Council on Aging

SHINE

The Leverett Council on Aging is sponsoring a SHINE workshop with Lorraine York-Edberg on November 1st at the Leverett Library Community Room. Please call to make an appointment between the hours of 3pm and 6pm by leaving a message at 548-1022 ext 5 or email coa@leverett.ma.us. Leave contact information so that someone can confirm your appointment.

FLU CLINIC UPDATE

Due to changes in DPH regulations, this year only people who are uninsured or underinsured are eligible to get the vaccine at the Leverett Flu Clinic. Unlike in past years, if you have Medicare, you will need to get your shot elsewhere. 

However, it appears that there is plenty of the vaccine around. If you have insurance, including Medicare, It is suggested that you get the vaccine where you can, as long as you are not paying out of pocket for anything. You should be asked to sign a waiver allowing the doctor (or whomever) to bill your insurance company or Medicare for both the vaccine and the administration of the vaccine.

If you, or someone you know, is uninsured or underinsured and would like the shot, please contact me, Mary Jo Korfhage, BSN, our flu shot administrator, at 548-9616 for more information. Depending on the response to this request, we will decide how to proceed.

Looking ahead to next year, we hope to bring much better news. We hope to be working with the Leverett Board of Health to bring you a flu clinic again,everyone invited, but instead of counting on the free shots that DPH is willing to give us, we are looking into paying for the vaccine and then roster billing insurance companies. The reimbursement from the insurance companies should be more than enough to make the flu clinic a self-sustaining entity, especially with volunteer administration of the shot and the paperwork.