Want to create an interactive transcript for this episode?
Podcast: The Codcast
Episode: Health care challenges in the Berkshires (with Michael Leary)
Description: This week on The Codcast, CommonWealth Beacon reporter Jennifer Smith talks with Michael Leary, director of media relations for Berkshire Health Systems. They dive into what makes Berkshire County such a complicated place for health care access – with rural towns, busier cities, college students, and of course the seasonal visitors looking to peep some leaves or take in the snowy mountains. The far flung region’s geography is a challenge on its own, and that’s before factoring in the system-wide staffing crunches and looming Medicaid cuts.