2020 Press Clips
december 2020
GENERAL
Manchester Ink Link New Futures welcomes new board members
Union Leader (12/18/20) My Turn: A five-point plan for a healthy state budget
Concord Monitor (12/19/20) A five-point plan for a healthy state budget
ALCOHOL & OTHER DRUGS
Union Leader (12/6/20) Vaping regulations, teen use remain hot topics
NOVEMBER 2020
ALCOHOL & OTHER DRUGS
Union Leader (11/5/20) Epidemic of binge drinking since COVID shutdown
ACCESS TO TREATMENT
NHPR (11/14/20) Update: Opioid Crisis and Addiction Treatment in N.H.
Sentinel Source (11/18/20) NH recovery centers struggle to balance dueling epidemics
EARLY CHILDHOOD
Union Leader (11/22/20) Advocates seek doubling of food stamp help in December
OCTOBER 2020
Access to Treatment
Valley News (10/3/20) Fatal overdoses down in NH in 2019
NHPR (10/7/20) Americans Are Drinking 14% More Often During Pandemic, Study Finds
Concord Monitor (10/31/20) N.H. marijuana support is hazy in state senate races
CBH
Concord Monitor (10/1/20) Youth mental health program stalled as children fill emergency departments
AHA
Enterprise (10/11/20) Letter: Choices for Nov. 3
InDepthNH (10/20/20) Part 2: Nursing Home Ratings in New Hampshire
InDepthNH (10/23/20) A Storm is Brewing for N.H. Nursing Homes
september 2020
Alcohol & Other Drugs
Laconia Daily Sun (9/9/20) Minimum age to purchase tobacco is now 21
Carriage Town News (9/4/20) Plan to End Youth Vaping in NH
Fosters (9/3/20) Coronavirus pandemic increasing depression, substance abuse
Access to treatment
NH Business Review (9/21/20) Kelly Burch: Telehealth settles in for the long haul in New Hampshire
AHA
Sentinel Source (9/12/20) It's time for a fresh look at aging
August 2020
NF quoted
Sentinel Source (8/28/20) An alarming reversal: Funds are needed to get New Hampshire's substance-abuse efforts back on course
Concord Monitor (8/19/20) - Overdose deaths still high in New Hampshire
Concord Monitor (8/15/20) - My Turn: The high cost of COVID-19 to substance abuse treatment and recovery providers
Alcohol & Other Drugs
Conway Daily Sun (8/24/20) - New Hampshire launches “Save Your Breath” anti-vaping campaign
Fosters (8/5/20) - NH tobacco age raised to 21 after push by Sen. Watters, Dover youth
Access to treatment
Seacoast Online (8/6/20) - Emergency doctors cheer growth of telemedicine
July 2020
NF quoted
Sentinel Source (7/22/20) - NH drug treatment providers struggling financially amid pandemic
NHPR (7/20/20) - N.H.'s Drug Treatment Providers Report Financial Turmoil Due To Coronavirus Pandemic
Concord Monitor (7/20/20) - Report finds substance abuse treatment providers struggling
Concord Monitor (7/14/20) - Overdose deaths up compared to 2019
Monadnock Ledger-Transcript (7/14/20) - Issues in the recovery community from COVID-19
Concord Monitor (7/8/20) - New Hampshire alcohol sales up 10% during pandemic, worrying advocates
Union Leader (7/8/20)- Hits to substance abuse programs could take years to recover
Union Leader (7/2/20) - State House Dome: As mission nears success, reopening group ramps down
Alcohol & Other Drugs
Union Leader (7/15/20) - Letter: Time is now to curb smoking
Carriage Towne News (7/2/20) - Why Tobacco 21 Legislation is so Critical for NH
health
Conway Daily Sun (7/20/20)- Senate Democrats’ bill to address skyrocketing prescription drug costs signed into law
AARP (7/20/20) - New Hampshire Caps Insulin Costs, Backs Drug Importation
Seacoast Online (7/16/20) - Gov. Sununu signs bill to import prescription drugs to NH from Canada
Access to treatment
mHealth Intelligence (7/23/20) - NH Permanently Extends Telehealth Coverage, Including Payment Parity
NHPR (7/22/20) - Gov. Sununu Signs Bill Cementing COVID-19 Telemedicine Rules Into State Law
The Telegraph - Bipartisan legislation to expand telehealth sent to governor
Concord Monitor (7/16/20) - Bill may cement telehealth coverage
June 2020
NF quoted
Concord Monitor (6/30/20) - Task force forwards recommendations for students to return to classes in fall
Public News Service (6/29/20) - Report: NH Ranked 2nd for Child Well-Being
Ripon Advance News Service (6/26/20) - Fitzpatrick leads Bipartisan Opioid Task Force review of pandemic’s impact on opioid crisis
Alcohol & Other Drugs
The Cabinet Press (6/13/20) - Pass SB248
Concord Monitor (6/4/20) - Our Turn: For the state’s health, raise tobacco sales age to 21
health
Union Leader (6/29/20) - Let's lower our prescription drug costs
Machester Ink Link (6/29/20) - NH taxpayers could save $22 million a year if House votes in favor of HB1280
Union Leader (6/26/20) - Rx drug costs are a peril to young and old
Seacoast Online (6/16/20) - Guest View: NH must address prescription drug affordability now
Access to treatment
Fosters (6/25/20) - Telemedicine is here to stay
Nashua Telegraph (6/20/20) - Telehealth is essential for N.H. health equity
Sentinel Source (6/18/20) - NH Senate votes to expand telehealth services beyond pandemic
NHPR (6/15/20) - N.H. Mental Healthcare Providers Urge Passage Of Bill To Expand Telemedicine Beyond COVID-19
VOA News (6/4/20) - Telehealth Expansion Could Become Permanent Post-Pandemic
Kids count
Manchester Ink Link (6/10/20) - Senate Education Committee overhauls school disciplinary system
May 2020
Alcohol & Other Drugs
Concord Monitor (5/23/20) - COVID-19 pandemic threatens progress in substance abuse recovery communities in N.H.
