Months of reporting and rich hospital data portray life in the worst asthma hot spot in one of the worst asthma cities: Baltimore. The medical system knows how to help. But there’s no money in it.

In most states, open enrollment for the federal health law’s marketplace ends Dec. 15.

Hospice agencies promise to be available around the clock to help patients die at home. But a KFF Health News investigation shows that in an alarming number of cases, that promise is broken.

https://kffhealthnews.org/series/repeal-and-replace-watch/

As the senior population grows, many hospitals are ill-equipped to address their unique needs.

Find out how new cancer drugs are approved and priced — and how well they work.

Pain doctors soak up profits by screening urine for drugs.

Drugmakers rush into the marketplace with rare disease treatments. What’s the impact on prescription costs?

Those relying on the government safety net are grandmothers, the kid next door, your supermarket cashier — maybe even you.

Judith Graham’s column focuses on medical issues and advice associated with aging and end-of-life care.

In a city renowned for elite hospitals, the system fails to deliver the same results for the poor as for the wealthy.