachusetts residents, it’s important that your legislators hear from you. The following update gives latest details, as well as a link to Voter Voice, an easy way to contact your... Read More »

The saga of the Massachusetts bill to ensure insurance coverage for long-term Lyme treatment has gone through many twists and turns, and it isn’t over. It was originally sent to governor as a budget amendment. He amended that amendment, in a way that would... Read More »

Huffington Post, July 15, 2016: by Mary Beth Pfeiffer Nearly a generation of medical dogma on Lyme disease may be slowly unraveling as new test tube research shows that antibiotics long endorsed as curative do not kill what scientists call “persister” cells — and may even promote... Read More »

From the Massachusetts Lyme Legislative Task Force, July 12, 2016: When the Massachusetts House and Senate sent a Lyme disease insurance mandate to the governor as a budget amendment, it was intended to ensure insurance coverage for Lyme disease treatment beyond 30 days, when... Read More »

Lew Leone is vice-president and general manager of Fox5NY, which recently aired a provocative news special called “Lyme and Reason: The Cause and Consequence of Lyme Disease.” Leone recently posted on the station’s Facebook page that the report “truly struck a nerve with our... Read More »

This guest blog is used by permission from the web magazine Folks, July 7, 2016 . by Rob LeFebvre . A park bench sits near a still pond, orange fall leaves from a tree overhead. The image is still, serene, and beautifully composed. You’d be forgiven for thinking this was the work... Read More »

From the Huffington Post, July 6, 2016: By Dana Parish Kris Kristofferson, still crooning and gorgeous at 80, is a Country Music Hall of Famer who ranks among the most versatile of American talents. He’s been a Golden Gloves boxer, a Rhodes scholar, a college football player, an... Read More »

Politico.com, July 5, 2016: As campaigns for local offices intensify, candidates are running on fairly traditional campaign issues — job creation, economic growth and Second Amendment rights, to name just a few. But in the Hudson Valley, an unexpected issue has emerged. In a race... Read More »