Union Leader (5/15/20) - Time to protect children with a statewide tobacco 21 policy
Union Leader (5/2/20) - Too many quarantinis? Some fear long-term effects of increasing alcohol use during pandemic
access to treatment
Seacoast Online (5/29/20) - The future of health care in a post-pandemic world
Nashua Telegraph (5/14/20) - Kuster hosts virtual roundtable focused on ACA
April 2020
general
Union Leader (4/23/20) - Organizations issue insurance guide
Alcohol & Other Drugs
Concord Monitor (4/21/20) - Our turn: Message of Alcohol Awareness Month more important than ever
Union Leader (4/20/20) - Our turn: Consuming alcohol responsibly amid pandemic remains important
march 2020
Alcohol & Other Drugs
Ireta (3/27/20) - Questioning Alcohol Use as “#SelfCare”: The Sober Curious Movement and Being Mindful About Alcohol Consumption
Concord Monitor (3/3/20) - My Turn: Youth tobacco use is a public health problem for New Hampshire
NH Business Magazine (March) - Alcohol Abuse Comes With Serious Consequences for People and the Economy
Health
Concord Monitor (3/13/20) - Letter: We must address prescription drug prices
Union Leader (3/1/20) - Letter: Diabetics can't afford insulin
february 2020
general
Union Leader (2/13/20) - Sununu presses bipartisan themes in annual speech
Alcohol & Other Drugs
Concord Monitor (2/29/20) - Letter: Keep tobacco away from young people
Seacoast Online (2/25/20) - Letter: Raising the tobacco age will help curb smoking
Seacoast Online (2/17/20) - Letter: NH should raise smoking age to 21
Sentinel Source (2/14/20) - Youth coalition hosts session aimed at raising NH tobacco age
Seacoast Online (2/12/20) - Police chiefs oppose bill to sell pot in NH liquor stores
Health
Concord Monitor (2/24/20) - Our Turn: Health insurance bait and switch must end
Concord Monitor (2/23/20) - Letter: Support bills to make prescriptions affordable
ABC News (2/11/20) - 'Insulin or death': New Hampshire voters gripped by skyrocketing drug prices
access to treatment
Insurance News Net (2/29/20) - Shaheen warns proposed cuts to Medicaid could impact addiction treatment
Kids Count
Union Leader (2/25/20) - Bill shifts onus to NH parents to opt students out of non-academic surveys
January 2020
General
Union Leader (1/27/20) 40 Under Forty: Jake Berry
Alcohol & Other Drugs
The Center Square (1/9/20) - Simultaneous changes to New Hampshire, federal smoking laws create confusion
Fosters (1/8/20) - NH Senate votes to raise tobacco age to 21
Union Leader (1/8/20) - Senate votes to raise tobacco age to 21, no veto threat from Sununu
Concord Monitor (1/8/20) - New Hampshire trying to comply with federal minimum age for tobacco and vape sales
Concord Monitor (1/4/20) - New federal law on tobacco sales overrides new state law, to much confusion
Health
NH Business Review (1/31/20) - New Hampshire’s Canadian conundrum
The New York Times (1/30/20) - Trump Administration Unveils a Major Shift in Medicaid
Union Leader (1/22/20) - Sununu joins forces with potential election rival to fight for lower drug costs
Concord Monitor (1/21/20) - N.H. considers importing Canadian drugs
Concord Monitor (1/19/20) - Our Turn: These three bills will ease the burden of high drug prices
Nashua Telegraph (1/7/20) - Battling the specter of high prescription drug prices
Access to Treatment
NHPR (1/8/20) - N.H. House Votes to Repeal Medicaid Work Requirement
Kids Count
Union Leader (1/12/20) - More accountable for lead exposure may raise rents, but impact on families is profound